The Maintenance Department is responsible for maintaining approximately 2,700 catch basins and approximately 399,600 lineal feet of storm sewer pipe. All catch basins are inspected annually and cleaned as needed. The inspection/cleaning program generally begins in December and continues through the spring of the following year. Any needed repairs to the storm water system are ongoing throughout the year.

Any concerns or questions in reference to the storm sewer system or storm water issues in the Township right-of-way, please contact our Maintenance Department at (513) 792-7257 or complete a citizens request under on the Action line under the "On-Line Service" section of the home page.  

If your drainage complaint involves private property, it must be handled as a civil matter.  Under the Ohio Revised Code, townships and counties have NO RESPONSIBILITY OR AUTHORITY for correcting private drainage problems and are prohibited by law from entering upon private property and expending Township funds to clean or maintain existing drainage ditches and natural watercourses or to install or construct new drainage ditches or watercourses for the purpose of alleviating drainage problems on private property.  The only responsibility and authority of the Board of Trustees for cleaning and maintaining drainage ditches is to clean and maintain only roadside ditches for the purpose of preventing erosion of the township road surfaces. 

Each property owner in the state of Ohio has the legal responsibility, at their own expense and cost of cleaning and maintaining existing drainage ditches and natural watercourses on their property, free and clear from obstructions to prevent drainage problems or excess surface water build up on adjoining property and township roads.  If a property owner fails to clean or maintain existing drainage ditches or removes natural watercourses on their property that cause excessive surface water buildup, the Township trustees upon complaint or their own initiative are required by law to order the said property owner(s) to clean and maintain drainage ditches and watercourses on their property at the owners expense. If the property owner fails to comply, the Trustees then have the right to enter upon the private property to perform the needed maintenance, the cost of which will be assessed against the property owner as a tax lien to be collected as a property tax and returned to the general fund of the Township.

Any concerns or questions regarding storm water issues on private property, should be directed to the Hamilton County Public Works Department at (513) 946-4750.