Halifax Regional Council adopted “Drainage - Private Property” (122 KB) policy at their meeting of December 16, 1997.

This policy covers the following topics:

• Water and Ice in the Street
• Maintenance and Alteration of Stormwater Systems on Private Property
• Ownership of Systems on Private Property
• Drainage Complaints - Advice to Property Owners
• Cost Sharing to Resolve Drainage Problems on Private Property
• Drainage Works on Lands of Halifax Regional Municipality
• Drainage from School Lands