2009 NEW DRAIN COMMISSIONERS' SCHOOL January 20 th and 21 st, 2009 Midway Best Western - Lansing, Michigan AGENDA. Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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1 2009 NEW DRAIN COMMISSIONERS' SCHOOL January 20 th and 21 st, 2009 Midway Best Western - Lansing, Michigan AGENDA Tuesday, January 20, :00a.m. - 10:00a.m. - (Clintonllngham Room) REGISTRATION 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - (Clintonllngham Room) WELCOME By: Janis Bobrin, Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner and MACDC Education Committee 10:15 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. - (Clintonllngham Room) INTRODUCTION TO MACDC By: Stephen R. May, MACDC President and Lenawee County Drain Commissioner 10:30 a.m. -11:15 a.m. - (Clintonllngham Room) HISTORY OF DRAINAGE LAW IN MICHIGAN By: Michael Gregg, Environmental Stewardship Div., Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) 11:15 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - (Clintonllngham Room) STREAM PROCESSES By: Tom Bennett, Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc..

2 r 12:00 p.m. - 1 :30 p.m. - (Atrium Room) LUNCH Tuesday Continued 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) OVERVIEW OF MICHIGAN DRAIN CODE AND COUNTY DRAINS By: Michelle M. Brya and Michael G. Woodworth, The Hubbard Law Firm, P.C. 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) LAKE LEVEL ACT & LAKE IMPROVEMENT BOARDS By: Brian Jonckheere, Livingston County Drain Commissioner Michelle M. Brya, The Hubbard Law Firm, P. C. 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. BREAK 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) CHAPTER 20 DRAINS By: Dennis Wojcik, Washtenaw County Deputy Drain Commissioner 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) INTERCOUNTY DRAINS By: Karl Hausler, Environmental Stewardship Division, MDA Michael G. Woodworth, The Hubbard Law Firm, P. C. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. SPONSORED DINNER 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) CHAPTER 8 DRAIN MAINTENANCE Panel: Stephen May, Lenawee County Drain Commissioner Michael Gregg, Environmental Stewardship Divisions, MDA Alan Boyer, Ledy Design Group

3 I Wednesday, January 21, :30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - (Atrium) BREAKFAST 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 a.m. - (Clinton/Ingham Room) WORKING WITH OTHER COUNTY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS DRAIN COMMISSIONER By: Doug Sporte, Kent County Deputy Drain Commissioner 10:00 a.m. -10:45 a.m. - (Clinton/Ingham Room) FINANCING OF DRAIN PROJECTS By: Terence M. Donnelly, Dickinson Wright PLLC 10:45 a.m. -11:00 a.m. BREAK 11:00 a.m. -11:45 a.m. - (Clinton/Ingham Room) DRAIN SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS By: Douglas Enos, Midland County Drain Commissioner Michelle M. Brya, The Hubbard Law Firm, P. C. Brian Cenci, Fitzgerald Henne & Associates 11:45 a.m. -1:00 p.m. - (Atrium) LUNCH 1:00 p.m. -1:45 p.m. - (Clinton/Ingham Room) DRAIN ACCOUNTING J By: Amy Turrill, Kent County Drain Commissioner Assistant Linda Brown, Ottawa County Deputy Drain Commissioner 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - (Clinton/Ingham Room) SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT A TION CONTROL PROGRAM Panel: Patrick Lindemann, Ingham County Drain Commissioner Larry Protasiewicz, Spicer Group, Inc. Richard Mikula, Land and Water Management Division, MDEQ 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. BREAK

4 , Wednesday Continued 2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - (Clinton/lngham Room) SUBDIVISION PLAT REVIEW, SECTION 433 DRAINS COUNTY STORMWATER RULES Panel: Dennis Wojcik, P.E., Washtenaw County Deputy Drain Commissioner Jon Morrison, P.E., Clinton County Drain Commissioner's Office Michael G. Woodworth, The Hubbard Law Firm, P. C. Sami Khaldi, P.E., Wayne County Drain Commissioner's Office 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - (Clinton/lngham Room) MDEQ PERMITS By: Dave Hamilton, Water Management Section Chief Mark Fife, Stormwater Program Coordinator 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - (Clinton/lngham Room) WORKING WITH MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By: Kristin Schuster, P.E., Drainage Coordinator Supervising Engineer - Utilities, Drainage Roadside, MDOT - Design Division Michael Townley, P.E.-MDOT Hydraulics Unit 5:00 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS

5 , 2005 NEW DRAIN COMMISSIONER ORIENTATION January 18 th & 19 th, 2005 Midway Best Western - Lansing, Michigan AGENDA Tuesday, January 18, :00a.m. - 10:00a.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) REGISTRATION 10:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) WELCOME By: Cindy Sullivan, Newaygo County Drain Commissioner and MACDC Education Committee 10:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) INTRODUCTION TO MACDC By: Janis Bobrin, MACDC President and Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner 10:30 a.m. -11:15 a.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) HISTORY OF DRAINAGE LAW IN MICHIGAN By: Michael Gregg, Environmental Stewardship Div., Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) 11:15 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) STREAM PROCESSES By: Tom Bennett & Stu Kogge, Wetland and Coastal Resources, Inc. Aaron Snell, Wetland and Coastal Resources, Inc.

6 Tuesday Cont. 12:00 p.m. - 1 :30 p.m. - (Atrium Room) LUNCH 1 :30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) OVERVIEW OF MICHIGAN DRAIN CODE AND COUNTY DRAINS By: Geoffrey H. Seidlein and Stacy L. Hissong, Hubbard, Fox, Thomas, White & Bengtson, P. C. 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) WORKING WITH OTHER COUNTY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS DRAIN COMMISSIONER By: Doug Sporte, Kent County Deputy Drain Commissioner 3 :30 p.m. - 3 :45 p.m. BREAK 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) CHAPTER 20 DRAINS By: Brian Jonckheere, Livingston County Drain Commissioner 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) INTERCOUNTY DRAINS By: Karl Hausler, Environmental Stewardship Division, MDA Stacy L. Hissong, Hubbard, Fox, Thomas, White & Bengtson, P.C. 5:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m. DINNER ON YOUR OWN 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) CHAPTER 8 DRAIN MAINTENANCE By: Moderator Brady Harrington, Eaton County Drain Commissioner Panel Stephen May, Lenawee County Drain Commissioner Abigail Eaton, Environmental Stewardship Divisions, MDA Larry Protasiewicz, P.E., Spicer Group, Inc.

7 r ~- -~~ ~-- -- VVedoesday,JaouaryI9,2005 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - (Atrium) BREAKFAST 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. - (Cliotoo/Iogham Room) LAKE LEVEL ACT & LAKE IMPROVEMENT BOARDS By: Cynthia Sullivan, Newaygo County Drain Commissioner Stacy L. Hissong, Hubbard, Fox, Thomas, White & Bengtson, P. C. 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - (Cliotoo/Iogham Room) FINANCING OF DRAIN PROJECTS By: Terence M. Donnelly, Dickinson Wright PLLC Robert C. Bendzinski, Bendzinski & Company 10:45 a.m :00 a.m. BREAK 11 :00 a.m :45 a.m. - (Cliotoo/Iogham Room) DRAIN SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS By: Douglas Enos, Midland County Drain Commissioner Geoffrey H. Seidlein, Hubbard, Fox, Thomas, White & Bengtson, P.C. James Smalligan, P.E., Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. 11 :45 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m. - (Atrium) LUNCH 1 :00 p.m. - 1 :45 p.m. - (Cliotoo/Ingham Room) DRAIN ACCOUNTING By: Cathy Rademacher, Clinton County Deputy Drain Commissioner Amy Turrill, Kent County Drain Commissioner Assistant Linda Brown, Ottawa County Deputy Drain Commissioner 1 :45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - (Clinton/Iogham Room) SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL PROGRAM By: Moderator Patrick Lindemann, Ingham County Drain Commissioner Panel Brady Harrington, Eaton County Drain Commissioner Brian Jonckheere, Livingston County Drain Commissioner Richard Mikula, Land and Water Management Division, MDEQ 2 :30 p.m. - 2 :45 p.m. BREAK

8 Wednesday Cont. 2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) SUBDIVISION PLAT REVIEW, SECTION 433 DRAINS COUNTY STORMW ATER RULES By: Moderator Panel Janis Bobrin, Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner Dennis Wojcik, Washtenaw County Deputy Drain Commissioner Jon Morrison, P.E., Clinton County Drain Commissioner's Office Geoffrey H. Seidlein, Hubbard, Fox, Thomas, White & Bengtson, P. C. 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) MDEQ PERMITS By: Dave Hamilton, Water Management Section Chief Mark Fife, Stormwater Program Coordinator 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - (ClintonlIngham Room) WORKING WITH MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By: Gary Croskey, P.E., Utilities Division, MDOT 5:00 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS

9 ", 2001 DRAIN COMMISSIONER ORIENTATION JANUARY HOLIDAY INN. MT. PLEASANT AGENDA JANUARY 10: I. Introductions (10:00 AM.) Janis Bobrin, Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner, MACDC Education Committee Chair II Introduction to MACDC (10:15 AM.) John Cosens, Association President and Lapeer County Drain Commissioner m. A Brief History of Drainage Law in Michigan (10:30 AM.) Michael Gregg, Environmental Stewardship Division, Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) BREAK (11:15 AM.) IV. An Overview of the Michigan Drain Code, and Chapters 3,4, & 8 (11:30 AM.) Geoffrey Seidlein, Hubbard Fox Thomas White & Bengston, P.C., Attorneys at Law LUNCH (12:30) V. Chapters 5/6 and 21; Intercounty Drains (1:30 P.M.) Karl Hausler, Environmental Stewardship Division, MDA VII. Chapter 20 Drains (2:30 P.M.) Brian Jonckheere, Livingston County Drain Commissioner BREAK (3:30 P.M.) VIII. The Lake Level Act & Lake Improvement Boards (4:00 P.M.) Cynthia Sullivan, Newaygo County Drain Commissioner, and Stacy Hissong, Hubbard Fox Thomas White & Bengston, P.C. DINNER EVENING: Chapter 8 Drain Maintenance (7:30 P.M.) Moderator: Sarah Pistro, Tuscola County Drain Commissioner Panel: John Cosens, Lapeer County Drain Commissioner, Stephen May, Lenawee County Drain Commissioner Andrew Raymond, Environmental Stewardship Division, MDA, Larry Protasiewicz, Spicer Group

10 JANUARY 11 I. Drain Project Financing (9:00 A.M.) Terry Donnelly, Dickinson, Wrigh~, PLLC, Counselors at Law, and Bob Bendzinski, Sr., Bendzinski & Co., M unici pal Finance Advisors U. Drain Accounting (10:00 A.M.) Tom O'Bryant, Clinton County Drain Commissioner, Catherine Carroll, Clinton County Deputy Drain Commissioner, and Linda Brown, Ottawa County Deputy Drain Commissioner BREAK (10:45 AM.) m. Drain Special Assessments (11:00 A.M.) Douglas Enos, Midland County Drain Commissioner, Geoffrey Seidlein, Hubbard Fox Thomas White & Bengston, P.C., and James Smalligan, Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber LUNCH (12:00) IV. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Programs (1:00 P.M.) Maureen Templeton, Grand Traverse County Drain Commissioner Richard Mikula, Land and Water Management Division, MDEQ v. Subdivision Plat Review, Sec. 433 Drains, County Stormwater Rules (1:45 P.M.) Janis Bobrin, Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner, Dennis Wojcik, Washtenaw County Chief Deputy Drain Commissioner BREAK (2:30 P.M.) VI. VII. vm. IX. MDEQ Permits-Land and Water Management Division (2:45 P.M.) Hope Croskey, Land and Water Management Division, MDEQ :MDEg Stormwater Permit Program (3:30 P.M.) Dave Drullinger, Surface Water Quality Division, MDEQ Working with MI Department of Transportation (4:15 P.M.) Gary Croskey, Utilities Division, MDOT Concluding Remarks (5:00 P.M.)

11 1997 DRAIN COMMISSIONER ORIENTATION AGENDA JANUARY 7: L IT Introductions (9:30 AM.) Janis Bobrin. Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner, MACDC Education Committee Chair Introduction to MACDC (9:45 AM.) Lowell "Spike" Bruce. Association President and Berrien County Drain Commissioner m. A Brief Ifistory of Drainage Law in Michigan (10:00 A.M.) Mike Gregg, Program Manager. Water Resources Section, MDA BREAK (10:45 AM.) IV. Stream Processes (11:00 A.M.) Paul Seelbach, Research Specialist, Fisheries Division, MDNR LUNCH (12:00) v. An Overview of the Michigan Drain Code, and Chapters 3.4, & 8 (1:00 P.M.) Geoffrey Seidlein, Hubbard Fox Thomas White & Bengston, P.C., Attorneys at Law VI. Chapters 5/6 and 21: Intercounty Drains (2:15 P.M.) Karl Hausler, Drainage Administrator, Water Resources Section, MDA BREAK (3:00 P.M.) VII. VIII. Chapter 20 Drains (3:15 P.M.) Butler Benton, Deputy Director, Wayne County Department of the Environment The Lake Level Act & Lake Improvement Boards (4:00 P.M.) Cynthia Hunt, Newaygo County Drain Commissioner, and Geoffrey Seidlein DINNER (On your own) EVENING: Chapter 8 Drain Maintenance (7:30 P.M.) Panel: Lynn Fleming, Allegan County Drain Commissioner, Commissioner, Vern Rounds, Huron County Drain Commissioner, Bill Word, Hillsdale County Drain Commissioner, Stephen Shine, Drain Maintenance Coordinator, Water Resources Section, MDA, Larry Protasiewicz, Spicer Engineering

12 JANUARY 8 L II. Drain Project Financing (8:30 A.M.) Terry Donnelly, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman Drain Accounting (9:30 A.M.) Richard J. McNally, Cadre Securities, Inc., Tom O'Bryant, Clinton County Drain Commissioner, Catherine Carol, Clinton County Deputy Drain Commissioner BREAK (10:30 A.M.) m. Drain Special Assessments (10:45 A.M.) Darwin McLeod, P.E., BMJ Engineers and Surveyors. Inc. LUNCH (12:00) IV. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program (1:00 P.M.) Maureen Kennedy Templeton. Grand Traverse County Drain Commissioner v. Subdivision Plat Review, Sec. 433 Drains, County Stormwater Rules (1:45 P.M.) Janis Bobrin. Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner. Dennis Wojcik. Washtenaw County Deputy Drain Commissioner BREAK (2:30 P.M.) VI. VU. VIII. MDEQ Permits-Land and Water Management Division (2:45 P.M.) Dave Hamilton. Chief. Water Management Section. Land and Water Management Division. MDEQ MDEQ Stormwater Permit Program (3:30 P.M.) Amy Shelton. Environmental Quality Analyst, Surface Water Quality Division. Southeast Michigan District. MDEQ Closing Remarks, Questions and Answers (4: 15 P.M.)