# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 26. Public Drainage Associations

### Subtitle 2. Petition to Establish Drainage Association

#### Section 26-202

(a) The petition shall:

  (1) clearly describe the area's location, boundaries, and need of drainage for optimal crop production;

  (2) describe how draining or ditching the area or changing the natural watercourse benefits the public or promotes the public health, safety, or welfare; and

  (3) request the establishment of a drainage association for the purposes listed in item (2) of this subsection.

(b) A petition is valid only if signed by at least one-third of the landowners or the owners of at least one-third of the land in a watershed.

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