Public Works

Reinvesting in Your Community

Richland County Public Works provides a broad range of services and infrastructure investment to maintain safe, healthy, and desirable communities for the people of Richland County.

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What We Do

• Manage the planning, design and construction of public infrastructure
• Operate and maintain the County airport
• Ensures the developments comply with standards and codes
• Maintain the county road and drainage systems
• Deliver countywide solid waste and recycling services
• Cleanup the roadsides and investigate illegal dumping
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local water resources codes

Our Services

• Traffic calming, sidewalk and road improvements
• Aircraft storage, flight lessons, aircraft maintenance
• Regulation of new development roads, drainage, erosion control
• Roads and drainage clearing, cutback, paving, scraping, drain repair
• Permitting and stormwater compliance
• Solid waste collections, drop-off centers, bulk item appointments, landfill
• Roadside cleanup, enforcement of debris & dumping, clean sweeps

Community Engagement

Providing for your safety, health and welfare as you interface with public infrastructure. We look forward to meeting you to provide information on our activities and responding to your requests.