Fleet Maintenance is the internal service division responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of the City’s Public Works fleet of over 600 vehicles and pieces of equipment. The mission of Fleet Maintenance is to provide safe, dependable and environmentally sound transportation, related support services, and tools for necessary City purposes. The Division’s primary responsibility is to conserve vehicle and equipment value through the inspection, periodic preventative maintenance, and repair of this asset. Included in this responsibility are the annual Smog Inspections, quarterly commercial vehicle safety and maintenance inspections required by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Biennial Inspections of Terminals (BIT) Program, and related record keeping and data management.

It is the mission of the Parks & Grounds Division to provide quality maintenance service to Salinas’ inventory of parks, green belts, open spaces, medians, planters, facility landscapes, and landscape maintenance districts by utilizing in-house staff, contract services, inmate crews, and the efforts of local volunteers.

The Wastewater Division of the Environmental and Maintenance Services Department is responsible to perform maintenance and repairs to the infrastructure necessary to safely convey industrial, stormwater and sanitary sewer waste. The Division is also responsible for water quality protection activities that include infrastructure maintenance, water quality monitoring, illicit discharge prevention and public education and outreach associated with Salinas’ National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit. The Division is also responsible for coordination of the Green Team, an interdepartmental effort toward greater environmental sustainability in municipal activities.

Storm Drain Maintenance

This activity, part of the Clean Water Program, provides for storm drain and open channel maintenance prior to winter rains, removes pollutants from the waste stream prior to runoff to the environment through best management practices (BMP's), and ensures safety from local flooding.

Street Sweeping

Provides cleaning of City streets to maintain a clean environment for residents and to remove debris, trash, and pollutants before they enter the storm drains that lead to local waterways.

Sanitary Sewer Maintenance

Ensures the environment and public health are protected by maintaining the sewer system in a safe, reliable, and sanitary condition.

The Industrial Waste Facility

Provides an economical and environmentally acceptable means of water treatment and disposal of process water from local agricultural industries and others with process water requirements.