Water & Sewer
The City of Fairborn Water and Sewer Division's mission is to provide:
- Clean and safe drinking water at adequate pressures
- An uninterrupted collection and transportation of waste and stormwater
- Treating wastewater to make it safe for discharge to the Mad River
- Provide water and wastewater facilities control and monitoring through a high-tech computer and instrumentation system, which includes a 24-hour emergency response to system problems.
- Provisions for the City's future utility needs through effective planning
- Delivery of these services in a cost-effective, courteous, and professional manner
Specific Functions of the Division
Water Treatment
- Pumping & Distribution of the City’s drinking water.
- Operate and maintain City's underground water distribution pipes, valves, and fire hydrants.
- Operate and maintain the City's water storage tanks.
- Operate and maintain curb boxes, water main valve boxes, and City's potable water pump stations.
- Provide 24-hour response to system emergencies.
- Provide customer service concerning no water, low water pressure, water quality, water meters, and other miscellaneous water problems.
- Repair water leaks on public infrastructure
- Shut the water off to residents for repair, emergencies, and delinquent accounts.
Sanitary Sewer Collection/Wastewater Treatment
- Operate and maintain the City's sanitary sewer pump stations
- Operate and maintain the City’s Water Reclamation Center to reclaim wastewater in accordance with Ohio EPA’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit
- Identify and eliminate storm and groundwater from the sewer collection system
- Operate and maintain City's underground sanitary sewer system, including pipes and manholes.
- Provide 24-hour response to system emergencies.
- Routinely clean and TV inspect the internal condition of the City's sanitary sewer pipe.
Storm Water Collection
- Maintain storm sewer pipes, storm inlets, and publicly owned open drainage ditches.
- Respond to flooded areas during and after rainstorms and provide 24-hour response to system emergencies.
Water & Sewer Administration
- Manage programs related to the Department, including Wellfield Protection, Backflow/Cross Connection, Water Meter Replacement, and Capital Improvement.
- Process citizen concerns and requests in an efficient and timely manner
- Provide short and long-term planning for the various utilities within the division