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Public Works –

Wastewater

Collection Division

Mission Statement
The mission of the wastewater collection division is to provide the most effective wastewater system by maintaining
compliance with state and national agencies, performing routine preventive maintenance, reduce inflow/infiltration and
the repair and replacement of sewer mains and service lines while providing world class customer service to our
citizens.
Department Overview

• Maintain 113 miles of sewer mains.
• Maintain compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulations in monitoring
and reporting overflows.
• Perform preventive maintenance flushing of sewer mains to reduce blockages.
• Replace and repair sewer mains and service lines.
• Perform video inspections to locate deficiencies for repair or replacement.
• Perform manhole and main line inspections to identify and repair inflow infiltration.
• Inspect grease and grit traps to ensure compliance with City ordinances.
• Provide world class customer service to citizens.

Highlights/Achievements for FY2025

• Performed preventative flushing of sewer mains to prevent blockages and unauthorized sewage discharges.
• Video and manhole inspections for inflow/infiltration.
• Repaired sections of main line owned by the city.
• Inspected grease traps to ensure compliance with City Ordinance # 1060 to prevent Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (BOD) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) as well as unauthorized discharge.
• Quarterly City of Fort Worth BOD/TSS sampling.
Goals/Objectives for FY2026

• Preform video and manhole inspections to locate inflow/infiltration and problem areas that need repair.
• Preventative maintenance flushing of sewer mains to prevent sewer main blockages.
• Ensure the major problem areas are listed in the Capital Improvement Plan.
• Grease traps will be inspected monthly to ensure compliance with City Ordinances.
• Repair or replace deteriorated sewer mains and service line taps.
• Staffing recruitment and retention.
• Provide excellent staff training and safety.
• Provide world class customer service.

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