Welcome to the Public Works Department 

Nathan Nguyen, Director 
809 Center Street, Room 201
Santa Cruz, California 95060

Phone Hours for Permits & General Questions:
7 am to 12 pm & 1- 3:30 pm, Monday - Thursday

Walk-In Hours Public Works Office:
7 am to 12 pm only, Monday - Thursday
By appointment Friday

Measure H Street Improvements

Mayor's Proclamation National Public Works Week 2022

Organization Chart

Engineering Division provides engineering design services and construction supervision, city surveying, maintenance of maps and records, special assessment district administration, and all other basic engineering inspections and services. 

Resource Recovery Operations includes Resource Recovery Collection which is responsible for refuse and recycling collection, street sweeping, and curbside recycling programs; and the Resource Recovery Facility, responsible for the processing of recycled materials, household hazardous waste, and the operation and maintenance of the landfill.

Operations: Fleet, Facilities, Homelessness Response, and Streets. The latter is responsible for constructing and maintaining City streets, sidewalks, and storm drains and flood control management duties, and traffic maintenance which maintains street markings, street signs, street lights, and traffic signals. 

Transportation Engineering and Parking Division performs traffic engineering studies and projects, operates all downtown parking facilities, the wharf gate, and parking control.

Wastewater Treatment Facility Division maintains and operates the Wastewater Treatment Facility and Wastewater and Storm Water Collections, responsible for operating and maintaining City wastewater pump station facilities, all wastewater collection lines and manholes in the wastewater system. 

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