AN OUTLINE OF HIGHWAY DRAINAGE LAW

RULES GOVERNING THE HANDLING OF PROBLEMS ARISING FROM SURFACE DRAINAGE HAVE DEVELOPED PARTLY THROUGH HIGHWAY LAW AND PARTLY THROUGH WATER LAW. REFERENCE TO THE BACKGROUND OF BOTH BODIES OF LAW IS NECESSARY TO CLARIFY THE LEGAL PRINCIPLES PRESENTLY USED TO SETTLE DISPUTES OVER DRAINAGE AND WATER RIGHTS AS THEY MAY BE AFFECTED BY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, AND TO DEFINE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PUBLIC HIGHWAY AGENCIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH OR ALTERATION OF DRAINAGE. DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN VARIOUS RULES APPLICABLE TO THE SEVERAL STATES ARE REVIEWED, AND STATES ARE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO PRESENT LEGISLATION AND CASE LAW. OUTLINES FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF STATE HIGHWAY DRAINAGE LAW ARE SUGGESTED. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1965/78/78-008.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No78, Pp65-75. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Lewis, H
• Publication Date: 1965

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 65-75
• Monograph Title: Frontiers of research in highway law 1963-1964
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 78
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Highway law; Highway maintenance; Highways; Laws; Legal responsibility; Public administration; Public roads; Road construction; State highways; Surface drainage; Water; Water rights
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage; Water laws
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Law;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203932
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 22 1994 12:00AM