Engineering Services

The Engineering Department assists with nearly every project from conception to implementation for the City and BPW.  The Engineering Department's involvement may be simply providing maps or the location of utilities in a particular area, or it may include designing and project management. 

The Engineering Department can copy, plot, and scan various maps for the public upon request.

Services

• Drainage: The City Council has passed an ordinance requiring anyone developing land to site retain the difference between historic and developed stormwater flows from their site.  The City Council adopted a Drainage Criteria Manual to establish guidelines, standards, and methods for effective planning and design of the stormwater drainage system in our community. Drainage is a civil matter between adjacent properties.  Our Department is willing to review problems and make recommendations to solve drainage problems.
• Flood Plain: The Engineering Department has the FEMA firm maps for the City and will shoot elevations at no cost to the residents to compare to the 100-year flood elevations upon request.
• Subdivision Plats: The Engineering Department has a full set of subdivision plats for the entire City. We can copy these plats upon your request.  For pricing, please contact our office, (402) 228-5211.
• Utility Locations & Depth: Our office has maps showing the approximate location of existing water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer mains within the city limits.  We also have sanitary sewer main plans and profile drawings to show the depth of most sewer mains.