DPW provides reliable infrastructure to promote safe, healthy, and thriving communities through capital improvements, road maintenance, traffic safety, airports management, flood prevention, private development construction inspection, special districts administration, collection/treatment of wastewater, and operation of small drinking water systems. We support a sustainable environment through stormwater management, recycling/waste diversion, closed landfills management, and by providing infrastructure to foster walking, biking, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Prevent pollution from reaching the ocean through storm drains and protecting water quality (green infrastructure and watershed protection)
Reduce GHGs using solar power and electric vehicles
Divert waste from landfills for greenhouse gases reductions, sustainable management, and proper disposal of household hazardous wastes like paints, chemical, and batteries
Implement departmental sustainability plan
Ensuring road safety through supporting infrastructure and storm preparations and response.
Inspection of private development projects
Maintain roadway amenities to enhance road safety (traffic signals, sidewalks, bike lanes, curb ramps, pedestrian crossings, and guardrails)
Keep culverts, channels, levees, storm drains safe and clean (supports $72.1M for watershed protection)
Mapping and special district services to maintain private roads, landscaping, streetlights, and flood control
Replacing crew vehicles
Manage closed landfills to protect air & water quality
Rain Barrel distribution
$232M
Supporting How You Live, Work & Recreate
Empowering the Community
Involve the community in our programs through meeting and online options
Train employees on equity, diversity, and inclusion topics
Translate information into eight languages
Use data to understand and track community needs
Policy: resources to monitor changes in regulations, develop policy and coordination with other jurisdictions
Maintain unincorporated county road surfaces
Maintain/operate County sewer system and water districts