The director of the water treatment and distribution services division, under the
direction of the city engineer, shall have charge of the operation, purification,
maintenance and construction of the waterworks, and shall perform such other duties
as may be required by the city engineer. The director of the water treatment and distribution
services division shall be skilled in waterworks matters. The director of the water
treatment and distribution services division, shall take charge of all employees of
the water treatment and distribution services division, and see that all work is done
in a workmanlike manner and as directed by the city engineer. The director of water
treatment and distribution services shall, under the city engineer, have the immediate
control and custody of all the property of the division and see that all such property
is properly stored and cared for and that a full and complete record and inventory
of the same is kept.
The director of the water treatment and distribution services division shall see that
all hydrants, gates, valves and other parts of the water treatment and distribution
services division are in order and that all leaks are promptly repaired and that full
and accurate reports are kept of all work done, the cost of the same, the names and
time of the persons employed, and any other information and records that may be required
by the city engineer and the city council.
Under the direction of the city engineer, the director of the water treatment and
distribution services division shall have general supervision of the intakes, pumping
stations, pumps, motors, machinery, equipment and tools therein and of all employees
connected therewith. The director of the water treatment and distribution services
division shall keep a daily record of the work performed by each pump, the pressure
maintained and the number of gallons pumped, and shall have general supervision of
the mains, gates, hydrants, taps and all other devices and appurtenances.
The director of the water treatment and distribution services division shall have
general supervision of reservoirs, purification plants, laboratories and employees
connected therewith. The director of the water treatment and distribution services
division shall keep daily records covering the work performed by the plants, supplies
used for purification and the analytical work of the laboratories governing the condition
of the water supply. The director of the water treatment and distribution services
division shall make surveys of the quality of the water in the distribution mains
and condition of the distribution systems. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 600.040; Pet.
No. 251069, § 8, 12-15-89; 2012-Or-076, § 4, 11-16-12; Ord. No.
2017-068
, § 4, 11-3-17)
