Public Works Department
The Public Works Staff is responsible for many areas of our community including streets, parks, water, sewer, building maintenance, and many other tasks. The City of Silver Lake is proud to team with PeopleService, Inc. for improving and maintaining our water and sewer utilities.
City Staff
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Public Works Supervisor
Chris Penaz 320-510-7213
publicworks@cityofsilverlake.org
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Maintenance
Jon Ramige
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SNOWFALL ORDINANCE
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There is no parking on any city street after 2" snowfall until streets are plowed curb to curb. Vehicles will be towed.
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For those who do not have off-street parking, the city lot behind the auditorium from the pump house to Center Street is plowed first for any city resident to use during the snow event.
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Snow removal Ordinance HERE
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Snow and Ice Control Policies and Procedure HERE
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PeopleService, Inc.
Water/Sewer Operators
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Lee Ortloff
Jeremy Anderson
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Click here to view the Lead Service Line Report
To obtain "A Protect Your Tap: Quick Check for Lead" go to:
Protect Your Tap: A quick check for lead.
Click here to view the Consumer Confidence Report
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PeopleService 2025 On-Call Calendar (After hour emergencies)
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF WASTEWATER RELEASE
Release Start - 5/20/2025 11:30am
Release End - 5/20/025 5:00pm
Amount of Release - approximately 200gpm - approximately 66,000 gallons
Material in discharge - consists of raw wastewater but is very diluted with rainwater due to inflow and infiltration (I&I)
Release location - pumped out of main lift station by ballpark. Wastewater was pumped into the grass near a storm sewer catch basin, ran above ground to the storm sewer catch basin, and ultimately ended up in the lake.
