C. Engineer's Final Report C. Engineer's Final Report

C. ENGINEER'S FINAL REPORT

The drainage code is specific regarding the minimum contents of the engineer's final report (see Minn. Stat. § 103E.285). The engineer's final report should essentially include all the information incorporated in the engineer's preliminary report, any additional information obtained during the detailed survey, and the extra items required in Minn. Stat. § 103E.285. In addition, it is recommended that the engineer's detailed survey report should consider recommendations contained in the commissioner's preliminary advisory report and preliminary hearing testimony, and the likely conditions of any required permits for the project.

The engineer's final report needs to be complete and thoroughly address all remaining items. This report establishes much of the public record for the decision to order the project. It will be filed with the drainage authority, and then submitted to the DNR for a second review. The DNR then files a final advisory report with the drainage authority. Information may need to be extracted from the report for future litigation, drainage system maintenance or repair, or improvements.

Since the engineer's final report is a modification and extension of the engineer's preliminary report, it may follow the same basic format.

Examples of engineer's final reports can be found in Appendix 14.