Surveyor - Wells County Indiana

WELLS COUNTY surveyor

102 W Market St
Suite 102
Bluffton, IN 46714

Mon-Fri: 8AM-4:30PM

(260) 824-6414

(260) 827-0809

surveyor@wellscounty.org

Jarrod M. Hahn, CFMCounty Surveyor (5th Term)

2010 County Surveyor President’s Award
2011 Outstanding Surveyor of the Year
2019-2020 and 2023-2024 President of Indiana County Surveyors Assoc
2024 Legislative Committee Member for Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors and Association of Indiana Counties

Diana CollinsDeputy Surveyor

Surveyor home Drainage Board Report Drain Repairs

Drain Information cornerstone

History Useful Links

QUICK LINKS

2024 Wells County Drainage Board Dates and Times Schedule

2025 Wells County Drainage Board Dates and Times Schedule

The meetings will now be streamed live on the Wells County Government Facebook page.

Services Provided

Cornerstone Location
Section Corner Tie Cards
USGS Benchmark Location
Flood Maps
Topographic Maps
Wells County Drainage Maps
Wells County Road Maps
Wells County Maps (past and present)
Aerial Photography Maps (past and present)
Wetland Inventory Maps
Laminate
2×3=$0.50 8.5×11=1.00 11×17=$1.50
Produce Copy of Large Map (36 inches wide)
Produce Digital Scans
Color Plotter
Custom Made Maps

Types of Paper and Cost:
Bond    18×24=$2.00   24X36=$4.00
Vellum 18×24=$3.75   24X36=$7.50
Mylar   18×24=$6.00   24X36=$12.00
ORANGE FLAGS 4X5X30 .08 each or $8.00-100 Bundle

WE ARE UNABLE TO TAKE DEBIT OR CREDIT CARDS IN THIS OFFICE.

LOCATED IN THE COURTHOUSE, 1ST FLOOR, NORTHWEST CORNER

NOTE: This office does not provide personal land surveys. (Please check in the Yellow pages for local listings)

Flood Zone Information

Wells Co Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan_Final_2015

2024 Flood Safety Awareness Week

FLOOD SAFTEY RULES

Indiana Floodplain Map Portal

New Floodplain Map Brochure

www.mrbc.org

Wells County Flood Zone Corner

Wells County Updated Flood Maps Effective date: October 16, 2014

Wells County Received the “2015 Excellence In Floodplain Management Award” for all County, City, Towns participation in the Community Rating System (CRS) Program.

F.A.Q.’s

Where are you located in the Wells County Courthouse?

We are located on the first floor, northwest end of the hall, Suite 102.

I need my property surveyed, whom do I call?

You call a Registered Land Surveyor, listed in the Yellow Pages under Surveyor. We do not do land surveying or handle line disputes.

I want a copy of my survey, where do I get one?

If the survey was recorded, the Recorder and Area Plan office may have a copy. If not, you will need to know the Survey Company that last surveyed your property and contact them.

If I want to make an appointment with the Drainage Board, what do I need to do?

Call our office and ask to be put on the agenda for the next Drainage Board meeting. Please give a brief summary of the reason for the appointment so the Board will be prepared to address your needs.

When do I need to go before the Wells County Drainage Board?

The Drainage Board has jurisdiction over the Regulated Drains. The following conditions require Drainage Board approval, encroachments into easements, variances from ordinances or standards, relocate or replace a drain, and all monetary actions for drains (assessments, repairs, brushing, dredging, spraying, etc.)

I do not have a ditch running through my property, why am I paying a ditch tax?

All storm water run-off eventually goes into a body of water, i.e. lakes, an underground tile, or an open ditch; a regulated drain will require periodic maintenance. Your ditch tax dollars go to a maintenance fund to pay for repairs, ditch bank spraying, logjams, cleaning, etc.

How do I petition to make a drain a regulated drain?

See IC 36-9-27-18 and 19, or call the Wells County Surveyor’s Office

I have a tile that connects to a regulated drain. Does this mean that maintaining this tile is the county’s responsibility?

No, the county is responsible for the regulated drain only. Any private tile connecting to a regulated drain tile is the responsibility of the land owner.

What do the terms “brushing” and “dredging” mean?

The terms “brushing” and “dredging” are used in the Surveyor’s Office when discussing the maintenance of regulated drains. “Brushing” is removal of trees, and small woody vegetation from the top of the bank to the flow line of the drain. Brushing occurs when the woody vegetation has become overgrown on the banks of the regulated drain and is limiting the amount of water that can flow through this channel. “Dredging” is the process of excavation excess sediment in the channel of the drain in order to increase flow and the storage capacity of the drain. These two operations are performed by contractors under the direction of the Wells County Surveyor’s Office.

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