Public Works Department

Headquarters located at 50 Chelan Falls Road

Phone (509) 682-8030

Dwane Van Epps, Public Works Director

The Department of Public Works is responsible for street cleaning, road maintenance, sewer and drainage maintenance, wastewater collection and treatment, solid waste collection, recycle collection, snow and ice control, sidewalk construction, traffic control sign installation and maintenance, street lighting, right-of-way excavation permits, right-of-way maintenance, fleet management, and water filtration and distribution.

The Public Works Department also maintains the City’s Small Works Roster. Whenever the City seeks to construct any public works projects or City improvements, the estimated cost of which is $200,000 or less, the Small Works Roster may be utilized. The City invites proposals from appropriate contractors to have their names added to the Small Works Roster, to perform such typical projects as storm sewers, sanitary sewer lines, water main lines, booster pumps, paving, small buildings, structure remodels, landscaping, Park and Golf Course projects, etc. All interested contractors are hereby invited to submit an application. Applications are accepted continuously and will be updated every other year. Small Works Roster application forms may be obtained by contacting the Public Works Department, City of Chelan, 50 Chelan Falls Road, Chelan, WA 98816 or by phoning Public Works at (509) 682-8030, or by visiting our forms link.

Public Works also responds to requests for Utility Locate Information. Before commencing any excavation, the excavator shall provide notice of the scheduled excavation to all owners of underground utilities.