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Kitsap County Public Works
614 Division Street
Port Orchard, WA 98366

CURRENT RESIDENT
ADDRESS
CITY, WA 98366

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PUBLIC WORKS Kitsap County Public Works is one of three counties in Washington state to

receive the prestigous APWA accreditation. This program recognizes
governmental agencies that go beyond the requirements of the
Caring about your every day management practices established nationally in the public works industry.

In your Home
60 home rain gardens and other green
solutions were funded in 2015

56,000 tons of garbage disposed
through curbside collection of each year 20,000 tons of recycling are collected
by curbside collections each year

12,000 households and businesses 1.5 billion gallons of waste water are
are served each day by our sewer utility treated each year at 4 treatment plants

County Wide Kitsap County Public Works is the County’s largest department and provides many valuable
services. Here are some interesting facts you may not know about Public Works.
services. Here are some interesting facts you may not know about Public Works.vices. Here are some interesting facts you may not know about Public Works.
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3,000 plus hours are spent on repairs and
maintenance on 189 miles of sewer lines annually 6,537 storm drains, and
454 ponds and swales maintained
1,623 miles of roads striped
using 28,521 gallons of paint. 58 pump stations maintain the flow in our
sewer system

100 tons of dog poop picked up at
402 Mutt Mitt stations 250 students participate in National Public Works
Week activities each year

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