Petition filed to replace 4,603 feet of tile with 36-inch pipe in Ebot watershed

A petition filed by Allen Dunn requests replacement of approximately 4,603 feet of tile in the Ebot watershed with dual-wall 36-inch pipe; the county surveyor recommended the drainage board authorize the reconstruction process and the board approved that recommendation. The surveyor said the replacement would reduce recurring maintenance in wooded, problem sections where the county experiences at least one tile failure per year.

The surveyor described the proposed work as extending 36-inch pipe up to property lines between parcels (identified in the presentation as the Dunn and Lawler properties) and said the project would "take a great amount of stress off of that upper or lower section" of the system. The surveyor said the county and the watershed would replace the tile and the work has been under discussion for about two years.

The board voted 2-0 to give the surveyor authority to proceed with the reconstruction process. The surveyor said the goal is to "get that drain replaced and lower our expenses as well as provide community with a new high capacity drain." No contract, schedule, or funding breakdown was discussed at the meeting. The board did not vote on design details or appropriation; the action recorded was authorization to begin the reconstruction process.

Discussion only: surveyor presentation of scope, location, and maintenance rationale. Direction: board authorized surveyor to proceed with reconstruction process. Formal action: motion carried 2-0 to give surveyor authority to proceed.