The Utilities Division operates and maintains the City’s water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater
infrastructure which consists of 20 groundwater wells, 3 Metropolitan Water District imported
water connections for emergency purposes, 276 miles of water mains, 200 miles of sewer main, 1 sewer and 2 stormwater lift stations, and various storm water open channels, culverts,
drywells, and infiltration basins.

In addition, the Utilities Division plans, designs, and develops the City’s potable water, recycled
water, sewer, and storm water system infrastructure rehabilitation and replacement programs
by managing and implementing engineering contracts and studies, preparing plans and
specifications, managing the Geographic Information System (GIS), and reviewing designs and
improvement plans for developments for compliance with City standards.

The division also develops, manages, and implements watershed management and monitoring plans, Green Streets, Low Impact Development (LID), and other policies/programs in order to capture dry and wet weather runoff for infiltration into the ground via best management practices (BMPs) implemented at developments and City projects which raise local water levels to the benefit of the City’s groundwater wells while achieving compliance with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit requirements.