Operations and Maintenance

SMU Manages

• Over 300 miles of storm sewers
• Approximately 30,500 inlet and intake structures
• Over 6,000 storm sewer manholes
• The Mill Creek Barrier Dam
• Four Pump Stations

Goals and Objectives

• Protect lives and property
• Administer a comprehensive storm water drainage and flood management program
• Mitigate future flood damages by applying the proper combination of structural and non-structural measures
• Deliver a timely response to community storm water drainage concerns
• Render a productive service to the community through proper inspection and maintenance of the storm sewer system

Duties

• Identify and minimize/correct drainage concerns
• Maintain and rehabilitate the existing storm water drainage system
• Plan, design, and construct additions and improvements to the storm water drainage system
• Regulate private sector impacts on the storm water drainage system
• Minimize the impact of system failures
• We inspect watercourse blockages and provide general management services for some of the larger waterways in the city