Responsibilities to the Public

The obligation of the Surveyor's Office to the people of this county is addressed in Indiana Code, Title 36, Article 2, Chapter 12, Sections 1-15. The following is an outline of the responsibilities centered around and within our office.

Drainage

• Ex officio member of the County Drainage Board, as required by State Law.  
• Manages the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of all County Regulated (Legal) Drains for the County Drainage Board, as required by State Law.  
• Supervises investments of the Regulated Drain Assessments
• Develops drainage studies and specifications for all drains as needed

Investigates alleged drainage obstructions petitioned for removal by property owners, as required by State Law.

Tippecanoe County Drainage Map

Department of Natural Resources - DNR

 

Phase II Stormwater Program 

• Manage and Coordinate Clean Water Act required the US EPA to establish the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permitting program.

Environmental Protection Agency -

- Federial Stormwater ProgrameGov Content

Tippecanoe Stormwater Program Website -

- Find out what's in our stormwater runoff!!

- Send us your comments

Ordinance Establishing Uniform Fee Schedule - pdf

Rule 13 requires Tippecanoe County to develop and implement a comprehensive Stormwater Quality Management Plan (SWQMP) including the enforcement of requirements for storm water discharges from construction activities under Rule 5.

Erosion Control Brochure - pdf

Erosion & Sediment Control for Individual Building Sites

Section corners

• Perpetuates and maintains section corners as required by State Law.
• Maintains Bench Mark data files  

GIS Mapping

Planning

• Member of the County Subdivision Review Committee, the County Zoning Ordinance Review Committee 
• Reviews all "Plats of Subdivision" of county land in accordance with the County Drainage Ordinance

• Manages four budgets (Surveyor's, Drainage Board, Section Corner Perpetuation, and Phase II Stormwater ) in addition to several other miscellaneous funds.
• Continually called on by the public concerning: Land surveying in general; Drainage in general; Property-deed description interpretation, survey requirements, Section Corner information.

2004 Clarks Hill Flood Slide Show