Sacramento Department of Utilities

The Sacramento Department of Utilities is a public utility that serves the City of Sacramento. It maintains and provides water to Sacramento residents, manages the sewage and provides storm water drainage services.[1] Initially known as Sacramento City Water Works, the department was founded in 1873.[2] The Department of Utilities is overseen by the Utilities Director and has four main divisions: Water Operations & Maintenance, Wastewater/Drainage Operations & Maintenance, Business & Integrated Planning, and Engineering & Water Resources.[3] Revenue is generated primarily from charging for water, sewage and drainage services and the department's spending budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year was around 148 million dollars.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Capitol Improvement Programming Guide" (PDF). City of Sacramento. July 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).