Any sump pump, private drain and/or downspout drain should be discharged into a vegetated area outside of the road right of way. In most cases the drain can have a pop up valve installed at the end of the pipe in order to allow the force of the water to open the valve to discharge the water onto the ground. This action keeps the area around the discharge point from being wet and saturated all of the time and also allows the soils to absorb the water naturally and keeps it from entering the storm sewers system, thus reducing the amount of runoff to the often inundated storm sewers.

The City does not have the resources or equipment to remove any debris from creeks. However, if the creek or ditch is a "REGULATED DRAIN" the Vanderburgh County Surveyor's Office can provide assistance in removing blockages as well as construction or reconstruction of a "Regulated Drain". In addition if the blockage or obstruction is at a "BRIDGE", the Vanderburgh County Engineer's Office an assist in getting Maintenance Crews to remove the debris.

A "Regulated Drain" means an open drain, a tiled drain or a combination of the two. By Statute (Indiana Code 36-9-27) the Vanderburgh County Surveyors Office is responsible for maintenance, construction, and reconstruction of all regulated drains. The description and location of all regulated drains can be found in the Surveyors Office.

The definition of a right of way is: A right to make a way over a piece of land, usually to and from another piece of land. A right of way is a type of easement granted or reserved over the land for transportation purposes; this can be for a highway, public footpath, railway, canal as well as electrical transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines. A right of way is reserved for the purposes of maintenance or expansion of existing services with the right of way.

Yes. Any work that is performed within the designated City Road Right of Way must obtain a Permit from the City Engineer's Office. The forms are available on the City Engineer's webpage at www.evansvillegov.org. There are no fees for the permits, however, a detailed drawing showing the location of the work, the type of work, type of materials used etc. must e provided with the application. These applications are then presented to the Board of Public Works at their meetings which are held every Thursday at 1:30 PM in Room #321, Civic Center Complex, Evansville, IN.

The City of Evansville is only obligated to light intersections according to state statute. Therefore, any requests for street lights should be submitted to the City Engineer's Office for review. However, at this time the City of Evansville is only taking requests for review.

In most cases the maintenance of creek, stream, lake and pond banks are the property owners responsibility to maintain and to provide repairs. However, if the creek/stream is a "regulated Drain" you can contact the Vanderburgh County Surveyor's Office. If the lake or pond is in an Easement for Storm Water Detention, they are normally the homeowners responsibility to maintain unless there is an existing and active homeowners association, then the homeowner or homeowners association would be responsible.

The purpose of speed bumps/humps is to reduce excessive speeds on residential streets to ensure the safety of neighborhood pedestrians of all ages, deaf and blind individuals, cyclists, and animals to create calmer, more livable environment. The engineering criteria must be met which is explained in Evansville Municipal Code 12.06.030. There are also general conditions that must be med in placing or allowing speed bumps/humps which can be found in Evansville Municipal Code 12.06.040. In addition, the involved roadway segment on which the speed hump is to be placed must have neighborhood support. One vote per property owner is allowed and Fifty five percent of the property owners within a 100-yard radius, directly impacted by the speed hump location, must approve its placement.

An encroachment permit is a permit that is issued by the City Engineer's Office for any building, structure or obstacle that would be placed, constructed or built in the City of Evansville's street right of way. Any type a private property owner wants to locate a fence, shrubbery, sign or other obstacle in t e right of way of the street it must be approved by the City Engineer's Office in order to assure that the encroachment will not interfere with the future improvements of the roadway and to assure that it will not have any adverse effect on the traffic flow or site distance. The Encroachment Permits are available on the City of Evansville's Webpage www.evansvillegov.org (City Engineer/permits and construction/encroachment permit). There are no fees for the permits, however, a detailed drawing showing the location of the work, the type of work, type of materials used etc. must be provided with the application. These applications are then presented to the Board of Public Works at their meetings which are held every Thursday at 1:30 PM in Room #301, Civic Center Complex, Evansville. IN

The definition of an easement is: The right to use the real property of another for a specific purpose. Typical easements are for access to another pr operty, for utility or sewer lines both under and above ground and/or entry to make repairs and for drainage purposes.

The City of Evansville adopted a sidewalk policy in 2005 that allows property owners the opportunity to participate in the cost of having their sidewalks replaced. This policy has been modified since its inception in 2005 and is now a 50%-50% cost share between the property owners and the City of Evansville. You must be the owner of record of the abutting property to the sidewalk for which you are requesting repair. To participate in this cost sharing program, you must complete a petition form and mail it to the City Engineer's Office.

If you want to make improvements to your driveway you must obtain a Construction Permit from the City Engineer's Office. The Construction Permits are available on the City of Evansville Webpage www.evansvillegov.org (City Engineer/Permits and Construction/Construction Permit). There are no fees for the permits, however, a detailed drawing showing the location of the work, the type of work, type of materials used etc. must be provided with the application. These applications are then presented to the Board of Public Works at their meetings which are held every Thursday at 1:30 PM in Room #301, Civic Center Complex, Evansville, IN. The concrete contractor that you use has to be a contractor that is licensed through the City of Evansville. This license is obtained through the City Controller's Office.

The City of Evansville only has jurisdiction over drainage issues that are located within drainage easements and/or road right of way. If there is a drainage issue that exists on your private property it is the property owner's responsibility to correct or create positive drainage. However, if there is a "Drainage Easement" on your property these reservations are made to allow the appropriate maintenance and improvements of drainage within these easements, but these issues are prioritized and the City would have to find funding for the improvements.

Most of the retention/detention ponds are located within an easement which in most cases are set up for the property owners or the homeowners associations to maintain. You can check your Restrictive Covenants of your subdivision to determine which situation your property would fall. Restrictive Covenants are found in the Vanderburgh County Recorders Office.

If an alley is unimproved the maintenance falls on the adjoining land owners.

If you want to drain your pool, you should first allow the pool water to sit long enough to allow the chemicals in the pool water to reduce naturally. Once the pools water has lost most of the chemical content you should drain the water through a vegetated area to allow the water and chemicals to absorb into the ground and not run directly into the City's Storm System. In addition you should take precautions to not allow the water to drain directly onto adjoining land owners property and cause an adverse affect to their property such as flooding, pooling water and erosion.

There is a packet available in the City Clerk's Office that is the responsibility of the property owners to fill out. The City Clerk will distribute the copies to the proper agencies to determine if the right of way is necessary. It is then forwarded to the City Council for action.

Ditches that are located in the road right of way are typically there for drainage purposes. If you would like to place a culvert or pip in the ditch it must be approved by the City Engineer's Office. A construction permit would have to be approved. The Construction Permits are available on the City of Evansville webpage www.evansvillegov.org (City Engineer/Permits and Construction/ Construction Permits). There are no fees for the permits, however, a detailed drawing showing the location of the work, the typeof work, type of materials used etc. must be provided with the application. In addition drainage calculations must be provided to support the pipe size that is being requested.