Drainage Referee orders complete report adopting Options 1 and 3 for flood protection of agricultural lands.
The Drainage Referee reviewed a Preliminary Drainage Report concerning the South Innisfil Creek Drain.
The report presented three options for drain improvements and storm water management to address repeated flooding of valuable agricultural lands.
The applicants, supported by their expert witness, advocated for Option 3, which provided a larger natural reservoir and involved less financial risk than Option 2.
The Referee ordered the Municipality to direct the preparation of a complete drainage report adopting Options 1 and 3, finding the project cost-beneficial and Option 3 preferable due to its greater protection against severe storms and lower excavation cost risks.
ODROntario Court of the Drainage RefereeAug 31, 2006
