One of the responsibilities of the Operations Division is the repair and maintenance of the City-owned water system.

  Operations Division

Water Section
The Water Section maintains and operates a water system consisting of eight operational wells, one standby/irrigation well, a Metropolitan Water District service connection, five booster pump stations, six reservoir locations (27.53 million gallons of storage), 27-miles of transmission mains and 128 miles of distribution mains ranging in size from 4 inches to 24 inches, 3731 valves and 916 fire hydrants.

Its program provides is responsible for the production, treatment, disinfection, storage, distribution, repair and maintenance for the entire City-owned water system. This includes the installation of all new water lines, water main and service repairs, and all fire hydrant repairs.

Sewer and Storm Drain Section
The Sewer and Storm Drain Section maintains and operates the sanitary sewer collection system which consists of 1,000 storm drains/catch basins, 2,800 manholes, seven lift stations with main sewer lines ranging in size from 4 inches to 36 inches. Approximately 99% of the system is composed of vitrified clay pipe, with less than 1% being cast iron pipe and reinforced concrete pipe. City personnel use high-pressure jetting to clean lines to maintain the sewer system.