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City Departments

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-Public Works-

Director of Public Works :
Peter Dance

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•Contact Us
•Staff Directory
•Cross-Connection Control & Backflow Prevention
•Boulevard Planting
•Solid Waste - Frequently Asked Questions
•Traffic - Frequently Asked Questions
•Traffic - AADT Volume Map
•Transportation (Public and OWLS)
• Water Efficiency and Protection

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Introduction

The Public Works Department is divided into two logical groupings, Engineering and Operations.

This department has approximately 24 full-time employees and 105 contract/casual employees.

Engineering:

The Engineering division is responsible for the following;

• Survey and property line inquiries.
• Wastewater engineering and construction.
• Stormwater / Drainage system engineering and construction.
• Road / Transportation system engineering and construction.
• Water system engineering and construction.
• Local Improvements and municipal servicing.
• Infrastructure and municipal servicing.
• Public Transit.
• Orillia Wheelchair Limousine Service (OWLS).

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Operations:

Pollution Control (705) 325-2439

• Sewage treatment.
• Hauled sewage.
• Odour complaints.
• Site decommissioning.
• Environmental audits.
• Dumping waste material on private property.
• Pump station operations.
• Fuel tanks.
• Discharges to sanitary and storm sewers.
• Environmental inspections.
• Industrial noise and emissions.
• Spills cleanup.
• Noise & odours from pumping stations.
• Swimming pool discharge complaints.

Roads and Storm Sewers (705) 329-7249

• Road cut permits.
• Patching of holes in roads.
• Culverts and curbs.
• Construction of roads.
• Weeds, grass cutting on City property.
• Leaf collection on City property.
• Sand clean-up/catchbasin cleaning.
• Sanding and snow removal on City property.
• Trees on City property.
• Road line painting.
• City signs (stop signs, etc.)
• Sidewalks - sand/remove snow.
• Storm sewers.
• Ditching.
• Snow plowing.
• Street lights.

Solid Waste Management (705) 325-3522

• Blue Box recycling items and collection.
• Curbside garbage collection / routes.
• Kitchen/Yard waste collection.
• Disposal of household hazardous waste.
• Waste Diversion Site hours and tippage fees.
• Disposal of garbage and waste.
• Residential leaf collection.
• Paint Reuse Depot.
• Fluorescent tube recycling.
• Used clothing recycling.
• Refrigeration freon removal.
• Large recycling bins for apartments and stores.
• Garbage collection contract.
• Garbage tags.
• Diaper recycling.
• Christmas tree pickup.
• Compost & woodchips - sales & availability.
• Electronics recycling.

 

Water Filtration (705) 326-4671

• Drinking water quality - taste, smell etc.
• Information on Ontario drinking water objectives.
• Water sampling & lab analysis.
• Potable water availability (re: large tank, tank trucks).
• Information regarding zebra mussels, cryptosporidium, algae.
• Tours of the plant.
• Water filtration process information.

Water Meters (705) 326-1502

• General enquiries.
• Inspections.
• Final readings.
• New meter installations.

Water and Sanitary Sewer (705) 329-7249

• Water & sanitary sewer service applications.
• Broken water services.
• Problems with water; taste, smell, pressure.
• Shut water off or turn water on.
• New water or sanitary sewer services.
• Water shut-off box; repair or adjustment.
• Manholes; maintenance & repair.
• Fire hydrants - repair & maintenance.
• Water bacteriological sampling.
• Sewer surcharges.
• Watermain failures.
• Water / sewer locates.
• Damaged sanitary sewer repairs.
• Filling of swimming pools.

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