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FY 2024-25 APPROVED OPERATING BUDGET
General Fund
Public Works – Environmental Services
100-415-005

Division Description
The Public Works Environmental Services Division is responsible for providing the following services:
 Materials Management - Provides trash and recycle service to our businesses and residents. Evaluates
service provider as well as customers and educates and assist businesses and residents.
 Pre-Treatment - Protects our Sewer Collection System and Wastewater Treatment Plants. It implements
audits, inspections, and samples of industrial and commercial generators and assists utilities with sewer
blockages and overflows. It also educates and assists businesses and residents.
 Stormwater - Protects streams and lake from pollution, implements best management practices (BMPs) and
educates and assists businesses and residents.
 Environmental Response – Provides immediate emergency / spill response within 24 hours to businesses
and residents environmental concerns.
 Vector Control - Protects people from disease carrying mosquitoes and implements Tarrant County Public
Health vector control recommendations.
 Drinking Water - Protects people from tap water contamination and implements management system for
backflow and cross-connection prevention and educates and assists businesses and residents.
 Air Quality - Develops strategies to improve energy efficiency and emission reduction.

FY24 Division Accomplishments
 Implemented a dozen or more Outreach and Education Initiatives (e.g. Environmental Services Calendar).
 Held a household hazardous waste event in the spring and a similar recycle only event in the Fall.
 Conducted several Audits of Republic Services to address duties and obligations associated with our
agreement with them.
 Wrote a grant for and received a screener to address materials management and haul, and disposal costs
associated with in-house construction projects.
 Conducted greater than 50 multi-media audits to audit businesses to verify adherence to vector control,
stormwater, backflow prevention, sewer, and if applicable air quality requirements.
 Implemented surcharge requirements at three separate businesses to help encourage measures that reduce
excessive strength waste from entering our sewer system and causing hydrogen sulfide corrosion
 Implemented 5 minimum control measures via 37 best management practices; as well as, addressed 19
Illicit Discharges associated with chemical, sewer, fuel, pools, and potable water.
FY25 Division Goals and Objectives
Implement performance initiatives and activities in the following program areas to the best of our ability. By
continuing the daily process of identifying & capitalizing on opportunities for continuous value-added improvement
with existing and new program initiatives, tasks, and/or activities.
 Vector Control (mosquitoes).
 Materials Management (trash & recycle).
 Pre-Treatment (sewer water).
 Stormwater (stream and lake water).
 Backflow Prevention (drinking water).
 Air Quality – (sustainability).

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