Carson City Public Works

With rain continuing to fall throughout Carson City and a Flood Watch in effect through Thursday night, some city streets are experiencing some ponding.

Join Carson City Public Works for Ribbon Cutting Ceremony celebrating the completion of the Waste Water Treatment Plant's Phase 1A at 3320 E. Fifth Street Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 9 a.m.

The $30 Million rehab of the wastewater treatment plant is Carson City’s largest capital improvement project and ahead of schedule.

Carson City’s 2017 limb and leaf collection begins Monday, Nov. 13 and runs through Thursday, Nov. 16.

Carson Street from Fairview Drive north to Winnie Lane has been closed in preparation for today's Nevada Day Parade, according to Carson City Public Works.

As the capital city prepares for Saturday's 79th annual Nevada Day Parade, the thousands who line Carson Street for the celebration will no doubt generate paper, plastic, food and beverage waste.

Carson City crews spent Friday putting out barrels along the parade route as an all-out effort to minimize what others leave behind. Following the parade, Carson City Public Works is there to sweep the street clean of debris.

The 29th Carson City Chamber Leadership Institute Class of 2018 is off and running and will be learning about our city for the next 8 months.

As Carson City becomes more bike-friendly, it is important that residents and visitors are able to safely navigate around our community by bike. While having bike lanes and paths is one part of creating a bike-friendly community, it’s also important for people on bicycles to understand how to ride safely.

Heavy equipment has begun clearing space on the old animal shelter property at 3770 Butti Way to make way for a new bus terminal, said Carson City Planning Division Assistant Planner Kathe Green.

Commuters may experience minor delays on eastbound Fairview Drive in the area of I- 580 as well as southbound I-580 at Fairview Drive and associated surface streets.

Families and residents were treated to an open house Saturday hosted by the Carson City Public Works Department at its corporate yard off Butti Way.

What to do, what to do? That’s the question that starts most every weekend. If you’ve got kids, test their mettle at the annual Capitol City Triathlon. Open to kids of all ages, they will bike, run, and swim their way to the finish line. The third annual Sassabration event kicks off with a multi-colored, costume bike parade from the Brewery Arts Center to the celebration at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint. Multiple bands, vendors, non-profit booths, free swimming at the Carson Hot Springs, not to mention the yummy food and drink available make this a not-to-be-missed festival.

Today, Wednesday from 5 to 10 p.m., the Capitol Complex grounds and associated buildings in Carson City will be closed to the public for first responder agencies to participate in a full scale “active shooter” drill.

A private contractor working in the Silver Oak area installing main connections on the water pipeline serving the extreme northwest portion of Carson City ruptured the line Monday morning sending one person to the hospital with moderate injuries, according to Carson City Public Works.

The Carson City Public Works Department is holding an open house on July 15th, from 10 am to 2 pm. Come join the men and women who help keep your city running daily with clean water, sewer service, streets, utility billing, the Jump Around Carson (JAC) bus system, landfill, city vehicle fleet maintenance, flood mitigation and storm drain services. Bring the whole family to a unique event, with tons of big construction equipment to see up close and climb on, a fun duck race, informative displays, lots of cool, free give-aways, and yummy eats from The Lazy Hog food truck.

Carson City Public Works has unveiled a new portal for accessing the City's map data. MapGeo is an online interactive mapping application that uses Carson City's geographic information system (GIS) to provide the latest property information and other map layers to staff and citizens.

Several leading residents of Carson City pooled their resources Sunday to treat local public service workers to a barbecue at Fuji Park.

Carson City you did it again, you lent a hand and kept our water, waste lands, and citizens safe by properly disposing of 247 pounds of prescription and non-prescription medications and 91 pounds of needles at the April 29th Prescription Drug Round Up.

Here is the Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for the week of May 1-7, 2017. Road closures expected at the following locations due to road and utility work. Please use caution.

Beginning May 1, Q&D Construction will make repairs to some of the paver crosswalks in the downtown Carson City area caused by this winter's weather events, according to Carson City Public Works.

Carson City’s annual main flushing program this week and throughout April. Flushing operations will take place Monday and Tuesday of this week in the Riverview and Buzzy’s ranch areas. Wednesday and Thursday of this week will see flushing operations in the area east of Fairview Drive, north of Lepire Drive and south of Highway 50.

Darren Schulz, Carson City public works director, has been chosen along with nine other public works directors in the country to receive the Top 10 ...

Carson City Public Works experienced a water main break on Bath Street between Mountain Street and Division Street at approximately 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

UPDATE: Frisch Elementary School at the corner Bath and Mountain streets and Bethlehem Lutheran, both on the northwest side of Carson City, are closed for today, Thursday, due to a water main break. Teachers and staff will do professional development at the school.

Carson City’s water main flushing operations will take place the week of April 3rd in the area south of Little Lane, north of Koontz Lane and east of Saliman Road. There is potential for temporary periods discolored water in that area.

UPDATE: 3:31PM: The suspect who escaped a Carson City prison work camp and stole a water truck, crashing it Wednesday morning on Foothill Road in Douglas County had attempted to steal another vehicle, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

The inmate is now in custody after stealing a Carson City PublIc Works water truck. Go here for the updated version to this story.
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A 49-year-old minimum security male inmate walked away from a work detail at the Stewart Conservation Camp in south Carson City on Tuesday night, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

UPDATE 3:54PM: The evacuation has been lifted for homes and businesses around the area of Nevada and William Street following a gas leak earlier this afternoon. The area is now considered safe and free of gas vapors. Carson City Public Works and Southwest Gas remain on the scene.
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UPDATE 3:37PM: The gas leak at Nevada and William Street has been stopped. Carson City firefighters are now processing the area to determine when it is deemed safe to allow people back into homes and businesses. The city has provided an updated map of the affected area. It can be found at maps.carson.org.

The Governor’s Office of Energy (GOE) recently awarded $76,000 to help Carson City implement a $4.1 million project that will conserve energy and reduce the city’s operational costs.

Moisture can wreak havoc on asphalt, Carson City Transportation Manager Patrick Pittenger said, and heavier than normal precipitation this winter could mean the development of potholes on city streets around the Nevada state capital.

The latest atmospheric river system having moved out of the area late Friday afternoon, the Carson City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has closed its operation, a press release from the Municipality of Carson City said.