Drain Commissioner

Find an interactive map of Cass County's drains below.

Purpose

The Drain Commissioner is a statutory officer elected on a partisan basis every four years. He is responsible for the administration of the Drain Code of 1956, as amended. The duties of the Drain Commissioner include: 

  • Construction and maintenance of drains
  • Determining drainage districts
  • Apportioning costs of drains among property owners
  • Receiving bids and awarding contracts for drain construction

The Drain Commissioner also approves drainage in new developments, subdivisions and maintains court decreed lake levels. The office also is the administrator for the Cass County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program along with the Cass County Survey and Remonumentation Program.

Water Quality

Help keep the waters of Cass County clean. For more information visit the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission website.