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Drainage Information/Problems |
What to do if you have a drainage problem or
identify a drainage problem:
1. If
possible, take a picture of the problem for future reference.
2.
Contact the appropriate department. To determine the appropriate office,
refer to the criteria listed under “Who You Should Contact” (see below).
3. For
more assistance, please use the EDS Online Customer
Service Request System, or call EDS at 890-3752.
Who
You Should Contact
If area
is designated as a County easement
on a
subdivision or property plat, the areas are maintained
at least every 9 months
by the County to promote drainage and to prevent mosquitoes. For a drainage
concern about an easement drainageway beside or behind one’s residence, call
890-3790 and provide your name, address, and telephone number
or
use the online
EDS CUSTOMER SERVICE system
to immediately initiate your request. The situation
will be investigated within five working days and a return call will be made
to the concerned citizen about when the maintenance work is scheduled to be
accomplished. When it is apparent that a resident has dumped debris (lawn
clippings, leaves, tree limbs, etc.) into a drainageway creating an
impediment, a notice will be sent to the resident requiring that the debris
be removed immediately per section 16-36 of the York County code. If not
resolved as requested, then the County will have it removed at the
resident’s expense per the Code.
If the
area is adjacent to a state maintained road,
the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has maintenance
responsibility for all roadside drainageways and their associated culverts.
VDOT may also be responsible for some designated right-of-way outfall
easements as indicated on a subdivision or property plat. For a roadside
culvert, or easement drainage concern call VDOT at 898-5151 for lower York
County (south of Route 238, and Yorktown), and 253-5138 for the upper York
County.
If the
area is perpendicular to the road, and in an easement,
then whomever the easement is deeded to is responsible for maintaining the
ditch. Newer subdivisions (1983 and newer) should specify who is responsible
on the subdivision plat. If it is older, there may or may not be an easement
and it may not be specified to whom it is deeded. It will either be VDOT,
York County, the HOA or the property owner.
If it is
a York County drainage easement or you are not sure,
call the County’s Environmental and Development Services Drainage
Maintenance office at 890-3752 or Mosquito Control at 890 3790
or
use the online
EDS CUSTOMER SERVICE system
to immediately initiate your request. Mosquito
Control has crews that remove blockages by hand and Drainage Maintenance
does repairs with equipment. If it is deeded to the HOA, contact your HOA
president or representative.
FOR
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION:
York County Stormwater Advisory Committee Web Site
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Homeowners Guide: |
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Click the image above for
an Adobe PDF file of the brochure. To obtain a hard copy of the
brochure, please contact the Public Information office at 890-3311 or
Environmental and Development Services at 890-3750 or 890-3790.
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