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COUNTY OF NEWELL - POLICY HANDBOOK
POLICY NO: 2014-PPW-060
TITLE: DRAINAGE – COUNTY/EID JOINT PROJECTS
ADOPTED: SUPERCEDES NO: 2012-PPW-060
January 23, 2014 (C-36/14)
TO BE
REVIEWED: PAGE NO: 1 of 2
POLICY PURPOSE:
To provide direction on proceedings of work associated with the County / EID
partnership on drainage program. The context below is to identify how work is to
be carried out to ensure fair and consistent treatment of rate payers.
The partnership consists of financial commitments from each of the County of
Newell and Eastern Irrigation District. Both parties have agreed to commit one
million dollars annually to the improvement of major and minor drainage systems.
Major drainage systems are comprised of drainage collection basins and collector
drains under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Irrigation District. The minor systems
include roadside drainage falling within the jurisdiction of the County of Newell.
To facilitate the improvements, funding is as follows:
Irrigation Spillways & Major Drains 100% Eastern Irrigation District
Natural Drains & Road Drains 100% County of Newell
not connected to irrigated land
Drains & Road Drains adjacent to or 50/50 Cost Share to each Party
draining irrigated land, whether
irrigation spill or natural runoff
Any required land acquisition and/or working space agreements will be the
responsibility of the Party to which the drainage applies, and shall be in accordance
with any other policy respective of that Party.
POLICY GUIDELINES:
For drainage projects that are part of the County/EID Drain Rehabilitation
Plan:
1.0When existing drains are not adjacent to the road:
excavation will go down the existing alignment, and the spoil will be
leveled on the adjacent land.
2.0When constructing drains adjacent to the road:
an effort will be made to construct the drain 1 m below the road and .6 m
below the field as a minimum;
COUNTY OF NEWELL - POLICY HANDBOOK
POLICY NO: 2014-PPW-060
TITLE: DRAINAGE – COUNTY/EID JOINT PROJECTS
ADOPTED: SUPERCEDES NO: 2012-PPW-060
January 23, 2014 (C-36/14)
TO BE
REVIEWED: PAGE NO: 2 of 2
the maximum spoil berm on the field side shall be .6 m above the field
and not be above the road elevation, preferably .3 m below the road
shoulder; and
where the spoil berm will have a negative impact on the adjacent land:
Option 1 – additional right-of-way will be purchased, or
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Option 2 – the dirt will be spread in the adjacent field where it can
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benefit the landowner, or
Option 3 – the material will be used to build up the road, or
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Option 4 – the excess material will be hauled away.
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3.0When drains are being relocated from within a parcel to adjacent to the road,
or elsewhere in the parcel to benefit the landowner:
this will only be done if the extra cost to relocate the drain is reasonable,
and it must be approved by the EID Board;
the excavation cost is to be included in the project cost;
dozing in of the old drain with the banks that exist is to be included in the
project cost;
hauling the material from the relocation drain to backfill the old existing
drain will be the landowner’s responsibility and cost; and
disposing of the excess material to meet the design standard as outlined
in 2.0 shall be the landowner’s responsibility and cost.
4.0When fences need to be taken down to do the work:
they will be replaced with a 4-wire fence to the EID’s specifications, or if
the existing fence is of higher quality with the type of fence that was
there.
For drainage projects that are NOT part of the County / EID Drain
Rehabilitation Plan:
1.0When the landowner requests a drain to be relocated on his timeline, and it
is not part of the drainage program:
the excavation cost is to be cost-shared 75% EID / 25% landowner;
dozing in of the existing banks of the drain will be the EID’s cost; and
hauling the material away from the relocated drain to fill in the old drain
will be the landowner’s responsibility and cost.