2.10.160 Department of Public Works.
(1) The Department of Public Works shall be responsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of the physical infrastructure of the City as related to the provision of water, streets, drainage, sanitation services, wastewater collection and treatment, aviation related services and engineering for said infrastructure. The Department of Public Works shall consist of the following divisions:
(a) The Engineering Division. The Engineering Division shall have charge of and be responsible for:
(i) the supervision of design and construction of public works projects for the City;
(ii) the supervision and coordination of all construction work or alterations carried out within the public ways of the City;
(iii) review of all private engineering designs of developers and utilities including subdivisions, commercial developments, planned unit developments and residential construction;
(iv) traffic engineering, design, construction and maintenance; and
(v) survey and inspection of all City-wide projects.
(vi) The position of City Engineer shall be assigned to the Engineering Division. The City Engineer shall be a registered Professional Engineer of the State of Utah and shall be responsible for the review, supervision and acceptance of all engineering architectural design and construction work required by or for the City, except as otherwise assigned within the Provo City Code or other ordinances to other departments or officials of the City; the coordination and supervision of all construction work done within the public rights-of-way of the City, and the records of public improvements as prescribed by State statute. Said duties may be delegated as deemed prudent and appropriate, as well as other duties and functions as prescribed by State law.
(b) The Public Services Division shall have charge of and be responsible for:
(i) sanitation including the collection and disposal of all solid waste generated within the City as prescribed for by the Provo City Code or other City ordinances;
(ii) streets including the operation and maintenance of streets, parkways, sidewalks, all street related drainage ways, river flood control and maintenance, and other public ways and facilities;
(iii) fleet management including:
(1) the management and coordination of all City vehicle service centers;
(2) the maintenance of records that would indicate the performance and costs of all equipment assigned to fleet management; and
(3) the management and dispensing of all fuel for City use.
(iv) operation of the Provo Municipal Airport.
(c) The Water Resources Division shall have charge of and be responsible for:
(i) the acquisition, transportation, storage, treatment and distribution of all irrigation and potable water for the City and its customers within the designated service areas, including but not limited to:
(1) monitoring and controlling watershed land to protect the water supply for the City;
(2) constructing, operating and maintaining all water sources from which the domestic supply is or may be taken
(3) constructing, operating and maintaining all reservoirs, pump stations, water mains, City fire hydrants and appurtenances (however, nothing in sub-paragraph (b) and (c) preempts the supervisory role of the Engineering Division for projects located in the public rights-of-ways); and
(4) providing the City Engineer with accurate records of the locations and other essential information on mains, valves, reservoirs, wells, fire hydrants, canals, ditches, and other related facilities and water rights owned by the City.
(ii) the collection, treatment and disposal of all waste water (sewage) generated within the City and its designated service areas.
(d) The Storm Water Division shall have responsibility for protecting life and property from flooding by constructing, operating and maintaining the City’s storm drainage system, and to operate the City’s irrigation system.
(2) The Mayor may (1) appoint a Director of Public Works or (2) direct that the Division Director of Water Resources, the Division Director of Engineering, the Division Director of Public Services, or the Division Director of Storm Water concurrently serve as Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works shall exercise such supervisory powers over the Water Resources, Engineering, Public Services and Storm Water divisions, including their operations and personnel, as the Mayor shall direct.