Michigan Laws 280.351 – Dams in drains to control flow, water levels and seepage; removal of drainage by pumps
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 280.351
- drain: whenever used in this act , shall include the main stream or trunk and all tributaries or branches of any creek or river, any watercourse or ditch, either open or closed, any covered drain, any sanitary or any combined sanitary and storm sewer or storm sewer or conduit composed of tile, brick, concrete, or other material, any structures or mechanical devices, that will properly purify the flow of such drains, any pumping equipment necessary to assist or relieve the flow of such drains and any levee, dike, barrier, or a combination of any or all of same constructed, or proposed to be constructed, for the purpose of drainage or for the purification of the flow of such drains, but shall not include any dam and flowage rights used in connection therewith which is used for the generation of power by a public utility subject to regulation by the public service commission. See Michigan Laws 280.3
Established drains may be improved for the benefit of those whose lands were improved by the original construction of such drain, by the construction, operation and maintenance of dams in drains to control flow, water levels and seepage and to provide for the removal of the drainage when necessary by the use of pumps and other mechanical operations.