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Mark Vukojevic, P.E.  -  Director of Public Works

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Alleys  (1 Question)  
Why are alleys treated differently than streets?
Assessment Districts  (1 Question)  
How do property owners form an assessment district?
Beach  (1 Question)  
Who owns the beach?
Drainage/Storm Drains  (16 Question records) 
What exactly is a 100-Year Flood?
What can you do to prepare for a flood emergency before flooding occurs?
What should you do during a flood emergency?
What should you do after a flooding event?
How can I use sand bags to protect my house during a flood?
Where can I get sandbags in the City?
How can I use plywood to protect my house or dwelling during a flood?
What are the Top 10 facts every consumer needs to know about flood insurance?
Where can I learn more about FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and the National Flood Insurance Program?
What flood zone is College Park East?
What flood zone is College Park West?
What flood zone is Bridgeport?
What flood zone is the Hill and the Cove area?
What flood zone are the Centex homes?
What flood zone are the Hellman Homes?
What flood zone is Old Town east of Main Street?
Geographic Information System (GIS)  (1 Question)  
What is GIS?
Permits: Encroachment  (2 Question records) 
What is an Encroachment Permit?
How do you apply for an encroachment permit?
Permits: Non-Standard Encroachments  (1 Question)  
How do you apply for a non-standard encroachment permit?
Refuse and Recycling  (4 Question records) 
How do I schedule a special trash pick up (couch, TV, etc...)?
How do I dispose of household hazardous waste and how much does it cost?
Where is the closest Household Hazardous Waste Center?
Who Do I Call To Report Illegal Dumping of Household Hazardous Waste?
Sewers/Wastewater  (11 Question records) 
What are common causes of Sewage Spills?
What should I do if I have a sewer spill because of blockage in my service or private line?
My plumber said there is a problem with my sewer and that the City will fix it. Is this true?
Why can't the City repair my property's sewer lateral under the street?
There are tree roots in my line, apparently from a city parkway tree. My plumber says the line must be broken, and he wants a lot of money to fix it. What should I do?
What is "Root Killer"?
Can my plumber work on my sewer line?
What kind of pipe can I use to repair my sewer line?
What type of permit is required?
How do tree roots enter sewer lines?
Why is the sewer lateral the responsibility of the private property owner?
Standard Drawings  (1 Question)  
What are the City's standard drawings and details?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program  (3 Question records) 
When it rains or water is washed down the street, do you know where your stomwater goes?
How does the Storm Drain System Work?
What can I do to promote clean ocean water?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program: Auto Maint. & Washing  (4 Question records) 
Where can I dispose of my used motor oil?
What can and must mobile detailers do to keep waste and washwater from entering the storm drain system?
How does runoff from car wash fundraisers harm the environment?
I wash my own car. How can I be environmentally responsible?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program: Carpet Cleaning  (1 Question)  
How do I dispose of carpet cleaning water?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program: Common Pollutants  (1 Question)  
What are common pollutants that people use or around  every day that reduce  ocean water quality?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program: Glossary/Definitions  (2 Question records) 
Definitions of related Acronyms found in Stormwater Literature?
Glossary of Stormwater terms?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program: Pet Care  (1 Question)  
What do pet owners need to know about  preventing pet care activities from contaminating our oceans?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program: Pool Maintenance  (1 Question)  
How do I dispose of my pool water?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program: Restaurant Operations  (1 Question)  
What can and must  restaurants do to prevent waste or wash water from entering the storm drain system?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program: Sewer & Wastewater  (2 Question records) 
What should I do if my sewer line is blocked or broken  and a sewage is spilled?
Are sewers and storm drains the same thing?
Stormwater & Clean Ocean Program: Yard Care & Landscaping  (1 Question)  
Yard clippings leaves are natural, so they don't cause any problems, right?
Streets: Maintenance  (8 Question records) 
What's involved in Street Maintenance?
When will my street be resurfaced?
What causes pot holes?
Is it a requirement for a City to use a pavement management system?
What is Slurry Seal?
Why is the City slurry sealing my street?
What should I expect after my street has been sealed?
What precautions should the neighborhood citizens take when their streets are slurried?
Streets: Sidewalks  (3 Question records) 
Who is responsible for sidewalk maintenance?
Where does the City get the authority to require property owners to pay for the repair of public sidewalks?
How does the City repair sidewalk?
Streets: Sweeping  (3 Question records) 
Can I park after the Sweeper has swept the street?
How often are the streets swept?
What are the benefits of street sweeping?
Traffic: Children at Play Signs  (2 Question records) 
Won't a "Children at Play Sign" help protect our kids?
What can parents do to protect their children and promote traffic safety?
Traffic: Congestion  (1 Question)  
How is traffic congestion measured?
Traffic: Crosswalks  (4 Question records) 
What is a crosswalk?
How are crosswalks used?
What can cause accidents at marked crosswalks?
Where are crosswalks normally marked?
Traffic: Engineering  (1 Question)  
What is Traffic Engineering?
Traffic: Red Curb  (3 Question records) 
Can I paint the curb red and install my own traffic signs on the street?
Can the City paint the curb red in front of fire hydrants?
It is hard to see the oncoming traffic at a particular intersection or when existing my driveway. Can you help?
Traffic: Roundabouts and Circles  (1 Question)  
What is a roundabout and how should you drive it?
Traffic: Signals  (3 Question records) 
When should a traffic signal be installed?
How can arterial traffic signals be better managed?
Why can't traffic be allowed to go straight a through from the shopping center to Rossmoor and vice versa at the Seal Beach Boulevard and St. Cloud traffic signal?
Traffic: Signs  (1 Question)  
What is meant by uniformity of traffic control devices?
Traffic: Speed Limits  (8 Question records) 
Why do we have speed limits?
What do realistic speed limits do?
What are the consequences of unrealistic speed limits?
How are speed limits set?
Do speed limit signs reduce collisions or lower speeds in residential neighborhoods?
How can residents more accurately judge a vehicle's speed?
What are the results from the City's latest speed survey?
Can I get a speed limit sign on a residential street?
Traffic: Stop Signs  (6 Question records) 
Why doesn't the City just put up stop signs to slow down traffic?
What happens when stop signs are installed to as "nuisances" or "speed breakers" to slow traffic?
What is a stop sign's effect on driver and pedestrian behavior?
What are some other effects of stop signs?
How is the need for a stop sign determined?
Where can I get more information regarding stop signs that includes reference to papers and articles?
Trees  (5 Question records) 
What is an urban forest?
What are the benefits of trees and the urban forest?
Glossary to Street Tree Terms
Am I allowed to trim the City tree in front of my property
Why is the City removing trees on Lampson Avenue?
Water  (5 Question records) 
How can I check for water leaks?
What are some easy ways to save money ($$$)  on my water bill and conserve water?
What is the equivalent household usage acre-foot  of water?
What is the capacity of a water line if its diameter is doubled?
Should I buy bottled water or a home water treatment device?
Water: Fire Flow Test  (1 Question)  
How can I get a fire flow test performed?
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