Drainage Meeting Presentation Notes - Sept 5 2019
1979 Engineer's Report Allin Drain and Branch
Municipal Drains
A municipal drain is built to improve the drainage of agricultural lands. It is used primarily in rural areas to discharge excess water from:
- private agricultural tile drainage systems
- roadside ditches
- residential lots
- churches
- schools
- industrial lands
- commercial lands
Without these drainage systems in place, many areas would flood on a regular basis causing decreased farm production, increased public health risks and property damage.
The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands maintains the following drains:
Drainage reports for Jones Creek were drafted in the 1920s and are very delicate in nature. If you want to review the reports, please contact us to make arrangements.
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