AGENDA DATE: 11/4/2026
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Drainage Infrastructure Management Program – Adoption of Guidelines
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Staff request that the Board adopt guidelines for a Drainage Infrastructure Management Program.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Herrick, Tevendale, Dumars, Harper
PRESENTER (S): Greg Harper
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Since 2018, staff have been developing and implementing a Drainage Infrastructure Management Program (“Program”) to manage drainage infrastructure in urban areas—including infrastructure on private property—that conveys runoff originating from public properties. Drainage infrastructure includes constructed features that move stormwater, such as inlets, pipes, manholes, and channels. The Program does not cover stormwater management facilities such as biofilters and detention basins, which are designed to reduce pollutant concentrations and lower discharge rates from developed properties; those facilities are addressed through a separate program.
The Program focuses on cleaning, assessing, and repairing drainage infrastructure and, when necessary, addressing deficiencies such as inadequate or eroding channels.
The Program’s launch followed multiple Board actions beginning in 2015 directing staff to address drainage infrastructure failures on private property. To date, approximately 44 percent of eligible urban infrastructure has been cleaned and assessed, with the remaining work planned over the next several years. The Program has completed planned repair projects identified through assessments, as well as unplanned repairs—which together total approximately $1.6 million. Unplanned repairs address issues not identified through assessments, such as sinkholes and channel failures, and are typically reported by property owners.
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