Public Works Links: 
Sewer Use Ordinance EPA Pretreatment Program
Public Works Minutes
Public Works Meeting Notices
Public Works / Building Dept. Forms
2006 Water Master Plan (for complete version email request)
2006 Wastewater Master Plan (for complete version email request)
2007 Little Sand Creek Watershed Master Plan (for complete version email request)
2007 Urban Area Transportation Plan (for complete version email request)

Public Works Contacts:
Public Works Admin. Office - 263-3407 (darlene@ci.sandpoint.id.us)
Public Works Engineering - 263-3471  (mmulder@ci.sandpoint.id.us)
Building Department - 263-3423 (donc@ci.sandpoint.id.us)
City Right Of Way Enforcement -255-1877 (brobertson@ci.sandpoint.id.us)
Street/Water Dist./Sewer Col. Department - 263-3428
Water Treatment Plant - 263-3440
Sewer Treatment Plant - 263-3433
 

SANDPOINT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT is charged with a number of tasks. Twenty-five hard working fulltime employees are dedicated to providing the most efficient and customer friendly service possible.

The department is made of up of five divisions:

Public Works Administration - responsible for engineering, mapping, planning, and assisting the public with questions regarding area infrastructure.

Water Treatment and Distribution - the Water Division operates two surface water treatment plants. The Little Sand Creek Water Treatment Plant is on Schweitzer Road and the Lake Pend Oreille Water Treatment Plant is on Sandpoint Avenue north of City Beach. The combined treatment capacity varies from five to eight million gallons per day depending on stream flow in Little Sand Creek. Water is distributed to 2 four million gallon reservoirs before being delivered to over 4000 connections in Sandpoint, Ponderay, Kootenai, Dover and unincorporated areas of Bonner County surrounding Sandpoint.

Wastewater Treatment and Collection - through a system of fifteen sewage lift stations, thirty-five miles of sewer mains and a secondary wastewater treatment plant, the Wastewater Division is responsible for collecting sanitary sewage from within the corporate limits of Sandpoint and treating that sewage to stringent standards.

Street Division - responsible for maintaining the transportation system in Sandpoint including the storm water system. The division is responsible for maintaining approximately 55 miles of roadway.

Building Division - all building activity within the City of Sandpoint is governed by the latest edition of the International Residential Code (IRC) and International Building Code (IBC) and is required to have a building permit. In addition, all piping and appliance installation requires a permit from this division.