Our Public Works & Utilities team takes pride in
delivering high quality utility services. Dedicated staffoperate and maintain City infrastructure and provide
the essential services that 65,000 residents depend ondaily. Your utility bill payments fund and support critical
infrastructure improvements that allow us to providereliable water, garbage, and sewer services.
KEEPING SEWER PIPELINES FLOWING
| Our Sewer Collections team operates and maintains over 125 miles of sewer pipelines, 80 miles of storm sewer lines, 14 storm sewer pump stations and 14 sewer lift stations to ensure wastewater arrives to the Treatment Plant without problems. Many of Watsonville's sewer pipes were constructed over 80 years ago and did not account for additional flow create by recent development. To prevent sewer overflows and keep our system flowing, we've been repairing and replacing deteriorated lines, lift stations, and manholes. |
SEWER MAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS- Installed 16 new manholes
- Cleaned over 200 feet of sewer pipeline
- Video inspected 9,000 feet of sewer lines
SEWER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROJECTS- Davis Ave. & Carey Ave.
- Progress Ave.
- Union St.
- Miles Lane
- Rogge Lane
- Carr St. & Center St.
- None Ave. to Whitney Ave.
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REPLACING AGING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Replacing Aging Water Infrastructure
The Water Main Replacement Program is a proactive plan to replaceand improve our aging water infrastructure before unexpected breaks or
disruptions occur. This year our Water Service Division replaced almost2 miles of water lines that were over 80 years old, added new hydrants
and service lines, and paved those street areas. |
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Water Main Improvement Projects Completed in 2018/2019
--Marchant St. --Maple St. --Bockius St. --Grant St. --Elm St. --Blackburn St. Our staff plans, designs, and constructs all aspects of the Water Main Replacement Program, allowing us to keep costs low to continue delivering safe drinking water.
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HANDLING OUR CITY'S SOLID WASTE
Now that our landfill has reached capacity and closed, all garbageand recyclables are being transported to Monterey Regional Waste
Management District in Marina for disposal. This year the SolidWaste division invested in two new garbage trucks to manage
construction and development waste throughout town.
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