Stearns County Ditch 22 (CD22)

Stearns County Ditch 22 (CD22) was established in 1905. The ditch is 3.8 miles in length and contains roughly 949 benefitted acres. CD22 is both a legal county ditch and partially is public waters. The DNR requires review of any drainage projects that may impact public waters and may also require a permit for work in the ditch or a letter of permission.

6/11/2026

Stearns County is in the final stages of completing a Redetermination of Benefits for County Ditch 28 (CD 28). County Ditch 22 drains directly into County Ditch 28. In other words, CD 28 is the outlet for CD 22’s water. Because CD 28 carries the water that comes from CD 22, CD 22 receives what state drainage law calls an “outlet benefit.”

A letter has been mailed to property owners with further explaination of this process.

There are two meetings scheduled where the Viewers will be available to answer individual questions after a general informational presentation on June 25th, and the final heading is scheduled for July 16th. Meeting details are below:

Infomational Meetings June 25, 2026

3:30pm Holdingford City Hall
6:30pm Albany High School BEAT (Blattner Engery Arts Theater)

Final Hearing July 16, 2026

9:00am Stearns County Board Room

12/23/2024

The Stearns County Board of Commissioners acting as the drainage authority has approved special assessments for drainage system expenses totaling $300. The assessment is necessary to pay for costs incurred by the drainage system in 2024 for maintenance and to maintain a positive fund balance. The financial cost by parcel for all property owners in the drainage system is linked below.

CD22 2025 Special Assessment by Parcel