Engineering

About Engineering 

Responsible for preparing plans and specifications for City streets, sanitary sewers, lift stations, storm sewers, detention ponds, urban systems projects, airport improvements, landfill improvements and industrial park additions. Provides technical assistance to other departments. Develops and enforces engineering construction standards for subdivisions and municipal infrastructure. Supervises projects engineered by consultants and prepares and updates street and utility maps. Perform regulatory reviews of, annexations, zoning, plats, concept plans, preliminary plans, commercial site plans, and construction plans.  Administer the associated permits for community development and capital construction projects, including street cut or ROW permits, floodplain development, construction, and grading. 

  1. Who is responsible for maintaining the sidewalk in front of my house?
  2. How do I get the settled curb and gutter replaced in front of my house?
  3. What can I do about my neighbor's drainage coming onto my lot?
  4. Who is responsible for maintenance of the street lights in Watertown, SD?
  5. Who should I have located my property lines?
  6. How can I get my alley paved?
  7. What type of permits are required from the Engineering Division?
  8. Who responsible for maintaining trees in the boulevard?
  9. Where can I find bid postings?
  10. Can the City tell me if a contractor is licensed?