The Declarations of Restrictions are clearly written and there should not be any "legal and practical conundrum".

The Declarations of Restrictions for Sections 1 - 16 at Article 10, Easements, A - (a) and (b), and Article 12 C, as well as Sections 17, 18 and 19 enjoy pretty much the same language and clearly assign the responsibility of maintenance of the drainage easements to the Ocean Pines Association, Inc.. The majority of culvert pipes in the Ocean Pines subdivision were actually set by the ECC who established the proper elevation of the pipe in order to maintain the drainage.

Imagine if you will if every property owner in Ocean Pines was responsible for their individual drainage easement. The result would be chaos. With three loads of dirt and a roll of sod I could correct my drainage easement in one afternoon; however, I would be creating a flooding nightmare for my adjoining neighbors.

The responsibility for maintaining our drainage easements belongs to Ocean Pines Association, Inc. and any suggestion otherwise is pure horsehocky. 

Marty