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Engineers propose televising Branch 76 tile and schedule landowner meeting for Joint Drainage District 6
Summary
ISG engineers told the Joint Drainage District 6 board March 25 that district tiles installed in the early 1900s have far lower drainage capacity than modern design targets; the joint board approved televising Branch 76 and set an April 10 informational meeting for landowners.
Engineers from ISG presented a preliminary investigation of Joint Drainage District 6 (a joint Osceola–O'Brien district) at a convened joint meeting March 25, finding the district's tile system was installed in the early 1900s, that the watershed is large (about 2,670 acres), and that the main tile drains roughly 1,500 acres. ISG recommended targeted improvements and offered cost ranges for landowners to consider.
Spencer of ISG described field visits and landowner interviews and said the petition for improvement originated with a landowner in the northeast quarter of Section 1 (filed by Galen Byers of Byers Farms). ISG's preliminary hydraulic review found that many existing pipes provide far less drainage capacity than contemporary…
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