1999 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Division 85 �I Sewer Maintenance - The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer responsible for this division of the Public Works Department which is funded in the Water and Sewer Fund. Employees of this division are responsible for the maintenance and operation of all wastewater collection lines within the City limits, maintaining approximately 188.26 miles of gravity sewer lines, 9.28 miles of pressure sewer lines, and 1,506 manholes. Division 44 Sanitation - page The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer for this division of the Public Works Department. Employees of this division are responsible for the collection and disposal of residential solid waste. Limbs and brush are collected separately and are disposed of in the City Compost Facility. Street sweeping of the major thoroughfares, collector streets, and residential streets is provided throughout the year to maintain cleanliness in the City. Division 82 Water Production - page 226 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 the 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 treatment 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 storage 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 of the appropriate personnel.