DRAINAGE PROGRAMS

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MC-DOT) has two assistance programs pertaining to drainage issues associated with surface runoff from roads and other property owned and maintained by Montgomery County. One is for maintenance of existing storm drain systems and the other is for addressing communities’ requests for drainage improvements.

DRAINAGE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE REQUEST

For drainage concerns on existing storm drain systems where maintenance is needed, such as clearing of debris from inlets, storm drain pipes, and/or drainage channels, re-establishment of drainage channels which may have eroded or silted up over time, water ponding on roads (puddles, potholes), or reconstruction of roadside curbs, please contact Montgomery County's Main Line at 3-1-1 (from outside Montgomery County dial 240-777-0311).  e-mail address: mailto:[email protected]

DRAINAGE ASSISTANCE REQUEST (DAR) PROGRAM

The Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE) administers and manages the County’s Drainage Assistance Request Program. The purpose and goal of this program is to solve drainage problems where there is no storm drain system or the existing system is failing or is inadequate. Through this program, the Design Section receives and addresses requests for assistance to correct drainage problems where the runoff water originates from the public Right-of-Way.

PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING DRAINAGE ASSISTANCE

A request for assistance can be initiated by completing the Drainage Request Form (click below) a telephone call, e-mail, FAX or letter to the Design Section of the Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE). A County staff knowledgeable in surface runoff issues will review the request in a timely manner. After the review has been completed, you will receive an explanation of the review findings and proposed action.

e-mail address: [email protected]
Phone Number:240-620-9115

Online Application:

OTHER WATER RUNOFF RELATED REFERRALS

• Nuisance Drainage Problems such as neighbor’s fence blocking yard ditch, house gutter spouts drain on neighbor yard, minor ponding in yard, swimming pool discharges on land
  Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs--Code Enforcement Division- 240-777-3785
   
• Flooding and drainage from State Roads
  State Highway Administration (District 3) - 301-513-7300
   
• Permit for construction on County Right-of-Way (such as driveway culverts), waterway construction permits, sediment control/storm water management
  Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services--Land Development Division- 240-777-6259
   
• Stream erosion on private land, stream valley improvements, swimming pool discharges in waterways, private pools and hot tubs, storm water management ponds, watershed management, water quality/pollution, fish kills
  Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection—Division of Environmental Policy & Compliance - 240-777-7770
   
• Stream erosion on park land
  Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission—Parks Department- 301-495-2500
   
• Drainage issues within City of Rockville
  City of Rockville DPWT - 240-314-8567
   
• Drainage issues within City of Gaithersburg
  City of Gaithersburg DPWT- 301-258-6370
   
• Broken water main or sanitary sewer problems
  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission- 301-206-4002