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Drainage
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Municipal Drainage |
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A municipal drain is a drainage system and is created under the authority of the Drainage Act. There are 3 key elements of a municipal drain: 1. Community Project 2. Legal Existence 3. Municipal Infrastructure |
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Background The Township of Perth South is responsible for the maintenance, repair and improvement of all municipal drain infrastructures within the Municipal limits. The Drainage Act provides a procedure for landowners to overcome the obstacles of "Common Law" and to obtain solutions to their drainage problems. The Act sets out the procedures to be followed for maintenance, repair, and improvement of all current municipal drain under By-laws passed by the Council or new drains constructed under the Act. |
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Drain Information Section 74 of the Drainage Act requires a Municipality to maintain any drain constructed under the Drainage Act or any predecessor of the Act at the expense of the upstream lands and roads as set out in the last applicable By-Law. Drain maintenance is by request only from any road authority or landowner within the watershed limits of the drain. Request forms are available by contacting the Municipal Office. Maintenance work is eligible for agricultural grants to those properties listed in MPAC with the Farm Property Class Tax Rate. To download a copy of the Municipal Drain Maintenance Request Form, click here. For information about municipal drains, please refer to: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. |
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Farm Tile Loans The Township also administers the Farm Tile Loan applications on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. |
Contact InformationDrainage Superintendent |
