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Management, Maintenance and Regulation of Waterworks By-Law No. 1974-253 |
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Approved Water Meter Installers City approved contractors list for the installation of Timmins supplied water meters. |
Public Works - Water & Sewers Phone: (705) 360-2646
Water Hotline: (705) 360-2659 (24 hours a day) After Hours: Timmins Police Services Dispatch (705) 264-1201 The Public Works Department provides the required maintenance of all roads, sidewalks, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water mains, lanes, parking lots, ditches, bridges, etc. They pick-up garbage and maintain sanitary landfills and recycling operations. Sanitary Sewer Maintenance & Repairs Ongoing programs include inspection and flushing of sanitary sewers, upgrading of sanitary manholes and repairing or replacing sanitary sewers identified for need. The sanitary sewer service connection from the residence or business to the City sewer main is the responsibility of the individual business or residence. Storm Sewer Maintenance & Repairs Upgrading of storm sewer manholes, catch basins and storm sewer are carried out based on identified need. Sand collected in catch basins is vacuumed out. Storm water leaders to buildings are the responsibility of the building owner. Water Distribution System Maintenance & Repairs Maintenance programs include hydrant and water main flushing, leak repairs, valve repairs
and replacement. The onus for service connection repairs and maintenance is generally
determined by the property line. For an authoritative description of the allocation of
responsibility, residents must consult the City's Water Use by-law. |
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