DPW Catch Basin Cleaning

In 2023, the Department of Public Works (DPW) received $10M in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to complete a catch basin cleaning, monitoring, and inspection project. In total, the project is estimated to clean 750,000 linear feet of drainage lines which includes the inspection and cleaning of approximately 7,500 catch basins. A portion of the initial funding ($1.7M) has been set aside to address any obstructions or repairs that are identified during cleaning. Any funding that is not used for repairs will be reallocated to clean additional drainage lines and associated catch basins. 

Project Timeline 

The project is estimated to take 14 to 18 months to complete but may take longer due to weather delays and/or encountering an obstructed drain line or catch basin during cleaning. If an obstructed drain line or catch basin is identified, a crew will be dispatched to CCTV the lines and draft a scope of work the City can then use to issue an Invitation to Bid (ITB) on any needed repair work. 

Learn more

• DPW's Catch Basin page  

Funding to clean 24,000 catch basins per year.

• Two contracts for drainage improvements for all five districts were executed in Q4 2023.
• The total value of the contract for Districts A, D, and E is $$4.7M
• The total value of the contracts in Districts B and C is $2.7M