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Drain Improvement Request or New Drain Petition Supplement

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 05 August 2005
Last Reviewed: 05 August 2005



Please note this form is intended to be printed, filled out and mailed. Currently, no method is provided for electronic submission.
(to be used with form 3 of Drainage Act Regulation 274)


Section A (To be completed by a Landowner) -- Please Print

Contact Person: _______________________________________________

Telephone: ___________________________________________________

  1. Location of Project:

    Lot: _______________________________________________________

    Concession: ________________________________________________

    Municipality: ________________________________________________

    Former Municipality (if applicable): ____________________________________________________

    Civic Address (number & road name): __________________________________________________

  2. What Work Do You Require? (check all appropriate boxes):

    [  ] Construction of a new open channel
    [  ] Realignment of an existing open drain
    [  ] Replacement of an existing tile municipal drain
    [  ] Deepening or widening of an existing watercourse (not currently a municipal drain)
    [  ] Deepening or widening of an existing municipal drain
    [  ] Construction of a new tile drain
    [  ] Closing in of an existing open channel
    [  ] New or replacement drain crossing
    [  ] Other (provide description)

  3. Name of Drain/Watercourse (if known) _________________________________________________

  4. Approximate length of the project _____________________________________________________

  5. General description of the soils in the area ______________________________________________

  6. What is the Purpose of the Proposed work?(check appropriate box)

    [  ] Tile drainage only
    [  ] Surface water only
    [  ] Both

Section B (To be completed by Municipal Representative) -- Please Print

Please review the information shown in Section A and make any necessary corrections.

  1. Contact Person: __________________________________________
    Telephone: _____________________________________________

  2. Drain Project Authorization: [  ] Section 4
                                             [  ] Section 78

  3. Name of Receiving Drain/Watercourse: _________________________________________________
  4. Work and Impact Zone Information:
LocationLotConcessionMunicipality (or former municipality)Fish Habitat Classification (if unknown, leave blank)
Work Zone: From    
To    
Impact Zone: From    
To    
  1. What significant features are located along or adjacent to the watercourse?drain? E.g. wetlands, ANSI's, upland forest, gravel pits, other features.

    __________________________________________________________________

    __________________________________________________________________

    __________________________________________________________________

  2. Is there anything else about this proposed project of which the engineer or review agencies should be aware? E.g. poor soils, buried utilities, structures encroaching on the drain/watercourse, etc.

    ___________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________

    Include a copy of a drain plan or area map with this information.

     

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