The City of Weed Public Works Department maintains essential infrastructure and provides services that support the health, safety, and daily needs of residents, businesses, and visitors.
The department is responsible for:
Drinking water production and distribution
Wastewater collection and treatment
Street maintenance and repair
Snow and ice removal
Storm drainage maintenance
Maintenance of City rights-of-way and public infrastructure
City fire hydrants and related water-system infrastructure
Coordination of solid-waste and other public-service programs
EMERGENCY INFORMATION CALLOUT
Water or Wastewater Emergency?
During regular business hours:
Call City Hall at (530) 938-5020.
After hours: Call the Weed Police Department at (530) 938-5000. An on-call Public Works employee will be contacted when an immediate response is necessary.
Please reserve the after-hours number for active emergencies, including:
Significant water-main breaks
Loss of water service affecting multiple properties
Sewer overflows
Wastewater backups involving public infrastructure
Other conditions requiring an immediate Public Works response
PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES
WATER SERVICES
The City maintains wells, springs, storage facilities, distribution lines, valves, hydrants, meters, and related infrastructure used to provide potable water to residents and businesses within the City.
Water rates and charges are established by the City Council and support the operation, maintenance, repair, treatment, administration, and improvement of the municipal water system.
The City’s current water-service requirements, customer responsibilities, billing procedures, discontinuation policies, and related regulations are contained in Title 14—Public Services of the Weed Municipal Code.
Report a Water-System Concern
Customers should promptly report:
Suspected water leaks
Unexplained increases in water use
Damaged or exposed water meters
Loss of water pressure
Discolored water
Suspected meter tampering
Unauthorized water connections
Conditions that may threaten the public water supply
Customers must not operate, obstruct, cover, damage, relocate, or interfere with a City-owned water meter, valve, hydrant, service connection, or other water-system facility.
Questions regarding utility accounts, billing, service initiation, payment arrangements, discontinuation of service, or restoration of service should be directed to City Hall at (530) 938-5020.
The Public Works Department operates and maintains the City’s wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure.
Residents and businesses should immediately report:
Sewage overflows
Wastewater backups involving public infrastructure
Damaged sewer facilities
Suspected failures of the public wastewater system
Property owners are generally responsible for maintaining their private plumbing and sewer laterals. The City maintains the public wastewater collection and treatment system. Responsibility for a specific blockage, break, or repair depends on the problem's location and circumstances.
Do not discharge grease, wipes, diapers, sanitary products, hazardous chemicals, automotive fluids, construction materials, or other prohibited substances into the wastewater system.
Winter storms can create difficult and rapidly changing conditions. The City’s goal during snow events is to maintain emergency access, preserve essential transportation routes, and restore safe travel throughout the community as efficiently as staffing, equipment, weather, and road conditions allow.
Snow-removal operations may begin when accumulated snow, ice, or changing conditions create a hazard to motorists or interfere with emergency access.
SNOW-PLOWING PRIORITIES
Snow-removal operations are generally performed in the following order:
Emergency routes, major transportation routes, bus routes, downtown streets, and commercial areas
Major collector streets
Residential through streets
Remaining residential streets on a rotating basis
Cul-de-sacs and dead-end streets
Residential alleys are generally not plowed.
Priorities may be adjusted due to emergency conditions, snowfall intensity, equipment availability, road closures, accidents, downed utilities, or other operational needs.
KEEP STREETS CLEAR
Vehicles, trailers, recreational vehicles, garbage containers, basketball hoops, and other objects must be removed from the street during snow-removal operations.
Obstructions prevent snowplows from clearing the full width of a street and can leave narrow or unsafe travel lanes.
Vehicles left in the public right-of-way during snow-removal operations may be subject to citation, towing, or other enforcement as permitted by the Weed Municipal Code.
The owner or person responsible for a vehicle left in the right-of-way may also be responsible for damage resulting from the reasonable operation of snow-removal equipment.
Snow may be temporarily placed toward the center of Main Street when necessary to preserve access to downtown businesses, sidewalks, intersections, and on-street parking.
The City may later remove or relocate accumulated snow as staffing, equipment, and weather conditions permit.
SIDEWALK RESPONSIBILITIES
Property owners and occupants are responsible for clearing snow and ice from sidewalks adjacent to their properties.
Do not use public sidewalks as storage areas for snow removed from driveways, parking areas, or private property. Sidewalks should remain accessible to pedestrians, including individuals using mobility devices.
RESIDENTS NEEDING ASSISTANCE
Residents who are physically unable to remove a snow berm may contact the Weed Police Department at (530) 938-5000 to ask whether assistance is available.
Assistance is not guaranteed and depends on available personnel, volunteers, equipment, weather conditions, and active emergency priorities.
SNOW-REMOVAL SAFETY
Residents can assist snow-removal crews by:
Parking vehicles off the street before a storm
Keeping children and pets away from snow-removal equipment
Maintaining a safe distance from plows and loaders
Avoiding unnecessary travel during heavy snowfall
Marking vehicles or objects that become buried
Keeping fire hydrants visible and accessible
Keeping garbage containers out of the roadway
Avoiding the placement of snow on neighboring property
Following temporary parking restrictions and emergency directions
Snowplows have limited visibility, require additional stopping distance, and may make unexpected movements while operating.
DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES
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Events that use Heritage Plaza or occupy, close, or otherwise affect a City street, sidewalk, parking area, or public right-of-way require review through the City’s Special Event Permit process.
Applications should generally be submitted at least 45 days before the proposed event and are subject to the $300 application fee established by the City’s current Master Fee Schedule. Submitting an application does not reserve the location or authorize the event; the permit must be approved before the event may proceed.
City staff does not have the authority to waive the application fee. An applicant may submit a separate request for the City Council to consider a fee waiver.
Visit the Special Event Permits section under Community Resourcesto review the requirements and download the application.
CONTACT PUBLIC WORKS
City of Weed Public Works Department 550 Main Street Weed, CA 96094
