Agency Services

Road Department Services

• Maintain adequate maintenance programs
• Maintain adequate traffic control system
• Maintain adequate public address system
• Maintain and protect the integrity of the county road system
• Protect the county and the board from litigation
• Provide input into the planning process of the county roads system to provide from future needs

Levee Department Services

• Coordinate all activities pertaining to the levee system with the Army Corp. of Engineer and/or Board of County Commissioners
• Maintain armor revetment adequate to with stand normal high water flows.
• Provide equipment and manpower for flood fight and rehab activities
• Provide personnel for flood watch activities
• Provide upstream access to all levee reaches within flood control system
• Provide Walton Quarry for riprap source and manage all activities in quarry area

State Engineer`s Office

Goals

• Achieve a high percentage of Hydrographer/Water Commissioner and Division Superintendent decisions that are upheld on appeal.
• Complete water right adjudication files (proofs) within three years or less from the date of acceptance of completion notice.
• Respond in two business days or less to calls for stream regulation.

Objectives

• Assist with and recommend orders for head gates, parshall flumes, and streamgages (as needed for efficient water use).
• Complete safety of dams inspections and file reports with the State Engineer’s Office.
• Meet with the public and advise, with regards to the permitting process for water rights applications.
• Provide  direction to the public, with regards to the rules and regulations of  the State Engineer’s Office and the Board of Control.