Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
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| Formed | 1985 (Merger) |
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| Jurisdiction | Los Angeles County, California |
| Headquarters | Alhambra, California |
| Employees | 4,269 (2016) |
| Annual budget | $2,448,066,000 (2016) |
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| Website | www |
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) is responsible for the construction and operation of Los Angeles County's roads, building safety, sewerage, and flood control. DPW also operates traffic signals and intelligent transportation systems, drinking water systems in certain communities, operates five airports, paratransit and fixed route public transport, administers various environment programs, issues various permits for activities in the public roadway, and has a Department Emergency Operations Center that works in conjunction with the County Emergency Operations Center operated by the Sheriff's Department. The department is headquartered at 900 South Fremont Avenue in Alhambra, California.
Services are provided primarily to the unincorporated county with some services provided to contract cities. Flood control and watershed management services are provided to all of the county except the Antelope Valley. The Department of Public Works is the largest municipal public works agency in the country, employs over 3,500 people, and has a budget in excess of one billion dollars.
As part of its flood control and water supply responsibilities, the Department of Public Works has 15 major dams and 27 spreading grounds in the county.Pacoima Dam is one of the largest owned by Public Works and survived the Northridge earthquake in 1994 intact.
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