Drainage

Table of Contents

• Agricultural Drainage Infrastructure Program
• General Information
  • Common Law Problems
  • Working with the Drainage Act
  • Drainage Information for Municipalities
  • Drains and the Environment
  • Links
  • Projects
  • Tile Drain Installation Licensing Program
  • Tile Loan Program

Agricultural Drainage Infrastructure Program (ADIP)

• Final ADIP Administrative Policies
• News Release - September 22, 2005: Ontario Government Supports Rural Infrastructure

General Information

Common Law Problems

• Top 10 Common Law Drainage Problems Between Rural Neighbours
• Overview of Drainage Law

Working with the Drainage Act

• Drainage Act
• Municipal Drains
  • So, What's a Municipal Drain?
  • Duties of the Landowner Under the Drainage Act
  • Understanding Drainage Assessment
  • Drainage Act Appeals
• Mutual Agreement Drains

Drainage Information for Municipalities

• Municipal World Forms (See Products Catalogue)
• Drain Improvement Request - PDF format (82 kb)

Drains and the Environment

• Class Authorization
• DFO Operational Statements
• Drains Primer
• Wetland Drain Restoration Project (PDF - 11.6 mb) (Disclaimer)

Links

Projects

• GIS Drainage Mapping
  • Constructed Drains Project
  • Tile Drains Project

Tile Drain Installation Licensing Program

• Agricultural Drainage Licensing
• Agricultural Tile Drainage Installation Act
• Licensed Drainage Contractors (as of August 1, 2008)
• Forms (HTML and PDF format)
  • Application for a Business Licence (PDF Format - 18 kb)
  • Application for a Machine Licence (PDF Format - 17 kb)
  • Application for a Machine Operator's Licence (PDF Format - 19 kb)
  • Application to Upgrade a Machine Operator's Licence (PDF Fomat - 18 kb)
  • Notice of a Transfer of a Machine (PDF Format - 16 kb)

Tile Loan Program

• Tile Drainage Act
• Tile Loan Calculator ( 20 kb, Excel worksheet)   Microsoft Excel viewer
• Tile Loan Program (Order No. 07-061)

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