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Surface-water staff outline operations and maintenance program, inspections and staffing
Summary
City Surface Water staff described O&M responsibilities, inspection schedules for public and private facilities, staffing levels, and asset-management work including corrugated metal pipe assessments and community outreach through the city’s fix-it form.
Tyler Weakley, Surface Water Manager for the City of Des Moines, presented an overview of the city’s operations and maintenance (O&M) program to the Environment Committee, describing staffing, inspection obligations and planned work to address aging infrastructure.
"It is a requirement by Ecology that we do offer operations of maintenance," Weakley said, noting the city’s maintenance crews consist of one lead, one stormwater specialist and four maintenance workers — a six-person crew in total — who inspect and maintain public stormwater infrastructure.
Weakley said the city inspects more than 240 public stormwater facilities…
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