BDC

Drainage Superintendents Course

The primary focus of the course is the Drainage Act with emphasis on its application to drainage superintendents. This course is a prerequisite for individuals who wish to become a municipal drainage superintendent.

Have you ever wondered...

• What is a "municipal drain"?
• Who pays for the cost of maintaining or repairing a municipal drain?
• Does the municipality own the land on which a drain is located?
• Can a landowner dictate how a drain is to be maintained and which contractor should be used?
• Whose job is it to assess drainage costs to the landowners?
• What’s the superintendent’s role in the development of new drains?
• What’s the superintendent’s role in mutual agreement drains and private drains?
• What environmental legislation and initiatives do I need to know about before working on a drain?

Find the answers to these and other questions at the Drainage Superintendents Course!

Location, Dates and Times

Ontario Government Building, Conference Rooms 1 and 2

1 Stone Road West, Guelph  ON  N1G 4Y2

March 5 - 9, 2018

Monday: 9am - 4pm; Tuesday - Friday: 8:30am - 4pm

Course Topics

• common Law as it relates to drainage
• Mutual Agreement Drains
• role and responsibilities of the engineer under the Drainage Act
• process for developing new municipal drains
• process for improving existing drains
• municipal drain management
• roles, responsibilities and practical aspects of the drainage superintendent
• environmental regulations that impact municipal drains

Fee

$452.00 (includes HST)

Lunches are provided.

Accommodations

You are responsible for your own accommodations.

Register

• course registration will be limited to 30 individuals
• priority will be given to applicants who require the course as a condition of their employment as drainage superintendent or with an engineering firm involved in work under the Drainage Act
• other applicants will be accepted on a first come, first served basis
• *only one registration per municipality or drainage engineering firm

Reviewed 03/07/2018