What is a Drainage District?
A drainage district is a legally established area of land that drains to a common outlet. Drainage district boundaries are determined by the natural topography of the land and rarely correspond to political boundaries such as townships or counties. Common words for drainage district include “watershed” and “drainage basin”.

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1. What does the Drain Commissioner do?
2. What is a Drain Special Assessment?
3. What is a Drainage District?
4. Where is the Storm Drain For Which I Am Being Assessed?
5. Why Did I Receive More Than One Special Assessment Notice?
6. Is This The Only Way I Would Receive Multiple Drain Assessments In One Year?
7. How Are Assessments Determined?
8. Do All Property Owners Pay Drain Assessments?
9. I Recently Purchased My Property. Why Am I Being Billed For Work Done Prior To My Ownership?
10. What If I Cannot Attend The Day Of Review?
11. What Happens If I Disagree With The Proposed Assessment For My Property?
12. Can I pay my Water/Sewer bill online?
13. Why are there flags in my yard?