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Muskegon County water resources commissioner presents annual drain report, outlines 90 assessments and petition projects
Summary
Water Resources Commissioner Stephanie Barrett told the board her office assessed 90 drains in 2024, described petition-driven projects including the O.H. Scott Waters work, explained how developer-built retention ponds and 433 agreements become county drains, and noted grant work to address the Celery Flats area.
Stephanie Barrett, Muskegon County water resources commissioner, presented the office's annual report to the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners on March 13, saying the report is required by law and summarizes the office’s finances and fieldwork for the year.
Barrett told the board that her two-person office “assessed 90 separate drains last year.” She said the report includes beginning balances, revenues, expenses and ending balances for drain districts and a list of drains assessed in 2024 to show the scope of work.
The presentation explained that many county drains are not buried pipes but open ditches, creeks or streams. Barrett said the office both performs general maintenance work and processes petition-driven projects. She described one active petition project, O.H. Scott Waters, which…
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