Public Works
Rick Eaton
Director of Public Works
City of Elma
PO Box 3005
202 W. Main St.
Elma, WA 98541
Voice - (360) 482-2212
Fax - (360) 482-4960
pwdirector@cityofelma.com
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Public Works Department
The City of Elma Public Works department staff is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the City's water and sewer utilities, parks, cemeteries, street, and other public facilities.
Please see the individual web pages for details of the various public facilities managed by the Public Works Department .
Small Works Roster
A Small Works Roster is a pool of contractors potentially interested in contracts with the City for small (under $350,000) public construction projects.....Follow link to learn more
Gladys Smith/Lloyd Murrey Park
The Gladys Smith/Lloyd Murrey Park, named for those who provided the land, is the City's largest park, comprising about 10 acres, and is located in the heart of the City. The park provides a variety of recreational activites from baseball, softball, soccer, and picnicking, to a world class playground facility.The East County Playground
The East County Playground was funded and constructed by a group of volunteers from East Grays Harbor County who dreamed of providing area children with a safe, fantastical recreational opportunity.Related Downloads
Street Construction
During the years following the incorporation of Elma, on March 22, 1888, the town trustees spent considerable time establishing assessment rolls for the improvements of Elma's streets.
In recent years, thanks to the efforts of Public Works Director Jim Starks and the City's consulting engineers at Gibbs and Olson, the city has received millions of dollars in grant funding used to reconstruct Main St and the Young Street Viaduct.
Main Street
Main Street, which runs through the center of Elma, has been completely reconstructed in recent years. Downtown Elma is now equipped we decorative street lights, benches, bicycle racks, and trash containers.
Young Street Viaduct
The Young Street viaduct, orginially constructed in early 1900s, was replaced in 2002 with a very attractive structure that conforms to modern engineering standards for eathquake resistance.
Wastewater Collection and Treatment
The City of Elma is served by a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant, which began operation in the Fall of 2002. The treatment plant is designed to serve a population of 5,000 and has been designed so that it can easily be expanded. The new treatment facility not only provides for greater capacity than did the City's previous facility, but it also discharges a much higher quality of effluent to the Chehalis River and utilizes ultraviolet lights to disinfect the final effluent, eliminating the need for the use and storage of dangerous chlorine gas.
Andrew Baskett, the City's treatment plant operator and Public Works Director Jim Starks take great pride in ensuring the high quality of the effluent discharged to the river and in the appearance and operation of the City's treatment facility.
Water Service
The City of Elma is fortunate to be located over a large aquifer the provides an abundant supply of good quality drinking water. The City’s water distribution system is supplied by two primary wells which pump into three different water tanks that provide storage for periods of higher consumption and also enhance the delivery pressure to various areas of the distribution system.
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