# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 26. Public Drainage Associations

### Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

#### Section 26-104

(a) The county commissioners or county council of a county may establish a drainage association.

(b) A drainage association may:

  (1) locate and establish a ditch, drain, or canal; and

  (2) establish and maintain a watershed drainage system by constructing, straightening, widening, or deepening any ditch, drain, or watercourse.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)