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Public Works

Cheryl Taylor
Director of Public Works

ADMINISTRATION
The Public Works Administration Division provides leadership, support, and mentorship to the Engineering, Streets, Water,
Wastewater, Stormwater, and Fleet Divisions of the Public Works Department. The Division, through scal responsibility,
provides essential services to the citizens of the City of Bedford in a prompt, courteous, safe, ef cient, and cost-effective
manner. The Division performs the administrative functions for the Department to ensure effective delivery of services to
the residents and businesses of the City of Bedford.

ENGINEERING
The Engineering Division is responsible for technical review and inspection of proposed public infrastructure with new
development, oodplain administration, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects, right of way permits for franchise
utilities, compliance with stormwater requirements during construction, and project management of various other projects
within the City. In addition, the Engineering Department strives to support other departments in the planning process of
new developments, plan and execute the city's water, wastewater, stormwater, and roadway CIP, and provide a wide range
of technical assistance, eld support, and utility and oodplain information to other City departments, citizens, engineers,
builders, and various interested parties.

STREET
The Street Division is responsible for the maintenance of the City's street infrastructure, curb and gutter, sidewalks, and
driveway approaches. The Division is also responsible for the installation and maintenance of traf c control devices,
including traf c signals, lane, and intersection markings, and street signs. The monthly maintenance of traf c signals
includes inspection of all video detection inputs and outputs, testing of the battery backup system, alignment and
placement of signal heads, testing of all the pedestrian push buttons for crosswalks, and testing of the emergency pre-
emption (Opticom) utilized by Police and Fire. Yearly traf c signal maintenance includes testing of the signal controller,
which controls the signal light functions, and testing of the con ict monitor that veri es the controller and sends data that
complies with traf c guidelines. The Division also completes traf c counts that are utilized for traf c studies in an effort to
determine traf c ow and vehicular speed. The information from the studies are utilized by the Development Department
for prospective and current businesses, the Police Department for detecting if a street has a problem with excessive
speeding, and to complete warrant studies to determine the need for traf c safety devices, such as signs or signals.

WATER AND WASTEWATER
The Water Division is responsible for delivering safe, clean water at adequate pressure to customers. This is accomplished
through the maintenance of water lines, meter change-outs, repair and maintenance of re hydrants, valve maintenance
and repair, operation of two wells, and the chemical feed systems used to treat the water they produce. These chemical feed
systems are monitored by City personnel and the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA), and daily
bacterial testing of the water system. Dead-end mains are ushed monthly as required by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, to sustain adequate chlorine residual in the far reaches of the system. The division is also responsible
for managing the Cross Connection Control Program, which protects the water supply system, by eliminating potential
sources of contamination resulting from illegal cross-connections and back ow. The program includes overseeing the
registration of licensed back ow prevention technicians, inspection of new back ow devices, and ensuring that required
back ow devices are tested annually and remain in compliance with the City Ordinance and Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality guidelines.
The City of Bedford Wastewater Division is responsible for the protection of public health and environmental safety through
the collection and disposal of household and commercial sewer waste. This is accomplished by the repair and maintenance
of sewer mains, line cleaning and video inspection of the City sewer mains and services. Rehabilitation of the sewer lines and
manholes is performed to help reduce the in ltration of rainwater and sanitary sewer discharge.

STORMWATER
The Stormwater Administration Division is responsible for providing adequate collection and transportation of stormwater
with the least amount of damage to real or personal property. This is accomplished by maintaining the drainage channels
and the stormwater collection system through debris removal and erosion control throughout the City. The Division is also
proactive in the treatment of standing water to combat mosquitoes and rodent control in the drainage channels and at City
facilities. Division staff members oversee the multiple outreach programs offered to residents and visitors of the City.

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