FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  1. Where is the Surveyor's Office located?
  2. What are the business hours of the Surveyor's Office?
  3. What is a regulated drain?
  4. Who are the Drainage Board?
  5. When and where does the Madison County Drainage Board meet?
  6. How can I get a hole fixed on a tile drain?
  7. Why do I pay an assessment and how is that money spent?
  8. Why do I pay a drainage assessment if the drain is not even located on my property?
  9. Who determines who pays and how much?
  10. Does the assessment go to the general fund?
  11. What is the difference between an assessment and a tax?
  12. Is my property in a Flood Zone?
  13. Can I get my property surveyed?
  14. Does your office have a copy of a survey for my property?
  15. Can you recommend a private surveyor to use?
  16. What are Section Corners?
  17. Where can I get a County Map?
  18. Where do I find maps of regulated drains?
  19. I have a tile that connects to a regulated drain. Does this mean that maintaining this tile is the county's responsibility?
  20. What are benchmarks?
  21. What is a "legal survey"? 
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