Janis BobrinWater Resources Commissioner
The Office of the Washtenaw County Water Resources
Commissioner is responsible for the design, construction, and operation and
maintenance of over 500 storm water management and flood control systems
(County Drains), for emergency flood response, maintenance of seven court
set lake levels, for financing drain projects through sale of notes and
bonds, managing Drain financial accounts, and for recovering costs of
operation by levying special assessments on private property, local
government, and others who benefit from drainage and storm water management
improvement projects. The Office also publishes design standards for
storm water systems (Rules of the Washtenaw County Water Resources
Commissioner), and reviews and issues approval to plans for private storm
water systems in new developments and redevelopments.
Our responsibilities also extend to soil erosion and sedimentation control, public works programs, and other water quality protection programs. Activities include the implementation of the federally-mandated "Phase II" Storm Water Permit Program, watershed plan development and implementation, and a wide range of public education and involvement programs, including Community Partners for Clean Streams, the Riversafe Homeowner's Program, Raingarden Grant Program and others.
Our staff includes professionals in the fields of storm water system operations, public administration, financing, accounting, drain special assessing, engineering, construction management, environmental planning, geographic information system technology, and more.
Please click on any of the categories listed on the left side of this page for more information on our staff and programs.
