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  Welcome to the Ditch Maintenance Department  
   
  This department is responsible for the maintenance of the 255 miles of ditches that have been petitioned through Section 6131 of the Ohio Revised Code. Any new drainage projects that are petitioned through Section 6131 of the Ohio Revised Code are also taken care of by this department. 

Brian D. Fritsch, P.E. has been in charge of this department since January, 2005. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University, with a  Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural  Engineering, and has worked for the Williams County Engineer’s Office since 1997.
  Ditch Maintenance Files  
 
2006 Maintenance
2007 Maintenance
Ditch Petition Process

2008 Ditch Maintenance Information Listed Below

 

 
 
 

The other staff members for this department are Janis Montgomery and Rich Henricks. Janis has been with this department for 5 years, and is responsible for providing technical assistance to Brian including the cost accounting for the ditch department, six year review of ditches, assistance with the GIS mapping system, assists the public with questions regarding drainage and many other internal functions in the drainage area. Rich has been with
this department for 14 years, and has a wealth of knowledge regarding the drainage in Williams County. He performs activities including annual inspection of the

Photograph from left to right, Brian Fritsch, Janis Montgomery, Rich Henricks.

 
  maintenance ditches to determine what type of maintenance will be required during the next year, brush and vegetation spraying.

Drainage is a very important component of our lifestyle in Williams County, and we take this issue very seriously. Please feel free to contact our staff if we can be of assistance in any way. 

 

2008 PERMANENT MAINTENANCE WORK:   No contract permanent maintenance work is planned at this time, nor in the foreseeable future.

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING for the LICK CREEK PROJECT can be found on the Bid Projects Page of this Web Site.  The Hearing Date is March 17, 2008 at 6:30 P. M. at the Wesley United Methodist Church, located at 903 Center Street in Bryan, Ohio.

 

Download Map of Lick Creek Watershed:  Link to Map

 

The Estimated Final Benefit Schedule For The Couturier # 685 Project Can Be Viewed By Following The Link Below.

  Couturier # 685 Estimate  
 
Link to Couturier Estimate