After a lengthy study on whose responsibility it is to maintain Gloucester’s outfall ditches, there seems to be no clear solution in sight. Several clogged outfall ditches, especially those in the southern portion of the county, have posed problems, especially for motorists traveling along Maryus Road, Guinea Circle and Brays Point Road.

Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission executive director Lewie Lawrence presented a study to the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors Oct. 15 that was conducted to review ownership and easement limitations to the long-term maintenance of roadside and outfall ditches throughout the district.

According to Lawrence, the Virginia Department of Transportation maintains roadside ditches as necessary to protect the road; however, the outfall ditches leading away from the roads have been neglected in recent years. He said the purpose of the study was to identify ownership/easement rights along the outfall ditches as input to determining p...