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Surveyor presents reconstruction priorities; board reviews drainage records and collection policy

DeKalb County Drainage Board · February 6, 2026
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Summary

Surveyor/staff presented the drainage reconstruction list highlighting Orville and EP Griffin as major projects, described outlet elevation challenges on EP Griffin and cleanup of non-maintenance records, and reported 224 drains flagged for collection under a 75% threshold.

At the Feb. 5 meeting the surveyor/staff presented an updated reconstruction list and project-status report for county drains.

Staff said two large projects — the Orville project and the EP Griffin project — are at the top of the reconstruction list and pose specific engineering challenges, particularly at outlets and locations that remain underwater. For the EP Griffin project staff described a possible approach to raise outlet elevation by extending a discharge ditch east under County Road 17 and…

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