Infrastructure Work System Summary The community depends on a well-maintained foundation of streets, sidewalks, and water, wastewater and stormwater facilities. Planned and steady population growth requires proper maintenance of existing infrastructure and additional capacity to support a thriving community.
PRINCIPLES AND SERVICES: To support infrastructure, the City of Arvada:
• Provides the community with a safe, reliable, high-quality water supply, drainage system, and wastewater disposal services for full city build-out, as defined by the Comprehensive Plan. This includes maintaining utility rates at lowest practical levels with accurate billing that supports replacement of aging infrastructure in order to maintain robust utility systems. • Offers services focused on safe and environmentally-efficient City facilities and fleet vehicles to ensure the most efficient and maximum usage of valued assets. • Maintains existing roads and transportation network in tandem with snow and ice control services to ensure swift and safe transportation modes for the community. • Provides safe and efficient connections to modes of transportation, including transit, streets, sidewalks, and bikeways with a focus on enhanced technology at high-priority intersections improving safety and minimizing traffic congestion. • Applies cost-effective and timely engineering design, geographic information, effective construction practices, and established standards and specifications to align public infrastructure priorities with community growth and redevelopment needs. • Provides computer-aided drafting, design services, special analysis, GIS applications, and enterprise system integration for the workforce to better visualize spatial relationships for informed decisions, while maintaining and/or replacing infrastructure and accommodating new construction projects. • Enforces the federal Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and Endangered Species Act through best practices for stormwater runoff protecting water quality in rivers and streams, watershed health, and groundwater as a drinking water resource.
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