Engineer's report for municipal drain referred back for modification due to insufficient consideration of alternative alignments.
Several landowners appealed the engineer's report on the proposed Somerville Municipal Drain under the Drainage Act.
The appellants raised concerns regarding the sufficiency of the outlet, the proposed alignment, the adequacy of allowances, and the assessments.
Expert engineers proposed alternative alignments and raised concerns about potential flooding.
The Tribunal found that insufficient information was presented to decide which alternative was most appropriate and that the engineer's report required modifications to conform with the Act.
The Tribunal ordered the report referred back to the engineer for review of the outlet's sufficiency, investigation of alternate routes, modification of assessments, and inclusion of complete plans and specifications, with no further engineering costs to be charged to the drain for these revisions.
Somerville Drain (Re), 1997 ONAFRAAT 56
