Landowners' appeals of municipal drain assessments dismissed; engineer's methodology for determining outlet liability accepted.
Several landowners appealed their assessments for the maintenance and repair of the Harrop Municipal Drain under section 54 of the Drainage Act.
The appellants argued that their assessments were too high, that their lands did not benefit from the drain, and that the Hagersville Wastewater Treatment Plant should bear 100% of the maintenance costs.
The Tribunal accepted the evidence of the respondent's engineer, who used the Todgham Method and LiDAR data to determine the drainage area and outlet liability.
The Tribunal found no evidence to substantiate the appellants' claims or to support an alternate assessment methodology.
The appeals were dismissed.
Harrop Municipal Drain (RE), 2025 ONAFRAAT 9
