Water Division Information

The Water division maintains all the components that comprise the City's infrastructure, valued at over $16,516,356.

The various components of the system include: 100 miles of water main, 964 fire hydrants, 6,911 water services, 7 well houses, 3 storage reservoirs and 4 pump stations.

The Division's mission's are to maintain the system in a sustainable manner, at the lowest cost to the rate payer, provide our customers with water that meets or exceeds all federal and state water quality requirements and to continue an aggressive education program for our City of Milwaukie water utility employees, to keep up with changing technology, rules and regulations.

This division helps develop projects and oversees the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for the Water infrastructure.

Number of Employees

• .50 Operations Supervison
• 5 Utility Worker
• 1 Water Quality Coordinator
• .25 Billing Clerk
• 3 Summer Help
   

Division Goals:

• Provide quality customer service.
• Maintain a trusting relationship with our customers.
• Meet or exceed all mandated water quality requirements.
• Provide a safe, productive and fun work environment.
• Continue to maintain and enhance our infrastructure to its most efficient level.

Typical work load:

• Citizen requests
• Utility locates
• Service installations
• Water turn-on/off for lack of payment
• Leak repairs
• Well house maintenance
• Water production and distribution
• Back flow testing and monitoring
• Hydrant maintenance and repair
• Valve exercising
• Infrastructure inventory (GPS)

Inquiries:

The Water Division welcomes your inquiries. Feel free to contact Mike Clark, clarkm@ci.milwaukie.or.us,  Supervisor of the Division.