Public Works Department

Equipment Services
Parks / Government Buildings
Streets Division
Transit Division
Wastewater / Storm Water Division
Water Division

The Public Works Department’s normal business hours are from 7:00 a. m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday with both the Wastewater and Water divisions having an operator working until 5:00 p. m. in addition to being on call 24 hours and weekends.

Please direct any questions or comments concerning any of these divisions to the Public Works Director:

The City of Corcoran Public Works physical location:

City of Corcoran Corporation Yard
750 North Ave.
Corcoran, Ca.

The City of Corcoran through the Public Works Department conducts a sidewalk repair program. The sole purpose of this program is for the elimination of major trip hazards on public sidewalks throughout the City of Corcoran.

The City of Corcoran through this program will provide all the labor and equipment necessary to repair the areas of sidewalk that identified as trip hazards. The Public Works Director or his designee will make a determination as to the degree of hazard; generally, the trip hazard must be greater than ¾ of an inch in height before it is eligible for repairs under this program. Once the City has made a positive determination concerning the repairs, the City will mark the areas of the sidewalk for repair. The City will then inform the property owner of the share of cost to be borne by the property owner; this cost will be composed of the cost of materials to make the required repairs. Once the City has received the funds from the property owner, the Public Works Department will schedule the required repairs.

To apply for work under this program contact the City of Corcoran Public Works Director.

Please direct all questions, concerns, complaints or comments to the City of Corcoran Public Works Director.

CITY OF CORCORAN REFUSE PROGRAMS

CURB - SIDE RECYCLING IS HERE!!!!!

The City of Corcoran offers two "City Clean – Up" days a year in the City of Corcoran. These days will be in the spring and the fall to allow local residents only to drop off and dispose of their materials, which do not fit into the normal daily trash receptacles. Materials allowed include trash, green waste, tires, and other normal household waste materials.

In addition to this, the City operates a green waste collection program at the City Corporation Yard located at 750 North Ave. Only residential green waste material can be dropped off at this location. This is not for commercial landscape services.

Any questions concerning either of these programs can be directed to the City of Corcoran Public Works Director.

The City of Corcoran since 1989 has operated a City Transit service to facilitate the transportation needs of the residents of the City of Corcoran and the surrounding Kings County fringe areas.

This program operates the Corcoran Depot and a fleet of five transit buses.

While the Corcoran Depot is not an official AMTRAK Depot, it is still available to AMTRAK passengers, KART passengers along with Corcoran Area Transit passengers. There is a self-serve AMTRAK ticket dispenser located in the Corcoran Depot for local travelers.

Corcoran Area Transit is an on-demand service; residents may call the local dispatch center for a ride anywhere within the Corcoran Area Transit service area, this local number (559) 992-2177.

The CAT fare for the buses and the subsidized AMTRAK ticket sales (The City of Corcoran sells AMTRAK tickets at a 50% discount) is as follows:

In addition to the bus service, the City of Corcoran offers a subsidized AMTRAK ticket program for service between the City of Corcoran and Hanford. Under this program, residents may purchase round trip tickets at the Corcoran Depot or City Hall for $5.00 and one-way tickets for $4.00. Multi-Pass tickets are also available for a discounted price.

Any comments, questions or complaints concerning any of these programs should be directed either to the Stationmaster at the Corcoran Depot or the Public Works Director.

The City of Corcoran has approximately 161 pieces of equipment, vehicles and powered tools. This list includes police vehicles, transit buses, service truck, heavy equipment, generators, stationary power equipment and grounds equipment.

This division has a staff of one full time mechanic and one part-time helper.

The City of Corcoran has five City Parks these parks include the following:

In addition to these parks, the City has over twelve other landscape areas maintained by this division. These areas include the new downtown streetscape areas, the tow City entrances, various storm water retention basins along with the grounds at the various City buildings.

In addition to these duties, this division is responsible for the maintenance of the City "Government" Buildings these buildings include the following:

This division has a full time staff of three people.

Please direct all questions, concerns, complaints or comments to the City of Corcoran Public Works Director.

The City of Corcoran Streets division operating with a staff of three people is responsible for all street maintenance, sidewalk repair, sign replacement / repair, streetlights, traffic lights, street sweeping, and parking lot maintenance.

Please direct all questions, concerns, complaints or comments to the City of Corcoran Public Works Director.

The City of Corcoran operates a 2.0 MGD wastewater treatment plant with an average daily flow of 1.3 – 1.5 MGD, located at the corner of Pueblo and King Ave. Corcoran. The effluent from this plant is disposed on 338 acres located south of Plymouth Ave and King.

In addition to the treatment plant, the wastewater system includes the wastewater distribution system, which includes 16 sewer lift stations and approximately 17.7 miles of assorted transmission lines ranging from eight inch to twenty – one inch pipe.

While the system is primarily set up for street drainage, the City Storm Water system includes seven lift stations in addition to underground transmission lines for storm water flows. In addition, this system utilizes the Corcoran Irrigation District transmission line / canal located along Dairy Ave and along Sherman to carry storm water flows to the Storm Water pond located on Oregon Ave.

The system includes two retention ponds with plans to construct another pond in the Northwest side of the City.

This division has three licensed Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and one non-licensed position for a total of four staffed positions. There is always an operator on-call 24 hours a day to cover this operation.

Please direct all questions, concerns, complaints or comments to the City of Corcoran Public Works Director.

The Public Works Department of the City of Corcoran, which oversees the purification, testing, and distribution of the water to the citizens of Corcoran, pulls all of the water used in the city from groundwater aquifers.

The water is tapped through wells that are controlled by the City Public Works Department.

Aquifers are underground rivers that carry water from the mountains as it runs off.

Some cities use other sources of water, like lakes, reservoirs, or streams, but none of this type of water is used in the City of Corcoran’s water. Corcoran uses groundwater only.

By being smart, we can keep our groundwater clean

Did you know that paint, used motor oil, or chemicals disposed of in the gutter OR on the ground could wash down into streams and lakes-places we use for recreation and drinking water? Chemicals can also filter down through the soil and pollute the groundwater.

In addition, storm runoff can pick up these chemicals and carry them to urban streams where our kids play and animals drink.

Please be careful with paint, oil, and chemicals and call your local public health department for information on how to dispose of these products properly and safely so they do not pollute the water.

Used oil may be disposed of at the City Corporation Yard free of charge.

New regulations to be adopted and implemented soon

One of the hot topics these days in respect to the water we all drink is the regulation of arsenic. The adopted standard for many years has been 50 ppb and the City of Corcoran’s drinking water at 24 ppb easily meets this standard.

The EPA has now adopted a treatment level of 10 ppb instructing the States to adopt either this standard or a more stringent standard. While the State of California has yet to adopt a standard it is expected that the State will adopt a standard of 3 ppd with is just one ppd above the current detection limit of 2 ppd. If this standard is adopted, it will require extensive and expensive treatment process for the City of Corcoran Water System.

The EPA mandate requires that this be in place by 2006 so we have a lot of work to do in order to meet these requirements. In order to facilitate this requirement we are in the process of conducting a study for the best treatment methods, funding sources and alternatives for compliance with these rules.

The City of Corcoran is committed to deliver safe drinking water to its consumers and will always remain in compliance with all adopted safe drinking water standards and practices.

If you should have any further questions concerning this or any other issues concerning your drinking water or any of the other City services, please feel free to contact me here at the City of Corcoran.

No traces of either substance found in Corcoran’s water.

Radon is a naturally occurring odorless and colorless gas that is soluble in water and radioactive.

Cryptosporidium, a water born single-celled protozoa not associated with groundwater, can cause disease.

There has been no indication of radon or cryptosporidium in Corcoran’s water.

How does the water get to your house?

Corcoran strictly uses groundwater for the cities water supply.

This water is taken from underground aquifers by seven wells located between Corcoran and Waukena along Highway 137.

The source aquifer is located about 300 feet below the surface.

When the wells pump the water up from the aquifer, the water flows through pipes to Station 1, which is the chlorination station.

At the chlorination station, chlorine is mixed into the water for purification purposes. This is constantly monitored by modern equipment.

After the water is chlorinated at Station 1, it flows to Station 2 or 3. The treated water is stored in the tanks, which are monitored by computers at the Public Works Department. The city has 2,795,000 gallons of storage capacity between these two stations.

Five booster pumps at Station 2 and two pumps at Station 3 pump the water from the tanks into the system. The pumps operate on the water demand of the city.

If there is heavy demand, all seven pumps are working. If there is low demand, as few as one or two may be working.

Proposed new well field

The City of Corcoran has purchased approximately 146 acres of land north of the existing Corcoran City Limit line to be used as a future well field. The property is located along the south side of Nevada Avenue and served by 5^th and 5 ½ Avenues.

The City of Corcoran purchased the subject site with the intention of drilling and operating four municipal water wells. These water wells are to be developed over a period of years to meet the anticipated water service demands.

Use Water .... and use it wisely.

• Check your toilet, faucet, and pipes for leaks.

• Stop using the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket.

• Take shorter showers.

• Install low-flow showerheads.

• Use automatic dishwasher and washing machine with full load.

• If you wash dishes by hand, do not leave the water running to rinse the dishes. Fill the sink.

• Make sure sprinklers hit the grass and not the paved areas.

• Water lawn during the cool parts of the day to avoid evaporation.

• Use a bucket instead of a running hose to wash your car.

• Plant drought resistant trees and plants that need less water.

This division is staffed with four licensed Water Treatment Plant and Distribution System Operators and one part-time meter reader position. There is always an operator on-call 24 hours a day to cover this operation.

Please direct all questions, concerns, complaints or comments to the City of Corcoran Public Works Director.