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Public Works Presentation
City of Seward, Alaska
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Mission Statement:
It is our mission to provide the City of Seward residents with prompt service and maintenance in a cost-effective manner.
The majority of our work consists of maintenance, repairs, and improvements of the City's streets, water and wastewater utilities, and heavy equipment operations in all seasons and weather
conditions.
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Interesting fact… Albert Einstein’s office in Princeton, NJ the way he left it. He would die later that night. 1955
This is a snapshot of Public Work’s ever changing work tasks.
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Public Works responsibilities include:
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Welcome to the City of Seward Public Works
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Public Works Department May 2025
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Public Works Departments and Employees
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Services Include:
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Building Maintenance -Custodians
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Dave on the daily mail run for the City.
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Chuck at the neat at clean janitor closet in City Hall.
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Water Utility Department
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Seward Water Treatment Plant
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All 4 municipal water wells pump water to the facility
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Lowell Canyon Water Storage Tanks
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Water Main –repair on Phoenix
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Water Main Repair on Resurrection
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Wastewater Utility Department (sewer)
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Lowell Point Wastewater Treatment Facility
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Lowell Point lagoon outside fence, and inside the fence.
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Aerated Wastewater Lagoon
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22 ft deep with 30-million-gallon capacity.
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Cell #1 drained for airline repairs 2021
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Crew doing the annual sewer line flush, each fall.
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July 3rd Emergency replacing of massive lift-pump/macerator at sewer lift station #3.
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Spring Creek Water System at SMIC
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Spring Creek Water Storage Tank
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Spring Creek Water Treatment Facility. The new Hypochlorite Generator Project is underway.
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Spring Creek Wastewater Facilty at SMIC
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Spring Creek Wastewater Blower House
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Spring Creek Wastewater Lagoon
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Street Department
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Much needed New Sander Truck 2025
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Pavement pothole repairs
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The snowblower makes short work of the snow berms and keeps the dump trucks moving.
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Sometimes the snowblower is down and we use a wheel loader to load the trucks. It is slower but will do the job.
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The falling rocks seemingly never stop. The street crew gets called out to clear the road often.
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Painting parking lines, crosswalks, and curbs.
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City Shop
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Rudy repairing equipment old and new.
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Tire room for taking care of the City’s tire needs.
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Loaders in the Shop for maintenance.
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City Rock Quarry
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Rock and gravel produced by the contractor at the quarry by blasting the rock face and crushing to size.
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Public Works Technician/Admin
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Yikes!
Plus all the electronic documents kept.
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Recent Grants for Public Works
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Public Works Director
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Geotech work and meeting on site in Lowell Canyon for the USACE new tunnel project.
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Granite pavers in the floor at the Mud Mountain tunnel in Washington State.
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USACE testing Facility Lakewood, Colorado
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22:1 Scale model of the new Lowell Creek Diverson Tunnel. 18 ft diameter and over ½ mile long.
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Video:
Water flow rate backing down to 8500cfs
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Emergency Management
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Why Recognize Public Works Professionals as First Responders?
While police, fire, and EMS are often the three most recognized first responders, public works is also often silently there—providing vital support to emergency response partners, helping
protect essential services, and restoring those services following an emergency.
In 2003, President George W. Bush issued Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8) officially recognizing public works as first responders.
In 2010, Mississippi, under House Bill (HB) 664, recognized public works professionals as first responders.
In 2017, the APWA Board of Directors approved the adoption of a national “Public Works First Responder” symbol for use throughout North America to identify public works personnel and
acknowledge their federally mandated role as first responders.
In 2019, the US Senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 15 (S.Con.Res.15), “Expressing support for the designation of October 28, 2019, as Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day.”
Public works is specifically included.
Public works is often considered “the silent arm of public safety” … usually without fanfare. Public works professionals are often the first on scene and the last to leave the scenes
of disasters—no matter the peril.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) lists public works alongside police, fire, and public health in it’s documentation.
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Multiple City Operators and Local Contractors in Heavy Equipment fighting flood waters.
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Lowell Creek Flood Water work.
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Landslide 2022
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-Helicopter view of the landslide.
-City and KPB Emergency Management Team working together.
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Remember this?
Interesting fact… Albert Einstein’s office in Princeton, NJ the way he left it. He would die later that night.
1955
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For those of you that haven’t had the pleasure of visiting me in the office: Here is the PW Central Command.
2025!
The End
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