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Hamilton County drainage board orders homeowner to remove earthen berm blocking surface flow
Summary
After a petition by Herschel Cox, the Hamilton County Board of Drainage found an earthen berm on Gary Ashley’s property obstructed a natural surface water course and ordered its removal, with the property owner given 45 days to comply.
The Hamilton County Board of Drainage on June 30 ordered the removal of an earthen berm that county investigators concluded obstructs the natural surface flow between adjoining yards in Noblesville.
The board heard a petition filed April 4 by Herschel Cox alleging a blocked surface water course on property owned by Gary Ashley at 22404 Craig Avenue. The county surveyor’s office reported an investigation found soil and a wooden privacy fence placed along Ashley’s parcel created an earthen dam that blocked the historic east–west surface flow across the properties.
The board’s order cites the county’s findings under state drainage statutes referenced by staff as IC…
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