Public Works
The Public Works Department is broken into several areas and performs many different duties, such as, Airport, Building Maintenance, Engineering, Fleet Maintenance, Parks and Recreation, Sanitation, Streets and Alleys, Wastewater Treatment and Collection, Water Collection and Distribution, Water Treatment and Distribution, and Weed and Pest.

Airport
The Riverton Regional Airport is a commercial Airport serving Fremont County and Western Central Wyoming with daily flights to Denver, Colorado. To contact the airlines, call (307) 856-1307.

Building Maintenance
The Building Maintenance Department is responsible for maintenance of the Riverton Police Department, City Hall, Public Works Office Complex, and Riverton Regional Airport terminal. To contact the Building Maintenance Department, call (307) 857-7671.

Engineering
The Engineering Department coordinates construction of capital projects of infrastructure, street, alleys, and utilities and maintains documents and files for such. The Department is also responsible for general engineering for departmental projects, mapping for platting and zoning, and GIS data collection and mapping. To contact the Engineering Department, call (307) 857-7728.

Fleet Maintenance
The Fleet Maintenance Department is responsible for maintenance, ordering, and repair of all City of Riverton vehicles and equipment. To contact the Fleet Maintenance Department, call (307) 856-3687.

Parks and Recreation
The City of Riverton has seven City parks and 8 miles of recreational paths that the Parks and Recreation employees maintain, which includes mowing and trimming parks, maintaining public restrooms, and being responsible for the sprinkler systems in each park. The parks located in Riverton include: Aspen Park, City Park, Jaycee Park, Monroe Park, Rein Park, Sunset Park, and Teter Park. The parks have a variety of amenities available, such as picnic shelters, picnic tables, barbeque grills, volleyball court, tennis courts, basketball courts, horseshoe pits, baseball diamond, restrooms, electricity, playground equipment, skate park, frisbee golf course, and a pond at Jaycee Park. To reserve a picnic shelter for special events, call the Recreation Department at (307) 857-4157. If alcohol use is requested, you must obtain an alcohol beverage permit or a 24-hour malt beverage permit. Applications can be obtained on line or picked up at City Hall.

Sanitation
The Sanitation Department is responsible for residential and commercial solid waste collection and transport, yard waste collection and transport, special pickups, roll-off container rental and handling, construction dumpster rental and handling, and dumpster delivery and pickup within the City Limits. To contact the Sanitation Department, call (307) 856-3687.

Streets and Alleys
The City of Riverton has 68.07 miles of streets and 14.18 miles of alleys within the City limits that the Streets and Alleys employees maintain. This department is responsible for street sweeping, emergency street cleanup, pothole and patch repair, storm drain cleaning and maintenance, and snow removal and ice control in the winter. To contact the Streets and Alleys Department, call (307) 856-3687.

Wastewater Treatment and Collection
The Wastewater Treatment Plant employs five operators. The plant was designed to treat 4.9 million gallons of waste per day. At present, the incoming waste flow averages 1.8 million gallons per day. The plant was built in 1986 and has averaged 95% removal of the incoming pollutants each day. The by-product of the treatment process is class A Biosolids (sludge). The Biosolids are then sold to the public as a soil amendment for lawns and gardens. The last three years, the Wastewater Treatment Plant has sold an average of 250 cubic yards per year. To contact the Wastewater Treatment Plant, call (307) 856-6712.

Water Collection and Distribution
The Water Collection and Distribution Department is responsible for replacing curb stops, cleaning of sewer lines and manholes, sewer line and water line repairs, water meter installation and repairs, and reading in excess of 4,000 water meters each month for generation of utility bills, storm drain cleaning and maintenance, and maintenance of many miles of irrigation ditches. To contact the Water Collection and Distribution Department, call (307) 856-4226 or (307) 856-3687.

Water Treatment and Distribution
The water treatment system employs five people and consists of a Water Treatment Plant, thirteen water wells, one booster station, and five reservoirs. The five reservoirs can store as much as five million gallons of water for reserves. The Water Treatment Plant operates during peak times of the year (May thru Sept.). Its design capacity is 4 million gallons per day. The average production during the summer peak usage is 3.5 million gallons per day. The plant is a conventional plant with sedimentation and coagulation. It has dual media filters with air scour backwash system. It utilizes Activated Carbon for taste and odor control, Potassium Permanganate algae control, Liquid Aluminum Sulfate/Polymer mixture coagulation, and Sodium Hypochlorite for disinfection. The water wells are located in various locations through out the City and at the Airport. The wells are from 400 – 1300 feet deep and water is pumped from depths of 300 – 800 feet. Each well produces an average of 230 gallons per minute (some pump more, some pump less). These wells are used primarily in the off peak season (Oct. thru Apr.) when the average demand on the system is about 1.6 million gallons per day. The booster station pumps water from one of the reservoirs to maintain pressure in the system when the water wells are not running. To contact the Water Treatment Plant, call (307) 857-6891.

Weed and Pest
The Weed and Pest Department is responsible for weed and mosquito control in the City limits. To contact the Weed and Pest Department, call (307) 856-3687.

Mosquito Control
The following methods are used in controlling mosquitoes to reduce the chance of getting bit by a mosquito infected by West Nile Virus:
  • Mosquito fogging is done from May through September using vehicle mounted fogging machines.
  • In the month of May, killifish are trapped and planted in various ponds to control the mosquito larva and in turn reducing mosquitoes. These fish are monitored and reports are given to the Wyoming Game & Fish periodically.
  • Larvaside Pellets are used in storm drains
  • Larvaside briquettes are used in all areas not suitable for killifish
Weed Control
Tractors, mowers, and weed eaters are used to mow all bike paths, right-of-ways, City property, and snow dump areas in the months of April through October. Weeds are also sprayed on all lots, fields, streets, right-of-ways, water wells, Airport perimeters, fences and City buildings. Weed inspections are done on a daily basis from April through October. When violations are spotted, the homeowner is notified. Homeowners must abide by the City ordinance to help control weed growth on their property.

  (307) 856-2227 • FAX (307) 856-8270
816 North Federal Boulevard • Riverton, WY 82501
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