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2014-2015 Budget <br />Budget Program Descriptions <br />Sanitary Sewer: Capital Improvement-Maintain/replace as needed. <br />Sanitary Sewer: Organizational Management-Supervise/oversee utility staff, organize training, <br />sewer purchases, manage budget, departmental planning of sewer utility to maintain services. <br />Water: Infrastructure Maintenance & Repair–Preventative maintenance & repair of the water <br />utility infrastructure, including 160 miles of watermains and 1,711 fire hydrants. Monitor, <br />maintain & repair pump station and water tower. <br />Water: System Monitoring & Regulation-Monitor the water infrastructure and operations for <br />continuous supply, and respond as necessary to ensure continuous service. Test sample as <br />required by regulatory agencies. <br />Water: Customer Response-Respond to daily customer calls and inquiries, investigate and <br />repair, and educate the customer. <br />Water: GIS-Manages utility and street infrastructure data and record drawings. Supports Public <br />Works asset management, project planning and development and public notification. <br />Responsible for citywide GIS coordination and assists other departments with GIS needs. GIS <br />liaison with Ramsey County and maintains countywide online mapping system. Maintains base <br />datasets for Metro-inet GIS users. <br />Water: Metering-Reading of approximately of 3,000 water meters per month, plus re-reads and <br />transfer reads. Repair, replace, and inspect water meters as necessary. Maintain all City meters <br />and curb stops (approximately 10,300 each). <br />Water: Capital Improvement-Rehabilitate or replace water utility infrastructure as needed. <br />Water: Organizational Management-Supervise/oversee water utility staff, organize training, <br />water purchases, budgetary control, planning, leading, and organizing. <br />Stormwater: Infrastructure Maintenance & Repair-Preventative maintenance and repair of 135 <br />miles storm sewer mainline. Maintain, inspect and repair 3,500 catch basins and storm water lift <br />stations. <br />Stormwater: Street Sweeping-Bi-Annual sweeping of city streets and as needed sweeping of <br />streets to keep neighborhoods clean and livable and to protect our ponds, lakes, and wetlands. <br />Stormwater: Leaf Collection-Annual leaf collection program to remove leaves, clean streets to <br />help keep leaves out of storm sewers and ponds. Maintain the compost site to minimize odors <br />and efficiently compost material, deliver compost and wood chips. <br /> <br />