Every day, Roseville’s utility systems keep the city running. Water moves through pipes and treatment plants, wastewater is cleaned and returned to the environment, and solid waste is collected, sorted, and recycled. It all works because teams across our utilities plan ahead, pay attention to the details, and care about doing the job right.
Like anything that needs to last, these systems rely on steady, thoughtful upkeep. Our engineers and operations crews maintain what’s in place and make smart upgrades so issues are solved before they affect customers.
These long-term investments are known as capital improvement projects. They strengthen the infrastructure behind water, wastewater, and solid waste services, help each system keep pace with a growing community, and ensure reliability for years to come.
“Our job is to fix things before they break,” said Engineering Manager Jason Marks. “Planning ahead avoids costly emergencies and keeps service dependable.”
Turning data into dependable service
Roseville Environmental Utilities invests more than 20 to 25 million dollars a year in CIPs. Engineers use system models, leak histories, flow rates, and on-the-ground field reports to decide where to focus work.
“Our field crews see what is happening underground every day,” Marks said. “We combine what they see with what the data tells us so we can make the smartest choices.”
This approach helps identify small issues early, reducing emergency repairs and minimizing disruption. At any time, the team manages about 25 active projects, from neighborhood pipe replacements to multi-million-dollar system upgrades.
Many utilities, one mission
Behind every project is a coordinated team effort. Engineering works closely with water distribution, wastewater collections, and treatment operations to move projects from planning to completion.
“It is a full team effort,” Marks said. “Engineering, operations, maintenance, and collections all work toward the same goal: reliable service.”
Who pays for progress
Roseville’s funding approach keeps the system fair. Developers pay for projects that expand capacity for new neighborhoods and businesses. Reliability projects that benefit existing customers are funded through the water and wastewater rates residents already contribute.
“Developers fund the growth, and our customers fund reliability,” Marks said.
Projects that make a difference
Some upgrades are visible. Many are not. All of them protect public health and the city’s long-term reliability.
- Two new aquifer storage and recovery wells at Misty Wood and Campus Oaks will store water underground during wet years and recover it during dry ones.
- Early corrosion found in a major 66-inch wastewater pipeline was repaired before it caused costly damage.
- Barton Road Water Treatment Plant will soon replace two 1970s wash water basins, improving efficiency during peak summer demand.
- In older neighborhoods, crews replaced sewer lines using pipe bursting to avoid major digging and keep streets open.
“The best kind of project,” Marks said, “is the one customers never notice.”
Planning ahead keeps Roseville steady
Most construction happens in spring and fall when demand is lower. Projects take years of preparation, from design and budgeting to permitting and scheduling, and rely on close coordination across all teams.
“Our planning engineers look decades ahead,” Marks said. “Project engineers take those studies and turn them into real improvements.”
Reliability hits close to home
For Marks, the work is personal. He has lived in Roseville since 2008. “The water has never stopped flowing,” he said. “That reliability comes from careful planning and teamwork.”
The quiet success story
Most of the city’s most important work happens underground, unnoticed, and that is the point. It keeps water safe, wastewater moving, and daily life uninterrupted.
“Reliability does not just happen,” Marks said. “It is built by people who care.”
Thanks to Roseville’s engineers, planners, and field crews, residents can count on dependable service every day.