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Welcome to the Public Works Department
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Mark R. Dettle, Director
809 Center Street, Room 201
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Hours Monday through Friday:
7 a.m. to 12 noon • 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Public Works provides the City of Santa Cruz with a variety of services including engineering design, traffic engineering and maintenance, storm water management, street maintenance, resource recovery management, waste reduction programs, wastewater management, flood control and parking control.
Mayor's Proclamation National Public Works Week 2019
Engineering Division provides engineering design services, city surveying, maintenance of maps and records, special assessment district administration, and all other basic engineering inspections and services.
Operations - Resource Recovery includes Resource Recovery Collection which is responsible for refuse and recycling collection, street sweeping, and curbside recycling programs; and the Resource Recovery Facility, responsible for the processing of recycled materials, household hazardous waste, and the operation and maintenance of the landfill.
Operations - Fleet and Infrastructure includes Streets Division, responsible for constructing and maintaining city streets, sidewalks, and storm drains and flood control management duties; Traffic Maintenance which maintains street markings, street signs, street lights and traffic signals; and the Fleet Maintenance Division.
Traffic Engineering and Parking Division performs traffic engineering studies and projects, operates all downtown parking facilities, the wharf gate, and parking control.
Wastewater Treatment Facility Division maintains and operates the Wastewater Treatment Facility and Wastewater and Storm Water Collections, responsible for operating and maintaining City wastewater pump station facilities, all wastewater collection lines and manholes in the wastewater system.
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