The City of Los Banos Public Works Department is committed to serving the needs of residents by providing quality water and wastewater utility services. The Public Works Department is located under the City of Los Banos Water Tower at 411 Madison Avenue. There are currently twenty-one full-time employees and four part-time employees in our department, with Gary Hutsell as Interim Director.

The Public Works Department reviews plans for residential and commercial projects. The department oversees and performs inspections on construction in existing and future public rights-of-way, and all public improvements. Public Works staff monitors the Water Conservation Program, and annually visits local elementary school classrooms to share information about water, and its value as one of our most precious natural resources.

The Public Works Department has completed a Water Master Plan, as well as Phase 1 of the Storm Drainage Master Plan, and is in the early stages of a Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Design. Through stringent water monitoring standards, and vigilant maintenance of our miles of utility service lines, the Public Works Department remains committed to the health and well being of the residents of the City of Los Banos. The department also maintains the City's storm drainage system. This system is designed to manage the runoff of rainwater, and minimize the impact of significant rainfall, which ultimately flows into local irrigation canals and neighboring wetlands.

Mindful of our responsibility as caretakers of the environment, the Public Works Department is committed to working with State and Federal Agency guidelines on water and storm drainage awareness issues in our community.

Only rain down the drain !!

For further information or assistance, call us at (209) 827-7056

  Don't be a DRIP… SAVE WATER

Water Conservation Info

If your street address ends with an odd number, your watering days are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. If your street address ends with an even number, your watering days are Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. No watering is allowed on Mondays. No watering is allowed between the hours of 11:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. beginning May 1 through and including September 30.

New plantings such as new lawns, ground coverings, or bedding plants may be watered every day between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 11:00 A.M., providing the following conditions are met:

a) New lawns, ground coverings, and bedding plants shall be considered new for a period of (1) year from planting date.

Public Works Documents

Consumer Confidence Report

Proposed Community Center Drawings

2008 Draft Master Plan Documents

• Storm Drainage DRAFT (Entire Document [26 MB] or Summary [5MB])
  
  
• Wastewater DRAFT (Entire Document [12 MB] or Summary [5 MB])
  
  
• Water DRAFT (Entire Document [11 MB] or Summary [5 MB])