What We Do

Responsibilities

The Office of the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner is responsible for:

• Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
• Public Works programs
• Emergency flood response
• Maintenance of court-set lake levels
• Financing drain projects through sale of notes and bonds
• Managing Drain financial accounts
• Design, construction, and operation and maintenance of over 500 stormwater management and flood control systems (County Drains)
• Recovering costs of operation by levying special assessments on private property, local government, and others who benefit from drainage and stormwater management improvement projects.
• Implementation of the federally-mandated Phase II NPDES Stormwater Permit Program
• Review and issue approval to plans for private stormwater systems in new developments and redevelopments.
• Watershed plan development and implementation
• Public education and involvement programs, including the Environmental Excellence Partnership Program (E2P2), Community Partners for Clean Streams Program (CPCS), RiverSafe Homes Program, and Rain Garden Program.