The Stormwater Utility performs the following tasks on a routine basis throughout the year.

• Cleans 685,000 linear feet of storm lines per year.

• Televises 50,000 linear feet of storm lines per year.

• Repairs 300 linear feet of storm lines per year.

• Cleans 45,000 catch basins per year.

• Repairs 300 inlets/man holes per year.

• Has a mowing contractor mow approximately 3,900 acres of in town creeks and drainage right-of-ways.

• Repairs 6,500 cubic yards of erosion per year.

• Does 7,000 cubic yards of bank stabilization throughout the City.

• Removes 2,000 cubic yards of debris from bridges and culverts.

• Uses about $600,000 a year to solve local neighborhood drainage problems.

• Operates the stormwater pollution prevention program for the City. This is a requirement of the Federal/State National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

• Operates and maintains fifteen stormwater pump stations.

• Operate and maintain 30 stream and rainfall stations as part of the flood warning system for Wichita/Sedgwick County. 

• Investigates drainage concerns from citizens and determines possible solutions.

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