The landowner must make the proper appeal in the proper time period. Appeals may add costs and time delays to final construction. A landowner should thus consider the further costs which may accrue to the drain before carrying appeals to the next jurisdictional level. Charges for drainage are placed against the property and are due and payable as municipal taxes. New rural landowners should always request drainage information.
Landowners retain ownership of the property subject to the statements in a drainage report.
Such items as buffer strips, working area, access to the drain, bridges, pumps and various erosion control structures are examples of items covered in the specifications and discussion in a drainage report. The landowner should recognize that the allowances shown cover present construction and future maintenance - being established for land area permanently taken out of production or for crop damages. The onus is on the landowner to attend or be represented at all meetings where notification has been received. Non-attendance implies acceptance of the report as presented. The landowner should read the entire report when received.