Environmental Management Division

Environmental Manager: Joseph Gangler

The Environmental Manager (EM) is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the permitting activities of the wastewater plants, administering and enforcing the city's Industrial Pre-Treatment Program, and conducting inspections of industrial facilities to determine their compliance with sewer use ordinances and wastewater discharge permit requirements.

Additionally, the EM communicates with state and local officials on issues related to spills and overflows from the city's collection system and its treatment facilities. The Environmental Management Division is also responsible for the City's centralized wastewater laboratory that administers all testing for both wastewater treatment plants.