Divisions

For the purposes of presenting information about the Public Works Department, we have broken down the Department into seven different divisions. Some of the divisions, like Engineering, is divided into several sections. To contact a person from a particular division, see Division Contacts.

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	Administration	The Administration Division of Public Works is responsible for the overall function and operation of the Department.

	Engineering	The Engineering Division is composed of several different sections - Bridges, Construction, Road Design and Traffic.

	Fleet Services	Fleet Services is staffed with 14 personnel assigned to three separate locations (Oroville, Chico and the Neal Road Sanitary Landfill) to provide services to all County Departments for vehicle and equipment maintenance. They perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs and welding/fabrication on over 950 vehicles and equipment.

	Land Development	The Land Development Division of Public Works processes abandonments and formation of assessment districts, Permanent Road Divisions and County Service Areas (CSA’s). It provides checking of all subdivision, parcel map, waiver of parcel map, lot line adjustments and certificate of merger to ensure all conditions with prior creation of lots or movement of property lines.

	Road Maintenance	The Road Maintenance Division of Public Works is responsible for the overall maintenance and repairs of County roads, bridges, guardrails, and signs.

	Solid Waste	The Solid Waste Division is responsible for operating the Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility, regulating the local Waste Collectors, providing safe disposal opportunities for Household Hazardous Waste and Universal Waste, enforcement of illegal dumping, administering grant programs, coordinating solid waste and recycling education programs, and implementing programs that divert waste from landfills.

	Survey	The Survey Division is responsible for: 1) Field Surveys for roads, bridges, and the Neal Road Sanitary Landfill, 2) Right-of-way mapping and acquisition, 3) Survey records and files, 4) GPS Surveys and 5) Control network.