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M I - 6 2013-2014 Budget Department 81 Utility Billing and Collecting 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 Sawer 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. Department 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 Sawer 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 &apply District and MJC Water &apply Corporation, the citizens of Lamar County and western Red Rver County. The primary water supply is Pat M ayse 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 Commission on Environmental Quality, 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 Rant, Lake Crook Dam, and for answering after hours water and sewer emergency calls and dispatching of the appropriate personnel. Department 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 Sawer 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 208 miles of water lines and 1082 fire hydrantsand install, repair, and calibrate and approximately 10,000 residential and commercial water meters used in the water distribution system.