Engineering
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Engineering Division personnel monitor SPLOST funds and oversight of Design Professionals, contracts, R.O.W. Acquisition, and construction of roads and sidewalks. Division personnel assist citizens in dead tree determination and removal from public property and R.O.W., if necessary. The Division issues Utility Permits and Lane / Road Closure Permits, as well as Land Disturbance Permits. Administration Policy 6 provides a way to assist citizens with storm water management issues on private single-family residential property.
It is the Division's responsibility to review and approve site plans to verify compliance with City Code. Site plans are submitted to the Engineering Division and reviewed by Public Works, Planning and Zoning, Marietta Water, Fire Department; and to the GIS Department and Marietta Power for informational purposes. Provide FEMA Flood Plain information to citizens, design professionals and others. Provide Engineering review of Exemption, Preliminary, Final, General, Condominium, and Detail Plats.
Once development begins, site inspections are performed to ensure that construction follows approved permitted plans, and that the site is in compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws. Division personnel oversee implementation of the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act, and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit.
Erosion Control Inspectors conduct site inspections and pre-construction meetings with owners and contractors. Inspections include installation and maintenance of erosion and sediment control measures, roll tests on the sub-grade and base for roads, storm pipe installation, and final grading inspections. Division personnel also evaluate, design, draft and oversee City road and drainage projects, to ensure compliance with plans and applicable laws, and assist other Departments with engineering and technical concerns. Personnel meet with citizens daily to assist resolution of problems, and complaints on flooding, drainage, sidewalks, and streets.
The Division submits an Annual Report to the GA EPD for our Storm Water Discharge Permit. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit was amended in 1987 by the Water Quality Act to address non-point source pollution from storm water runoff collecting pollutants from roadways, parking lots, yards, farms, and other areas exposed to rainfall, and washes these pollutants into our rivers and streams. The Public Works Department provides decals for storm drains, ensures that they are kept clean and in good repair, and monitors for pollutants in discharges.
September 3 Public Works Committee of the Whole Meeting Notes
Whitlock Question & Answer
Impediments List
Concensus Project List
Technical Report
Jim Wilgus, P.E.
City Engineer & Assistant Public Works Director
770-794-5648
Challa Bonja
Transportation Engineer
770-794-5709
Richard King, CPSS, CPESC
Civil Engineer
770-794-8110
Becky Young-Lavalais
SPLOST Technician
770-794-5649