Maintaining and Growing Our Infrastructure Are Priorities
The Public Works Department has five full-time employees who operate and maintain approximately 45 miles of streets, 33 miles of storm sewers, 9 public parks, and 40 miles of sanitary sewer lines. The Public Works Department services include street cleaning, snow removal, street signs, and the sanitary sewer collection system. The Public Works Department also assists with the mowing and maintenance of the City’s parks.
Wastewater Treatment Facility
The City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) was constructed in 1994. The WWTP is a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) plant with ultraviolet disinfection. The average daily flow to the plant is 900,000 gallons per day, and the plant has a maximum design capacity of 2.4 million gallons per day. The sanitary sewer collection system includes 40 miles of sewer lines.
Two full-time wastewater operators maintain seven sewer lift stations, the Southslope Sewer Treatment Plant, and two equalization basins. The employees also operate a certified wastewater lab facility.
As the City has experienced significant growth over the past 25 years, the treatment plant was doubled in size in 2000, 2008, and 2019 to meet increased demand. The current upgrade provides the plant with eight sequencing batch reactors, which give the City the additional capacity for more growth and development.
Water Utility
The City’s water utility includes four water wells. The City has two water towers.
- The 750,000-gallon tower was built in 2001, and the 300,000-gallon tower was constructed in 1970.
- There are 21.5 miles of water mains that provide water to 2,450 customers in the City of Eldridge.
- The annual volume of water sales is 119.1 million gallons.
There are three full-time employees who maintain the water system and the City’s water treatment plant that was updated in 2003 and has the capacity to treat 1.2 million gallons of water per day.
Municipal Electric Utility
Powering Our Community
The City of Eldridge owns and operates a municipal electric utility with five full-time employees.
There are 55 miles of electric lines, with 75% of those being underground lines. The electric utility purchases wholesale power from MidAmerican Energy. While the City does not have a power plant, the electric utility has purchased 4.19 MW in the Walter Scott-Omaha Power Plant and 3.01 MW in the Louisa Generation Station to reduce the cost for wholesale purchased power.
The electric utility serves approximately 3,000 customers. The city administrator serves as the electric utility manager and assists the five-member utility board with the oversight and management of the electric utility.
Refuse Collection & Recycling
Keeping Our City Clean
Garbage collection is on Wednesday and Thursday of each week. The City contracts with Allied Waste Services for weekly garbage collection.
There is curbside recycling pick-up every other week.
The City provides yard waste collection service every Monday from April to November.
