Can I build a berm, wall, or diversion to keep my neighbor’s storm water on their property or force it onto a different property?
No. If the natural (by gravity) drainage is from their property to your property, then you cannot block the natural (by gravity) flow of the storm water. Storm water runoff is allowed to flow from higher elevations to lower elevations. • Can I change how stormwater flows across my property? Yes as long at the stormwater enters and leaves your property at the same locations as it does naturally. Also you cannot unreasonably increase the flow of the stormwater. • Can I put in a private structure and storm sewer pipe to collect the storm water (there is no City storm sewer in the area)? Yes as long as the storm water enters and leaves your property at the same locations as it does naturally (by gravity), you are not unreasonably increasing the flow of the storm water, and you are not blocking the flow of water entering your property. If you install a storm water system through your property, it would be private and would be owned and maintained by the property owner. A grading and drainag
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