88.62 Conditions relative to doing of work. (1) The drainage board may authorize the drainage district to do its own work or the board may enter into contracts to have the work done. The board may advertise for bids and shall do so in all cases where the work to be done will cost in […]
88.63 Maintenance and repair of drains. (1g) In this section “maintenance and repair” refers to the restoration of a drain or any part thereof as nearly as practicable to the same condition as when originally constructed or subsequently improved, including resloping of open ditches and leveling of spoil banks or excavated materials, and such routine […]
88.64 Assessment against municipalities for enlargement or maintenance of drains. (1) In this section: (a) “Enlarge” means to increase the capacity of a drain to convey water, including adding facilities such as pumps or lift stations, by performing any necessary construction. (b) “Municipality” means a city, village or town. (2) A drainage board may assess […]
88.66 Construction and repair of drains crossing railroad right-of-way. (1) If necessary for proper drainage, the board may lay out and construct drains across any railway right-of-way within a district. As soon as the drain has been constructed up to such right-of-way, the railway company shall open its right-of-way and permit such drain to cross […]
88.67 Construction and repair of drains crossing utility installations; laying utility installations across drains. (1) Whenever the construction, reconstruction, clean out or repair of a drain makes necessary the removal or raising of a utility installation in order to permit the passage of a dredge or other machinery or whenever the lowering of an underground […]
88.68 Construction of drain across public highway; construction of bridges across drains. (1) Any drain across a public highway shall be constructed according to like specifications and at the same time as the drain above such highway is constructed. (2) If the construction of a drain across a public highway makes necessary the construction or […]
88.69 District liable for damage to land outside its boundaries. (1) A drainage district is liable for any damages resulting to lands outside its boundaries because of work done within its boundaries. In this subsection “damages” means only such damages as could be recovered against a natural person for like injury resulting from like work. […]
88.70 Formation of subdistrict to obtain more thorough drainage. (1) If the owners of land in a part of a drainage district desire a more thorough or different drainage than the drains of the district currently provide or than the planned reconstruction will provide, a majority of the owners may petition the board to have […]
88.71 Enlarging or supplementing existing drains. (1) Whenever the board is petitioned by the owners of one-tenth of the lands in a district to enlarge existing drains or to lay out and construct new drains in such district, or whenever the board is of the opinion that the plan of drainage of the district is […]
88.72 Removal of dams or other obstructions in drainage outlets. (1) The owners of more than one-tenth of the lands within any district may file with the drainage board a petition setting forth: (a) That the drains constructed within such district do not afford an adequate outlet for drainage; (b) That it is necessary in […]
88.73 Providing drainage for lands assessed but not adequately drained. (1) Any person owning lands that have been assessed for costs of construction but which are in need of drainage because of being shut off from access to any district drain or because the slope of the land is such that it is impractical to […]
88.74 District corridors. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the board shall establish all of the following as district corridors: 1. A corridor which extends 20 feet from the top of the ditch bank on each side of a district ditch. 2. A corridor extending 20 feet from the centerline on each side […]
