Contacts/Personnel:
John Pekkala Houghton County Drain Commissioner
The Houghton County
Drain Commissioner issues Soil Erosion and Sedimentation
Control (SESC) Permits for landowners in Houghton
County. Earth changes that are located within 500 feet
of a lake or stream and earth changes that are one acre
or more in surface area require a permit. Permit
applications are available at the Drain Commissioner’s
Office, the Houghton County Building Department, or can
be downloaded from the following link.
The Drain Commissioner also administers "the Drain
Code of 1956" and related statutes. The establishment of
drainage districts and inland lake levels are part of
the Drain Commissioner’s responsibility. For more
information on the many duties of the Drain
Commissioner, please click on the following links.
