Land Drainage in New York 16Y1 



There are two provisions of tlie law of New York for tlio 

 drainage of wet land for agricultural purposes. The first of 

 these is under the Agricultural Drainage Statute, Consolidated 

 Laws of the State of New York, chapter 15, as amended hy 

 chapter 624 of the Laws of 1010. 



The second provision is contained in the act establishing the 

 State Conservation Commission, Consolidated Laws, chapter 65, 

 article 8. The general procedure is the same under both acts 

 and the cost of securing the right of way and constructing the 

 drainage ditch is assessed against the land benefited. They usu- 

 ally deal with the large outlet canals but are applicable to secure 

 an outlet for the drain from a single farm. 



In a general way one may take advantage of the natural fall 

 of the land in establishing an outlet for a drainage system and 

 adjoining property owners must provide for the drainage water 

 so discharged as surface water. As yet no such obligation is 

 recognized to apply to water collected and discharged by tile 

 drains except as it reaches the adjoining property as surface 

 water in a natural drainage course. 



There are very few cases of drainage which are not provided 

 for in the existing drainage laws of the state. 



