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- ~ s MEMORANC September 29, 1986 i T0: Sandra Gleason FROM: Bob Hammitt, Maintenance Superintendent SUBJECT: NEWS RELEASE Public Wor s policy for maintenance of driveway culverts, or any other private culvert wi hin the public way, has changed as of October 1, 1986. We need to get inf rmation to the news media and the neighborhood groups. According o Eugene Code, maintenance of culverts has always been the respon- sibility o the property owner. Rather than enforcing the Code whenever a culvert wa plugged or in need of maintenance, we have arbitrarily had City crews fix he problem. As of October 1, 1986, we will be enforcing the Code rather tha fixing the problem ourselves. Under norm 1 conditions, whenever a culvert is reported to be in need of maintenanc we will send the property owner a written notice describing the needed mai tenance. The property owner will be given 20 days to perform the necessary aintenance. If the maintenance is not performed in the prescribed time, city crews will perform the work and bill the property owners for all costs incu red. During a h avy rainstorm, when culverts become plugged in a manner that is causing da age to property, the public way, or a hazard to the public, the 20 day notice will waived. City crews will immediately take whatever action is necessa to eliminate further damage and charge all costs to the respon- sible prope ty owner. Maintenance items typically needed to keep culverts functioning properly are: 1) Re ove leaves and other debris from culvert ends as it accumulates, es ecially during rain storms. 2) Re lace any pipe that becomes crushed. 3) Ke p vegetation growth and root intrusion from restricting flow. If you need additional information in order to do a press release, give me a call. wmcgbhl5 i