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Office of Drain Commissioner

Private Property Disputes

Sometimes neighbors have problems with either new runoff either entering their property as a result of new construction or historic streamflow no longer flowing to them because of a neighbor's diversion from them. Unless the flow in question is that associated with an established county drain, the Drain Office has no legal jurisdiction. Instead, these private circumstances are considered as part of the common law. Here are three articles that describe these problems in more detail and outline some strategies to manage them. However, these problems are civil matters and these strategies are meant to help neighbors avoid costly and avoidable litigation.

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Jason Wiersma
Drain Commissioner
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Zeña Vos
Chief Deputy Drain Commissioner
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Physical Address
201 West Kalamazoo Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Phone: 269-384-8117

Office Hours
8:00am - 4:00pm
Monday - Friday

Closed on Holidays

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