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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2002.05.30 - 26938NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby directs its Chairperson to execute the attached petition for the creation and establishment of an intra-county drainage district for the Clinton River Watershed to be filed with the Drain Commissioner for the County of Oakland; ce A. Obrecht, District 43 fittA Shelley Good rt1.10/04522" b, District 412 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 4 02143 By: Commissioner Shelley Goodman Taub, District 412 and Commissioner Lawrence A. Obrecht, District #3 IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DRAIN COMMISSIONER PETITION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW DRAINAGE DISTRICT FOR THE CLINTON RIVER WATERSHED To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentleman: WHEREAS by March 8, 2003 Oakland County, and most of the 61 Oakland County communities will be required to seek coverage under a general permit to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Phase II Storm Water Regulations ("Phase II") under the federal Clean Water Act; and WHEREAS, the Phase II regulations name the communities responsible for the pollution reduction measures within their municipal boundaries; and WHEREAS, the rules and guidance of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality encourage communities to work cooperatively on a watershed basis; and WHEREAS, the Office of the Drain Commissioner continues to facilitate the watershed activities in the Clinton River Watershed; and WHEREAS, the communities most familiar with the Phase II requirements recognize the need for a long-term planning and funding mechanism to support the required storm water management activities; and WHEREAS, the Oakland County Drain Commissioner (OCDC) proposes to facilitate a program ("watershed management program") coordinated through Chapter 20 of the Drain Code of 1956, as amended, MCL 280.461. et seq., ("Chapter 20"), that will provide assistance to Oakland County communities located within the Clinton River Watershed in meeting the requirements under Phase II; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this drainage district will be to comprehensively address the public health concerns associated with pollution resulting from storm water runoff, and to assist the Oakland County communities within the watershed in complying with United Stated Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) regulations pertaining to storm water discharges, commonly referred to as Phase II Storm Water regulations; WHEREAS, the purpose of this drainage district will be designed to support the communities' effort to select, design, construct and maintain water quality best management practices (BMPs) to address the sources of non-point source pollution entering into the Waters of the State; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, in MR 402104, authorized $1,000,000 from its general fund for the Drain Commissioner's Watershed Management Program for the express purpose of undertaking a program that will address the Phase II requirements for both Oakland County and the local communities including watershed / storm water planning assistance, Public Education-Outreach, and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination; District # District # .Distric istsict # District # District # District # District # District # District # District # District # District # Clinton River Watershed PETITION TO THE DRAINAGE BOARD FOR THE HEREINAFTER MENTIONED OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN DRAIN PROJECT WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Drain Code of 1956, as amended, MCL 280.461. et seq., ("Chapter 20") and as a matter of public health, the undersigned corporation petitions the Drainage Board for the County of Oakland for the establishment, construction, operation and maintenance of an intra-county drain for the purpose of comprehensively addressing the public health concerns associated with pollution resulting from storm water runoff, and to assist Oakland County communities within the watershed in complying with United States Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) regulations pertaining to storm water discharges, commonly referred to as Phase II Storm water regulations, within the watershed known as the Clinton River; WHEREAS, the purpose of this drain will be to study, identify and eliminate the sources of pollution, flooding and other environmental impacts within the watershed; WHEREAS, the purpose of this drain will be to plan, design, construct, and maintain water quality best management practices (BMPs) to address sources of non-point source pollution entering in tothe waters of the State; WHEREAS, Chapter 20 of the Drain Code authorizes two or more public corporations to petition the Drainage Board to clean out, relocate, widen, deepen, straighten, extend, tile, interconnect or otherwise improve, or add branches or connections to pre-existing drains, when necessary for the public health, in the same manner as a county drain may be located, established and constructed under this chapter; WHEREAS the proposed drain will address public health, water quality and storm water issues that include soil erosion and sedimentation control assistance, storm water design standards and engineering, watershed drainage, operations and maintenance, and the detection and elimination of pollutants carried by storm water; and WHEREAS the administration of the drain will address the Phase II requirements that include sub-watershed/ storm water planning assistance, Public Education-Outreach, and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination. NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned public corporation hereby petitions for the location and establishment of an intra-county drain comprising of the Clinton River Watershed for the purposes herein described, and for the relief of existing drains (the "Existing Drains") and any future drains that serve the lands located in the Township of Addison, Charter Township of Brandon, Charter Township of Oxford, Charter Township of Independence, Charter Township of Springfield, Charter Township of Orion, Charter Township of Oakland, Charter Township of White Lake, Charter Township of Waterford, Charter Township of West Bloomfield, Township of Royal Oak, City of the Village of Clarkston, City of Pontiac, City of Auburn Hills, City of Rochester Hills, City of Rochester, City of the Village of Orchard Lake, City of Birmingham, City of Troy, City of Clawson, City of Royal, City of Keego Harbor, City of Lake Angelus, City of Sylvan Lake, City of Oak Park, City of Madison Heights, City of Berkley, City of Huntington Woods, City of Pleasant Ridge, City of Hazel Park, City of Ferndale, City of Southfield, City of Oak Park, Village of Leonard, Village of Lake Orion, Village of Oxford and Village of Beverly Hills and which lands drain to the Clinton River, the Existing Drains identified in Exhibit A which Drain shall be located approximately as set forth in the Route Description attached hereto as Exhibit B. IMPROVEMENTS The proposed improvements shall comprehensively address the public health concerns associated with pollution resulting from storm water runoff, and to assist Oakland County communities within the watershed in complying with United Stated Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) regulations pertaining to storm water discharges, commonly referred to as Phase II Storm water regulations, within the watershed known as the Clinton River; The proposed improvements will include studying, identifying and elimination of the sources of pollution, flooding and other environmental impacts within watershed; The proposed improvements will be designed to plan, design, construct and maintain water quality best management practices (BMPs) to improve water quality and to address the sources of non-point source pollution, such as construction and acquiring drain facilities, where necessary, to purify the flow of discharges entering into the waters of the State; which Drain is necessary for the public health and will carry drainage water originating in the County of Oakland only. 2 Pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 482 of the Drain Code, any one or more of the drains or any portion thereof, now or hereafter existing, may be cleaned out, relocated, widened, deepened, straightened, extended, tiled, interconnected or otherwise improved, or branches added or connected thereto, when necessary for the public health. Pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 478, and the drainage board's obligations under Section 423 of the Drain Code, the operation and maintenance of the Drain shall be carried out in such manner as to comprehensively address the public health and water quality concerns associated with pollution resulting from storm water storm water runoff, and to assist the undersigned public corporation(s) in its compliance with United States Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) regulations pertaining to storm water discharges, commonly referred to as Phase II Storm water Regulations. Because two or more public corporations, constituting as a whole contiguous territory, are served by 1 or more of the Existing Drains, and it is necessary for the public health to supplement the Existing Drains by constructing the Relief Drain, which may consist of new drains and branches and connections thereto or extensions, enlargements, branches, connections or improvements, described in Section 482 of the Drain Code, to the Existing Drains, or any combination thereof, then pursuant to Section 485 of the Drain Code the Relief Drain shall be constructed as a whole and the word "Relief Drain" set forth in this petition shall be deemed to include such a project. This petition is filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 463 of Chapter 20 of Act No. 40 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended. It is understood and agreed that the cost of the Relief Drain is to be assessed against this petitioner for benefits related to the drainage of county roads and all other public corporations that benefit from the Relief Drain project and contribute to the conditions that make the Relief Drain project necessary, including the State of Michigan for benefits related to the drainage of State highways, if any. A certified copy of the resolution of the governing body of the public corporation executing this petition authorizing its execution is attached hereto. 3 COUNTY OF OAKLAND By: Thomas A. Law, Chairperson By: G. William Caddell, Clerk/Register of Deeds 4 1 -Addison Township 2 -Brandon Township 3 -Oxford Township 4 -Independence Township 5 -Springfield 6 -Groveland Township 7 -Orion Township 8 -Oakland Township 9 -Waterford Township 10 -White Lake Township 11 -Pontiac 12 -Beverly Hills 13 -Southfield Township 14 -Royal Oak Township 15 -Berkley 16 -Pleasant Ridge 17 -Hazel Park 18 -Village of Lake Orion 19 -Village of Leonard 20 -Lake Angelus 21 -Auburn Hills 22 -Rochester Hills 23 -Rochester 24 -Troy 25 -Bloomfield Township 26 -Keego Harbor 27 -West Bloomfield Township 28 -Orchard Lake Village 29 -Sylvan Lake 30 -Birmingham 31 -Lath rup Village 32 -Clawson 33 -Madison Heights 34 -Huntington Woods 35 -Village of Clarkston 36 -Village of Oxford 37 -Royal Oak Drain Location Acacia Park Triple Allen Axford Bartlett Batavia Beverly Manor No. 1 Big Meadows Birdsland Boyd Brandon-Oxford Brown Clark Clawson Cowden Drahner Birmingham Brandon / Independence Village of Lake Orion Pontiac Royal Oak Southfield Township Brandon Waterford Troy Oxford / Brandon Orion Addison Township Clawson Brandon Oxford EXHIBIT "A" — "Existing Drains" Clinton River Watershed There are (37) Oakland County communities in the Clinton River Watershed (CRVV) as follows: Communities The following list includes the various County Drains established and located in CRW and the communities where are located: Chapter 4 Drayton Plains Waterford Drayton Plains Waterford Dry Run Orion Dutton Rochester Hills Ferry Troy Fetterly Troy Five Points Oakland Four Towns Waterford / West Bloomfield Frost Oakland Galloway Pontiac / Auburn Hills Galloway Lake Farms Auburn Hills Gibson Troy Glendale Royal Oak Hawthorn Troy Herring Madison Heights Honeywell Rochester Hills Houghten Troy Jewel Pontiac Josephine Pontiac Krohn Addison / Oakland Ladd Rochester Hills Lane Troy Lawson Clawson / Royal Oak Leonard Addison Township Linden Pontiac Lochaven Waterford Maplehurst Pontiac McClelland Southfield McIvor Waterford Otter Waterford Paint Creek Orion Perry Oxford / Brandon Pontiac Creek Extension Waterford Prince Addison Township Reid & Branch Orion Renshaw Troy Sanders Oxford Shanahan Troy Shoup Oakland Silvercrest Extension Waterford Sinking Bridge Pontiac / Auburn Hills Skae Sylvan Lake Southfield No. 2 Southfield Spencer Troy Sturgis Troy Swan Troy Tillden Sylvan Lake Triple Birmingham Tuttle Pontiac Van Meale Rochester Hills Waldron Pontiac Ward Orchards Pontiac Weir Oxford / Brandon West End Pontiac Wilson Madison Heights Wrey Clawson / Troy Chapter 20 Drain Location Augusta Pontiac Ballard Orion Township Barnard Troy Beechmont Keego Harbor Berry Southfield Bishop Rochester Hills Brewer Pontiac Brooklyn Pontiac Brotherton Troy Calhoun Southfield Campbell No. 2 Hazel Park Clarkston Southfield Claude H. Stevens Pontiac Crake Troy Cranberry Lake Independence David L. Moffitt Pontiac Dennis Murphy Troy Dohany Troy Douglas Troy Dunleavy Madison Heights Earlmoor Pontiac East-Clawson Clawson Elliott Troy Ferricks Troy Fessler Rochester Hills Fred D. Houghten Rochester Hills Gabler Rochester Hills Gorsline Troy Gosling Oakland Township Guyer Waterford Halfpenny Troy Hamilton Rochester Hills Hampton Rochester Hills Henry-Graham Madison Heights Hobart Auburn Hills Holland Pontiac Hoot Rochester Hills Horton Relief Southfield Ireland-Varner Rochester Hills Jackson Troy Jensen Rochester Hills Joachim Pontiac John Garfield Royal Oak Johnson Auburn Hills Joseph Jones Pontiac Joslyn Pontiac Kaczmar Madison Heights Karas Rochester Hills Kasper Auburn Hills Keego Harbor Keego Harbor Kelly Independence King Troy Lanni Troy Lawson Clawson Lilly Southfield M-15 Independence Mainland Pontiac Marshall Oak Park Mastin Troy McClain Oak Park McConnell Troy McDonald McIntyre Troy Moore Pontiac Moxley Troy Murray Oak Park Nelson Troy Olson Troy Osgood Orion Township Carrollton Drain Century Woods Drain Chamberlin Farms Drain Claremont Drain Cloisters Drain Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township LJ Drain Location Dequindre Interceptor Madison Heights Pollution Control Project Madison Heights SOCSDS Lab Madison Heights Page Troy Palmer Pontiac Pemberton Southfield Pontiac Clinton River #1 Pontiac Pontiac Clinton River #2 Pontiac Pontiac Clinton River #3 Pontiac Quinn Troy Ramiro Rochester Hills Red Run Royal Oak RewoId Phase 1 Rochester Hills Richardson Clawson Richton Relief Pontiac Robert Huber Troy Roth Troy Rowland Pontiac Royal Oak Southfield Rufe Collier Pontiac Schubiner Oak Park Shaberman Oak Park Skaritt Pontiac Southfield No. 6 Southfield Sue Ann Douglas Rochester Hills Twelve Towns Southfield / Royal Oak / Troy Vickers Oak Park Vet Troy Wilmont Relief Waterford George W. Kuhn Madison Heights Charles R. Moon Rochester Hills Greenacre Rochester Hills McCulloch Troy Chapter 18 Drain Location Cornerstone Condominium Drain Country Creek Drain Cranbrook Ridge Drain Crossings Drain Deer Point Drain Delta Kelly Drain Drakeshire Condominium Drain Estates of West Bloomfield Goodison Glen Drain Goodison Place Drain Guardian Angel Drain Heights of Wyndgate Drain High Meadows Drain Hills of Kings Pointe Drain Hills of Oakland County Drain Kingsridge Drain Kirklands Drain Knorrwood Pines West Drain Maple Park Office Center Drain Meadowridge Estates Drain Mission Springs County Drain Oakland Crest Drain Oakland Farm County Drain Oakland Knolls Drain Oakland Meadows Drain Orchard Lake Woods Drain Orchard Ridge Drain Paint Creek Estates Drain Perrytown Estates County Drain Pilgrim Hills of West Bloomfield Twp Drain Pine Lake North Drain Plum Creek Drain Pond Vallee Drain Ramsgate Farms Drain Royal View Drain Twin Lakes Drain Wellington Drain Wellington Woods Drain Willow Woods Drain Wind rift Pond Drain Woodcliff on the Lake Drain Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township West Bloomfield Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township West Bloomfield West Bloomfield Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township West Bloomfield Oakland Township Oakland Township West Bloomfield West Bloomfield West Bloomfield Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township Oakland Township West Bloomfield West Bloomfield West Bloomfield Oakland Township Woodslands Drain West Bloomfield Wyndgate Drain Wyndridge Estates Drain Oakland Township Oakland Township EXHIBIT "B" Clinton River Comprehensive Relief Drain To be located in Oakland County, Michigan, in all or part of the following: T.1N., R.11E.; T.1N., R.10E.; T.2N.,R.11E.; T.2N., R.10E; T.2N., R.9E.; T.3N., R.11E.; T.3N.,R.10E.; T.3N.,R.9E.; T.3N., R.8E.; T.4N.,R.11E.; T.4N., R.10E.; T.4N., R.9E.; T.4N., R.8E.; T.5N.,R.11E.; T.5N., R.10E.; T.5N., R.9E.; T.5N., R.8E.; MAIN BRANCH All Sections, 1 through 36 Sections 1, 12, 13, 24,25 and 36 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 25 and 36 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35 and 36 All Sections, 1 through 36 All Sections, 1 through 36 Sections 1, 2, 12, 24, 25 and 36 All Sections, 1 through 36 All Sections, 1 through 36 All Sections, 1 through 36 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 36 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36 Sections 34, 35, and 36 Commencing at a Point on the Clinton River, said Point lying on the east line of Section 13, T.3N., R.1 1E., City of Rochester Hills, approximately 1,300 feet northerly of the southeast corner of said Section 13, thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River, through Section 13 in the City of Rochester Hills and the City of Rochester to a Point "A," said point being the confluence of the Clinton River and the so-called Stony Creek Branch of the Clinton River flowing from the north, located approximately 1,950 feet easterly and 350 feet northerly of the southwest corner of Section 12, T.3N., R.11E., City of Rochester; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River westerly and southwesterly through Sections 12 and 11, City of Rochester, Section 13, City of Rochester Hills, and into Section 14, City of Rochester to a Point "B," said Point being at the confluence of the Clinton River and the so-called Paint Creek Branch of the Clinton River flowing from the north located approximately 1,400 feet easterly and 1,800 feet southerly of the northwest corner of Section 14, T.3N., R.11E., City of Rochester; thence continuing upstream, southwesterly along the meanders of the Clinton River through Sections 14 and 15, Cities of Rochester and Rochester Hills to the lower terminus of the Hamilton Drain, located northerly, 975 feet, more or less, and easterly 1,290 feet, more or less from the southwest corner of Section 15, T.3N., R. 11E., Avon Township (City of Rochester Hills); thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River, southwesterly through Sections 15, 22, 21 and 20 and into Section 29 to the lower terminus of the Gabler Drain, located approximately south 380 feet and west 1,040 feet from the northeast corner of Section 29, T.3N., R. 11E., Avon Township (City of Rochester Hills); thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River northwesterly through Sections 29 and 20 and into Section 19 to a Point "C", said Point being at the confluence of the Clinton River and the so- called Galloway Creek Branch of the Clinton River, located approximately 1,930 feet westerly and 2,000 feet northerly of the southeast corner of Section 19, T.3 .N., R.11E., City of Rochester Hills; thence continuing southwesterly through Sections 19 and 30, City of Rochester Hills, Section 24 and into Section 25, city of Auburn Hills to the lower terminus Of the Maplehurst Drain, located approximately 1,240 feet north of Auburn Road and 500 feet east of Squirrel Road in the southeast 1/4 of Section 25, T.3N., R.10E., City of Auburn Hills; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River southwesterly through Section 25 and 36 and into Section 36, City of Auburn Hills to the lower terminus of the Levinson Drain, said point in the Clinton River adjacent to the east line of Section 35, T.3N., R.10E., Pontiac Township (City of Auburn Hills); thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River westerly in Section 35 to the lower terminus of the Bartlett Drain, located approximately S.50 1/2°E., 924 feet from the northwest corner of Section 35 thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River northerly to the lower terminus of the Johnson Drain, located approximately 1,838 feet west and 130 feet south of the south 1/4 corner of Section 26, City of Auburn Hills; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River through Sections 35 and 26, City of Auburn Hills, and into Section 27, City of Pontiac to the lower terminus of the Pontiac- Clinton River Drain No. 2, located approximately 339 feet northerly of the southeast corner of Section 27, T.3N., R.10E., City of Pontiac; thence proceeding upstream along the meander of the Pontiac-Clinton River Drain No. 2, also known as the Clinton River, being the outlet for the Richton Relief Drain and the Joslyn Drain, northwesterly and southwesterly to the upper terminus of the Pontiac-Clinton River Drain No. 2, also being the centerline of the downstream end of the outlet structure of the Pontiac-Clinton River Drain No. 1, as originally established at Union Street and the Clinton River in the southwest 1/4 of Section 28, City of Pontiac; thence proceeding upstream through the Pontiac-Clinton River Drain No. 1, being the outlet for the Augusta Drain, southwesterly to the upper terminus of the Pontiac-Clinton River Drain No. 1, also being the lower terminus of the Pontiac-Clinton River Drain No. 3, located approximately 130 feet south of Orchard Lake Avenue and 120 feet southwest of the Grand Trunk Railroad in the City of Pontiac; thence proceeding upstream in the Pontiac-Clinton River Drain No. 3 westerly to the lower terminus of the Oaks Drain, located on the Clinton River at the Bagley Street inlet structure of the Pontiac-Clinton River Drain No. 3, approximately 2,310 feet westerly and 140 feet southerly of the northeast corner of Section 32, T.3N., R.10E., City of Pontiac; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Oaks Drain, also known as the Clinton River, being the outlet for the David L. Moffitt Drain, southerly to the upper terminus of the Oaks Drain located at the Walter Moore Dam outlet weir, located on the north shoreline of Crystal Lake, being 2,370 feet north and 2,520 feet west, more or less, from the southeast corner 2 of said Section 32; thence proceeding upstream through Crystal Lake, Crystal lake being the outlet for the Ward Orchards Drain, into Section 31, City of Pontiac, continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River northwesterly and southwesterly to the lower terminus of the Brewer Drain, located approximately 200 feet southwesterly of the intersection of Henndon Avenue and Clinton River Drive in the south 1/2 of Section 31, T.3N., R.10E., City of Pontiac; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River southeasterly to the lower terminus of the West End Drain, being located approximately 235 feet southeasterly of the intersection of the westerly line of Orchard Lake Avenue and the southerly line of Sylvan Court in the southeast 1/4 of Section 31, City of Pontiac; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River in a generally westerly direction through Dawson's Mill Pond and into Section 36, T.3N., R.9E., City of Sylvan Lake to the lower terminus of the Skae Drain, located in Sylvan Lake on the westerly side of Telegraph Road on the section line between Section 31, City of Pontiac and Section 36, City of Sylvan Lake; thence continuing upstream through Sylvan Lake and Otter Lake located in Section 25, 26, 35 and 36, T.3N., R.9E., City of Sylvan Lake and Waterford Township and Section 1 and 2, T.2N., R.9E., Cities of Sylvan Lake and Keego Harbor, outlets for the Tilden, Josephine, Tuttle, Schmid, Beechmont and the Otter Drains southwesterly into Cass Lake, located in Sections 34 and 35, T.3N., R.9E., Waterford Township and Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11, T.2N., R.9E., West Bloomfield Township and the Cities of Keego Harbor and Orchard Lake Village, the outlet for the Schmid and Keego Harbor Drains and the Orchard Lake level control facility; thence continuing upstream through Cass Lake westerly and northwesterly to the Clinton River in the northwest 1/4 of Section 3, T.2N., R.9E., West Bloomfield Township; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River through Sections 3 and 4, West Bloomfield Township, Section 34, Waterford Township and into Section 33, to the lower terminus of the Four Towns Drain, located approximately 1,300 feet westerly and 800 feet northerly of the southeast corner of Section 33, T.3N., R.9E., Waterford Township; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River northwesterly through Section 33 and into Section 28, to the lower terminus of the Lochaven Drain, located approximately 1,000 feet easterly and 300 feet northerly of the southwest corner of Section 28, T.3N., R.9E., Waterford Township; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River northwesterly and northeasterly through Section 28 and into Section 29 to the lower terminus of the Wilmont Drain, located west 200 feet, more or less and south 690 feet, more or less, from the northeast corner of Section 29, T.3N., R.9E., Waterford Township; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River northeasterly through Sections 29, 28, 21 and 16 and into Section 15, Waterford Township to the lower terminus of the Drayton Plains Drain, located as originally described as at the Clinton River on the north 1/2 of Section 15 of the Township of Waterford on the lands of the State Bass hatchery; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River through Sections 15 and 10, through Loon Lake and into Section 2, to a Point "D", located in Lake Oakland, located approximately 1,500 feet westerly and 2,000 feet southerly of the northeast corner of Section 2; thence proceeding upstream northwesterly and southwesterly, through Lake Oakland and Woodhull lake, located in Sections 2, 3 and 4, Waterford Township and Sections 33, 34 and 35, Independence Township of the Clinton River, thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River westerly and northerly through Sections 4 and 5, Waterford Township, Sections 33, 32 and 31, Independence Township, Van Norman Lake, Lester Lake and 3 Greens Lake and into Section 29 to the lower terminus of the M-15 Drain located on the southeasterly shoreline of Dollar Lake, being located on Lot 45 of Supervisor's Plat No. 9 (Liber 104 of Plats, pp. 10 and 11, OCR), 15 feet south of the north property line of said Lot 45; thence proceeding upstream northerly through Dollar Lake into Middle Lake to a Point "E", located in the south corporate line of the City of the Village of Clarkston, approximately 700 feet easterly and 1,320 feet southerly of the northwest corner of Section 29, T.4N., R.9E., thence continuing through Middle Lake and upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River northeasterly and northwesterly through Sections 29 and 20, City of the Village of Clarkston and Independence Township, through Parke Lake and the so-called Mill Pond, continuing upstream along the meanders of the Clinton River in a generally northeasterly direction through Sections 20, 21 16, 9 and 10 and into Section 3, through Upper Bushman Lake to a point of ending being the lower terminus of the Allen Drain, located, as established, on the northline of Upper Bushman Lake in the northeast 1/4 of Section 3, T.4N., R.9E., Independence Township. BRANCH NO. 1 Commencing at the afore-described Point "A", said point being at the confluence of the Clinton River and the so-called Stony Creek Branch of the Clinton River, located approximately 1,950 feet easterly and 350 feet northerly of the southwest corner of Section 12, T.3N., R.11E., City of Rochester; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Stony Creek Branch of the Clinton River northwesterly through Sections 12 and 11, City of Rochester, and northerly and northeasterly through Sections 2 and 1, City of Rochester Hills to a point of ending in the so- called Winkler Pond, said point lying on the east line of Section 1, approximately 500 feet southerly of the northeast corner of Section 1, T.3N., R.11E., City of Rochester Hills. BRANCH NO. 2 Commencing at the afore-described Point "B", said point being at the confluence of the Clinton River and the so-called Paint Creek Branch of the Clinton River, located approximately 1,400 feet westerly and 1,800 feet southerly of the northwest corner of Section 14, T.3N., R.11E., City of Rochester; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Paint Creek Branch of the Clinton River northwesterly and westerly through Sections 14 and 11 and into Section 10, City of Rochester to a Point "F", said point lying at the confluence of the Paint Creek and Sargent Creek Branches of the Clinton River, located approximately 2,600 feet easterly and 2,000 feet southerly of the northwest corner of Section 10, T.3N., R.11e., City of Rochester; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Paint Creek Branch of the Clinton River northwesterly and northerly through Section 10, City of Rochester, Sections 3 and 4, City of Rochester Hills, Sections 33, 28, 21, 20, 19 and 18 Oakland Township, Sections 13 and 12, Orion Township, Section 12, Village of Lake Orion and into Section 1, Village of Lake Orion to the lower terminus of the Axford Drain, located in the Paint Creek Branch of the Clinton River, 20 feet more or less north of the line between lots #10 and #11 of 0. S. Axford's Addition, if extended westerly, in the S.W. 1/4 of Section 1, Village of lake Orion, T.4N., R.10E.; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Paint Creek Branch of the Clinton River westerly through Sections 1, 2 and 11, Village of Lake Orion, northwesterly upstream through Lake Orion 4 in Sections 2 and 11, Village of Lake Orion and Section 3, Village of Lake Orion and Orion Township; continuing westerly and northwesterly in Section 3 through Indianwood Lake into Section 34, Oxford Township to a Point "G", said point being located at the confluence of the Paint Creek Branch of the Clinton River and a tributary watercourse flowing from the north, located approximately 600 feet easterly and 600 feet northerly of the southwest corner of said Section 34, T.5N., R.10E., Oxford Township; thence continuing westerly and southwesterly along the meanders of the Paint Creek Branch of the Clinton River through Sections 34 and 33, Oxford Township and into Section 4, Orion Township to a point of ending, said point being the lower terminus of the Paint Creek Drain, as originally described, being on a parcel of land owned by William Newman on the west line of the Pontiac, Oxford and Northern Railway right- of-way in the N.E. 1/4 of the N.W. 1/4 of the N.E. 1/4 of Section 4, Township of Orion, on the line between William Newman and S. J. Reid; thence westward along said line a distance of 1,154 feet, thence south a distance of 90 feet; the lower terminus of the Paint Creek Drain also being located approximately 2,548 feet westerly and 523 feet southerly of the northeast corner of Section 4, T.4N., R.10E., Orion Township. BRANCH NO. 3 Commencing at the afore-described Point "G" said point being, located at the confluence of the Paint Creek Branch of the Clinton River and a tributary watercourse flowing from the north located approximately 600 feet easterly and 600 feet northerly of the southwest corner of Section 34, T.5N., R.10E., Oxford Township; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the watercourse northerly and northwesterly through Sections 34 and 33, Oxford Township, through the Oxford Multi-Lakes control structure, located approximately 1,370 feet easterly and 280 feet southerly of the north 1/4 corner of said Section 33; thence continuing upstream northerly and northwesterly through Section 33 into Section 28, through the so-called Stringy Lakes (Spring, Long, Tan, Cedar lakes) to a point of ending, said point being the lower terminus of the Brandon- Oxford Drain, lying approximately 1,372 feet easterly and 2,252 feet southerly of the northwest corner of the northwest 1/4 of Section 28, T.5N., R.10E., Oxford Township. BRANCH NO. 4 Commencing at the afore-described Point "F" said point lying at the confluence of the paint Creek and Sargent Creek Branches of the Clinton River, located approximately 2,600 feet easterly and 2,000 feet southerly of the northwest corner of Section 10, T.3N., R.11E., City of Rochester; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the so-called Sargent Creek Branch of the Clinton River northerly and southwesterly through said Section 10 Cities of Rochester and Rochester Hills, and into Section 9, City of Rochester Hills to the lower terminus of the Fessler Drain, located approximately 830 feet along the westerly line of Rochdale Drive extended from the centerline of Walton Boulevard in Section 9, T.3N., R.11E., Avon Township (City of Rochester Hills); thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Sargent Creek Branch of the Clinton River westerly and northwesterly through Section 9 and Lochmoor lake, through Section 4 and into Section 5, City of Rochester Hills to a point of ending, said point being the lower terminus of the Dutton Drain as originally established located approximately 338 5 feet westerly and 935 feet northerly of the southeast corner of the northwest 1/4 of Section 5, T.3N., R.11E., Township of Avon (City of Rochester Hills). BRANCH NO. 5 Commencing at the afore-mentioned Point "C," said point being at the confluence of the Clinton River and the so-called Galloway Creek Branch of the Clinton River, located approximately 1,930 feet westerly and 2,000 feet northerly of the southeast corner of Section 19, T.3N., R.11E., City of Rochester Hills; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Galloway Creek Branch of the Clinton River northerly and westerly through Sections 19 and 18, City of Rochester Hills, southwesterly and northwesterly through Sections 13, 24 and 23, City of Auburn Hills; upstream through Galloway Lake, Galloway Lake being the outlet for the Joachim Drain and the Galloway Lake Farms Drain, and continuing upstream along the meanders of the watercourse northwesterly through Section 15, City of Pontiac, to a point of ending, said point being the lower terminus of the Holland Drain, being the upstream end of the existing Galloway Creek bridge crossing of Perry Street, located 100 feet more or less, northeast of the intersection of Giddings Road and Perry Street, T.3N., R.10E., City of Pontiac. BRANCH NO. 6 Beginning at the afore-described Point "D", said point being located in Lake Oakland approximately 1,500 feet westerly and 2,000 feet southerly of the northeast corner of Section 2, T.3N., R.9E., Waterford Township; thence proceeding upstream through Lake Oakland northeasterly to the so-called Sashabaw Creek, approximately 1,100 feet westerly of the northeast corner of said Section 2; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Sashabaw Creek northerly and northeasterly into Section 35, Independence Township to the lower terminus of the Dry Run Drain located approximately 1,260 feet westerly and 612 feet northerly of the southeast corner of the northeast 1/4 of Section 35, T.4N., R.9E., Independence township; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Sashabaw Creek northerly and northeasterly through Sections 35, 26 and 25, Independence Township and into Section 30, Orion Township to the lower terminus of the Brown Drain located approximately 1,007 feet westerly and 259 feet southerly of the northeast corner of the northwest 1/4 of Section 30 T.4N., R.10E., Orion Township; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Sashabaw Creek northeasterly through Section 30 and into Section 19 to a point of ending being located at the outlet of Mill Lake, said point lying approximately on the east line of Section 19, 2,200 feet southerly of the northeast corner of Section 19, T.4N., R.10E., Orion Township. BRANCH NO. 7 Commencing at the afore-described Point "E", said point lying in Middle Lake on the south corporate line of the City of the Village of Clarkston, approximately 700 feet easterly and 1,320 feet southerly of the northwest corner of Section 29, T.4N., R.9E.; thence proceeding 6 northwesterly, upstream through Middle Lake and Deer Lake, located in Sections 19, 20, 29 and 30, City of the Village of Clarkston and Independence Township and continuing northwesterly through Section 19 along the meanders of an unnamed watercourse flowing into Deer Lake from the northwest into Section 24, Springfield Township; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the watercourse northwesterly through Sections 24 and 13 and into Section 14, Springfield Township to a point of ending, said point being at the outlet of Bridge Lake, approximately located on the east line of Section 14, 2,050 feet northerly of the southeast corner of Section 14, T.5N., R.8E., Springfield Township. BRANCH NO. 8 Beginning at the lower terminus of the unimproved Rewold Drain, located approximately 980 feet south of the northeast section corner of Section 24, T.3N., R.11.E., Avon Township (City of Rochester Hills) thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the unimproved Rewold Drain northerly and southwesterly through Section 24 to a point of ending, said point lying in the Honeywell Drain, located approximately 35 feet east and 80 feet north of the southeast corner of Lot 12 of Ferryview Homelands Subdivision (L.27, P.22, OCR), as originally established in the southwest 1/4 of Section 24, T.3N., R.11E., Avon Township (City of Rochester Hills). BRANCH NO. 9 Beginning at the lower terminus of the Nelson Drain, located at the point of intersection of the Gibson Drain and Dequindre Road, approximately 2,300 feet south of Long Lake Road in the east 1/2 of Section 13, T.2N., R.11E., City of Troy; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the Nelson Drain watercourse, as originally established, westerly; northwesterly and northeasterly through Sections 13, 12 and 10, City of Troy, to a point of ending located at the upper terminus of the Nelson Drain, as originally established at Square Lake Road approximately 600 feet east of Rochester Road, said point also lying within the Renshaw Drain, in the northwest 1/4 of Section 11, T.2N., R.11E., City of Troy. BRANCH NO. 10 Commencing at a Point in Stony Creek Lake, said point lying on the east line of Section 25, T.4N., R.11E., Oakland Township, approximately 700 feet northerly of the southeast corner of said Section 25; thence proceeding upstream through Stony Creek Lake northwesterly to the outlet of the so-called West Branch of the Stony Creek into Stony Creek Lake, located approximately 800 feet westerly and 1,400 feet northerly of the southeast corner of Section 25; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders easterly, northerly and northwesterly through Sections 25, 24, 23 and 14 and into Section 15 to a point of ending, said point being the lower terminus of the Frost Drain, located approximately 264 feet westerly and 189 feet northerly of the southeast corner of the west 1/2 of the N.E. 1/4 of Section 15, T.4N., R.11E., Oakland Township. BRANCH NO. 11 7 Commencing at a Point on the so-called Stony Creek Branch of the Clinton River, said point being located on the easterly line of Section 25, T.5N., R.11E., Addison Township, approximately 130 feet northerly of the southeast corner of said Section 25; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the watercourse northwesterly and southwesterly through Sections 25 and 36 and into Section 35 to the lower terminus of the Krohn Drain, located approximately 600 feet southerly of the north line and 66 feet westerly of the north-south 1/8 line of the northeast 1/4 of Section 35; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Stony Creek Branch of the Clinton River in a northwesterly and westerly direction through Sections 35 and 26 and into Section 27 to a Point "H", said point being located at the confluence of the Stony Creek Branch of the Clinton River and an unnamed watercourse flowing from the southwest, located approximately 1,800 feet westerly and 1,500 feet northerly of the southeast corner of Section 27, T.5N., R.11E.; thence continuing upstream along the meanders of the Stony Creek Branch of the Clinton River northwesterly through Section 27 to a Point of Ending at the Lakeville Lake level control structure, located approximately 166 feet easterly and 64 feet northerly of the center of Section 27, T.5N., R.11E., Addison Township. BRANCH NO. 12 Commencing at afore-described Point "H", said point being at the confluence of the Stony Creek Branch of the Clinton River and an unnamed watercourse flowing from the southwest, located approximately 1,800 feet westerly and 1,500 feet northerly of the southeast corner of Section 27, T.5N., R.11E.; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the unnamed watercourse southwesterly, westerly, northwesterly and northerly through Sections 27, 28, 21, 20, 19, 20 and 17 to a point of ending located north of Ray Road approximately 900 feet easterly and 2,100 feet northerly of the southwest corner of Section 17, T.5N., R. 11E., Addison Township. BRANCH NO. 13 Commencing at a Point on the so-called East Pond Creek Branch of the Clinton River, said point lying on the easterly line of Section 12, T.5N., R.11E., Addison Township, approximately 1,350 feet southerly of the northeast corner of said Section 12; thence proceeding upstream along the meanders of the watercourse northwesterly through Sections 12 and 1, through Secord Lake and to a point of ending, said point being the lower terminus of the Addison and Dryden Drain, lying approximately 352 feet westerly and 57 feet northerly of the southeast corner of the northeast 1/4 of the northwest 1/4 of Section 2, T.5N., R.11E., Rose Township. d:\twyman \kozma\huronriver\clintonoakland\mainbranch 8 Resolution #02143 May 30, 2002 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building Committee. There were no objections.