Public Works The Public Works Department is a service department to resident and businesses as well as other City departments including Police, Fire, Parks & Recreation, and General Services. The Department strives to remain flexible in order to meet the ever changing needs of the residents, businesses, and other City departments. The Public Works Department is comprised of six specific Divisions:

Administration:
General Information, Service Requests, Customer Service
Engineering:
Street, Water, Sewer, and Storm Drain Capital Improvement Projects; Traffic Engineering
Operations:
Street Maintenance, Concrete (curb/gutter/sidewalk), Traffic & Lighting, and Airport Operations
Sanitation:
Refuse/Recycling Collection, Street Sweeping, and Wastewater
Streetscape:
Trees, Landscape, and Mowing  
Water: 
Water Supply, Treatment, Distribution, Storage and Quality; Meter Reading

To contact the Public Works Department, send e-mail to PublicWorkInfo@TorranceCA.gov.

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