Section 26-505 - Existing drainage projects(a) A board of viewers may adopt an existing drainage project as a whole drainage project or as a part of a drainage project, under this title.(b) If an existing drainage project is adopted by the board of viewers, it shall pay fair compensation to each landowner for the value of work already done on the drainage project.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.