The Office of the Water Resources Commissioner (WCWRC), under the authority of the Michigan Drain Code (Act 40 of 1956), may receive petitions from Property Owners or Municipalities in order to construct new drains or to complete maintenance/improvement projects on existing drains. The WCWRC maintains and operates over 500 stormwater systems in Washtenaw County.
Projects Petitioned Under Chapter 8 of the Michigan Drain Code To clean out, relocate, widen, deepen, straighten, tile, extend or relocate along a highway an existing County Drain.
Projects Petitioned Under Chapter 20 of the Michigan Drain Code To locate and establish or clean out, relocate, widen, deepen, straighten, tile, extend or relocate along a highway a County Drain that is assessed to only municipalities, not directly to property owners.