The City of Radcliff Engineering Department is dedicated to providing Radcliff citizens with the safest and most reliable infrastructure possible.
Department Responsibilities:
Review all new plans for compliance with the appropriate regulations.
Ensure that the infrastructure will work both now and into the future.
Manage the Stormwater Utility, which was established in 2004 to ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations as they pertain to stormwater.
Review, design and schedule all stormwater infrastructure repairs to be performed by the city’s stormwater crew. Projects too large for completion by the city’s stormwater crew are planned and designed by the department as capital improvement projects for future funding and construction.
Stormwater Utility Provisions:
Public education
Public involvement
Illicit discharge detection and elimination
Construction site stormwater runoff control
Post-construction stormwater management in areas undergoing new development and redevelopment
Pollution prevention/good housekeeping for municipal operations
Car Maintenance
It has been estimated that each year over 180 million gallons of used oil is disposed of improperly and that a single quart... Learn More
Household Hazardous Waste
The average household throws 15.5 pounds of hazardous materials into the trash each year. Homes contain an average of... Learn More
Pet Waste
There are an estimated 60 million dogs in the United States? That’s 16.4 billion pounds of poop per year! A dog drops... Learn More
Stream Monitoring
On April 1, 2010, small MS4’s were mandated to develop a stream monitoring program for their jurisdiction within... Learn More
Car Wash
Society has been slow to recognize the link between individual behaviors and practices, and the detrimental impacts that... Learn More
Children's Activities
Our Stormwater Program staff has assembled materials for helping children learn about the importance of keeping our... Learn More
Stormwater
Storm water is generally rain or melting snow that runs off surfaces, both pervious (grass, and other undeveloped lands)... Learn More
Cooking Oil
Fats, oils and grease and food scraps don’t mix well with water. When flushed, these materials can build up and block the... Learn More
Lawn Chemicals
Lawns produce significant amounts of nutrient-rich stormwater runoff, and research shows that such runoff can potentially cause... Learn More
Stormwater Management
On April 1, 2010, the Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) issued the Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems... Learn More
Watershed
It doesn’t matter how far you live from a stream, river, lake or sinkhole, you live in a watershed. Everyone resides in... Learn More
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David Curry
