Amended Drainage Report approved to resolve complex watershed dispute involving unauthorized works and environmental concerns.
Following unauthorized drainage works that caused severe erosion and sedimentation on downstream properties, the affected landowners commenced actions for damages and injunctive relief.
The matters were transferred on consent to the Drainage Referee.
Recognizing the need for immediate remedial action and a comprehensive drainage scheme, the Referee assumed procedural control and ordered the preparation of a Drainage Report.
After extensive consultations, hydrological modelling, and multiple hearings to address the competing interests of agricultural, commercial, industrial, and downstream landowners, as well as environmental concerns regarding fish habitat, the Referee approved the amended Drainage Report and directed the Township to pass a by-law adopting its design provisions.
ODROntario Court of the Drainage RefereeDec 5, 2001
