City of Paris Budget, FY 2006-07

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Division 81 Utility Billing and Collecting 2006-2007 Budget The Finance Director is the administrative officer responsible for this division of the Finance Department. Funding for this activity is available through the Water and Sewer Fund. Employees of this division maintain all water, sewer, sanitation, and prorrata accounts. Included in this activity is meter reading and meter rereads, account billing, account collections, service initiation, and service termination. Division 82 Water Production The Director of Utilities is the administrative officer responsible for this division of the Utilities Department. Funding for this activity is available through the Water and Sewer Fund. Personnel of this division are responsible for supplying the water needs of the citizens of Paris and also, through wholesale contracts with Lamar County Water Supply District and MJC Water Supply Corporation, the citizens of Lamar County and western Red River County. The primary water supply is Pat Mayse Lake. We also take water as needed from Lake Crook. All water is treated by personnel at the water t reatment plant located at Lake Crook to meet the exacting and ever changing standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and the Texas Department of Health before distribution. Personnel in this Division are also responsible for the operation and maintenance of the raw water pumps and raw water intake structures at Pat Mayse Lake and Lake Crook, the two elevated water storage tanks, the ground storate tanks and pumping station, the sludge disposal system adjacent to the Water Treatment Plant, Lake Crook Dam, and for answering after hours water and sewer emergency calls and dispatching appropriate personnel Division 83 Water Distribution The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer responsible for this division of the Public Works Department funded out of the Water and Sewer Fund. Employees of this division are responsible for the maintenance and operation of the water distribution system within the city, including major water mains, smaller water mains, service lines, and fire hydrants and valves. Employees maintain approximately 182.44 miles of water lines and 907 fire hydrants and install, repair, and calibrate a total of 9,896 residential and commercial water meters used in the water distribution system. Division 85 Sewer Maintenance The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer responsible for this division of the Public Works Department funded out of the Water and Sewer Fund. Employees of this division are responsible for the maintenance and operation of all wastewater collection lines within the ciyt limits, maintaining approximately 188.26 miles of gravity sewer lines, 9.28 miles of pressure sewer lines and 2,000 manholes Department Description 2007 Adopted Budget