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Oakland, MI: Unrecorded older drain easements

Oakland County’s Water Resources Commissioner notes that easements established before 1956 were not required to be recorded with the Register of Deeds. Drain-use review may therefore require records held by the WRC.

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What this changes in the bid review

Estimating interpretation: An absence of an easement in the supplied title packet is not enough to assume unrestricted construction access. Hold affected quantities and restoration assumptions against the WRC records and approved design.

Check the project documents

Mark each item after reviewing its supporting document.Request WRC drain and easement information in addition to the title documents.Compare proposed excavation and stockpile limits with the identified drain corridor.Obtain the drain-use approval for the actual crossing or discharge arrangement.

Clarification to request: Have the WRC’s older drain-easement records been checked for the proposed work limits?

Project document references or unresolved items

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Official context

Oakland County Drain Use Permit Applications

Source checked 2026-10-16. Confirm the current incorporated edition and project approval with the named authority. The checks above are our estimating interpretation; the linked agency supplies the source context.

Related state and measurement references

Open the Michigan document reference for state-level resources. For measurement methods, use the utility trench guide or civil-plan reading guide.