Agency Services

Road Department Services

Maintain adequate maintenance programs
Maintain adequate traffic control system
Maintain adequate public address system
Maintain and protect the integrity of the county road system
Protect the county and the board from litigation
Provide input into the planning process of the county roads system to provide from future needs

Coordinate all activities pertaining to the levee system with the Army Corp. of Engineer and/or Board of County Commissioners
Maintain armor revetment adequate to with stand normal high water flows.
Provide equipment and manpower for flood fight and rehab activities
Provide personnel for flood watch activities
Provide upstream access to all levee reaches within flood control system
Provide Walton Quarry for riprap source and manage all activities in quarry area

Achieve a high percentage of Hydrographer/Water Commissioner and Division Superintendent decisions that are upheld on appeal.
Complete water right adjudication files (proofs) within three years or less from the date of acceptance of completion notice.
Respond in two business days or less to calls for stream regulation.

Assist with and recommend orders for head gates, parshall flumes, and streamgages (as needed for efficient water use).
Complete safety of dams inspections and file reports with the State Engineer’s Office.
Meet with the public and advise, with regards to the permitting process for water rights applications.
Provide direction to the public, with regards to the rules and regulations of the State Engineer’s Office and the Board of Control.