The mission of the Public Works Department is to enhance De Soto’s quality of life through the construction and operation of a safe, effective physical environment; and to provide our visitors, our neighborhoods, and our businesses the efficient, quality services necessary to support the infrastructure demands of our growing community.
Department Description
The Department of Public Works consists of 18 dedicated employees who is responsible for overall improvement, maintenance and inspection, traffic safety, water resources management, storm water management and sediment control, environmental
The personnel of the department help make sure that our citizens continue to have the best of services in an effective, efficient and professional manner. Just some of the work the personnel perform are mentioned below:
Division of the Public Works
Street and Fleet
Divisions
Responsible for the daily operation
of street maintenance, drainage facility
maintenance, and equipment/vehicle repair
and preventive maintenance programs.
Water Division
Responsible for the daily operation of
the water distribution system, and meter
reading and installation, water testing,
water facility security, fire hydrant
maintenance and operation, water main
repairs and installation, and Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) refers
to a system that collects data from various
sensors throughout our systems in remote
locations and then sends this data to a
central computer which then manages and
controls the data.
Sewer Division
Responsible
for the daily operations of our sewer
distribution system such as, manhole
inspections, sewer video inspection, routine
sewer flushing and the operation and
maintenance of lift pump stations.
Wastewater
Treatment Division
Responsible for the daily operation of our
wastewater treatment facility to ensure that
all treated waters released into the Joachim
Stream are within compliance with all State
and Federal Regulations to protect our
community and environment.
Parks and
Recreation
Responsible for operations or our parks
system which includes, landscaping grounds,
play equipment maintenance, inspection and
installation.
(GIS) geographic information
system
A geographic
information system (GIS) integrates
hardware, software, and data for capturing,
managing, analyzing, and displaying all
forms of geographically referenced
information. GIS allows us to view,
understand, question, interpret, and
visualize data in many ways that reveal
relationships, patterns, and trends in the
form of maps, we have placed all manholes,
water valves, storm water inlets, water
mains, sewer mains, fire hydrants, water
meters, storm water pipe, wells, water
storage locations, stop signs and many more
points in the future.
Public Works Director
Public Works Office Location
1310 Public Works Drive
Office: (636) 586-2499
Fax: (636) 586-0880
Public Works Division
