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CITY OF SAGINAW
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

2024-2025

WATER & WASTEWATER

The Director of Public Works is the manager of all Public Works employees. The Water & Wastewater
maintenance employees share office space with the Public Services department at the Public Works building.
The water billing personnel are located in the Finance Department at City Hall. They are responsible for the
billing and collection of approximately 8,400 accounts. The City has a two-cycle billing system for utility
customers. The City contracts out the printing and mailing of utility bills.

Saginaw is 100% dependent upon the City of Fort Worth for its water supply and wastewater treatment. The
water/wastewater division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the City's water distribution
system and wastewater collection system. This division maintains the water system following the guidelines
for human consumption and fire safety set forth by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
They maintain adequate pressure throughout the water system, repair and maintain all distribution lines, keep
accurate records of distribution and pumpage and report to the State as required. They ensure that all pump
stations are operational and maintain an annual maintenance program. They maintain updated maps for
location of lines, repairs breaks in a timely manner and take water samples as required by law. They also
turn water on and off for residents, complete all water-related work orders, and resolves customer complaints
and inquiries.

In addition they are responsible for the maintenance of the wastewater collection system. The City of
Saginaw sends 100% of its wastewater to the City of Fort Worth for treatment. They repair broken sewer
lines, clear line blockages, conduct video inspections of wastewater lines and provide regular cleaning of all
lines in the City as preventative maintenance.

The City monitors significant industrial users and categorical industries by sampling their sewage effluent to
ensure compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.

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