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CHAPTER 3: DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY <br />Field Operations Section Maintains and repairs water service meters; mains; service <br />laterals; pipelines and appurtenances; fire hydrants; intakes and <br />springs; road and reservoir sites; and provides some customer <br />service. <br />Plant Operations Section Installs, maintains, and operates pump stations; treatment and <br />chlorination plants; electrical, electronics and mechanical <br />equipment; hydraulic and electrical controls of pumps; <br />telemetering; reservoirs and pipelines. It also operates and <br />maintains Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) <br />systems and the Department's two -way radio communication <br />system and appurtenances. <br />Maintenance Section Investigates, inspects, maintains, and repairs reservoirs; building <br />structures; facilities; and some mechanical and electrical shop <br />equipment such as fire extinguishers; and supports fire hydrant <br />repairs. <br />ENGINEERING DIVISION Is directed by the Engineering Division Head -Civil Engineer VII, <br />and is comprised of five Branches that support the entire <br />Department — Engineering; Water Resources and Planning; Land; <br />Water Quality and Assurance; and Support. <br />Engineering Branch Determines whether water systems turned over to the Department <br />comply with Department requirements and standards. It executes <br />the design and construction of water system projects in <br />accordance with the Department's Standards and Priority Program <br />for current water projects; conducts continual review of water <br />systems; and provides solutions to water system problems. <br />Water Resources and <br />Planning Branch Establishes and maintains programs to assure that present and <br />future water needs will be satisfied. It assures that water systems <br />are brought up to current standards for pressure, volume, fire <br />protection, and quality. <br />Land Branch Supports the Water Resources and Planning Branch and the <br />Engineering Branch where field survey and land acquisition are <br />involved; and maintains records of the Department's real property. <br />Water Quality Assurance <br />and Control Branch Develops and implements programs to comply with the federal <br />Safe Drinking Water Act, including direction and coordination of <br />several functions involving the microbiological laboratory, <br />chemical laboratory, and environmental programs. <br />Support Branch Supports and aids all sections based on priorities established by <br />the Engineering Division Head. <br />17 <br />