Engineering Services

Responsibilities

The Engineering Department is responsible for developing and managing all public works and capital improvement projects including streets, sidewalks, water mains, storm drains, sewer mains, and bicycle lanes, among other projects. The department also reviews street and utility improvement plans for compliance with applicable design standards and regulations and inspects project construction to assure conformance with approved grading, drainage and storm water plans. The department oversees important City functions, including:

• Plan check and approval of improvement plans, final maps, and parcel maps
• Provision of floodplain information
• Working with the public on day-to-day issues requiring an engineering opinion

Rivers, Creeks & Streams

Cloverdale's creeks, and streams and the Russian River are valuable resources to the City of Cloverdale. They remove water pollutants and improve water quality, provide flood control and storm water drainage, are vital to wildlife habitat and create neighborhood beauty and improved quality of life. There are three major creeks which flow through the City of Cloverdale. These creeks are:

• Cloverdale Creek
• Porterfield Creek
• Cherry Creek

View a map of the total watershed area of these creeks. The City of Cloverdale General Plan has policies and programs that conserve the natural environment and wildlife resources. Learn more by viewing the Cloverdale General Plan.

Permitting Jurisdiction Contacts

The following is contact information for agencies that have permitting jurisdiction over rivers, creeks, and streams within the City of Cloverdale. For questions regarding creek or stream maintenance, please contact the following agencies:

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco Office
  Regulatory Permits
  Phone: 415-503-6774
• California Department of Fish and Game, Bay Delta Region
  Lake and Streambed Alteration Program
  Phone: 707-944-5500

To learn more about the Russian River and the Russian River Watershed, please go to the Russian River Watershed Association website.

For questions about flooding or flood insurance maps and studies visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website or call 877-336-2627.

Slow the Flow of Storm Water Runoff

The City of Cloverdale has partnered with our neighboring cities in Sonoma and Mendocino counties to help protect the Russian River. Part of this will include new designs and techniques for landscaping which help "slow the flow" to our streets, creeks and rivers. Details of these changes will be posted on the City's website in the coming months, but in the meantime the State of California has prepared a Film Festival to introduce some of the new concepts.

View the Slow the Flow video.

Visit the Water Quality Outreach YouTube site which has a number of videos including; What the heck is Storm Water Runoff, Rain Gardens, Permeable pavers, Lawn Removal.

Forms

• Authorization to Duplicate and Release Construction Documents
• Encroachment Permit Application - Requirements
• Encroachment Permit Application - Online
• Encroachment Permit Insurance Requirements
• Wastewater Discharge Permit Application

Fee Schedules

• Master Fee Schedule FY-2023-24
• Master Fee Schedule FY-2022-23
• Master Fee Schedule FY-2021-22
• Master Fee Schedule FY-2020-21
• Development Impact Fee Schedule FY-2023-24
• Development Impact Fee Schedule FY-2022-23
• Development Impact Fee Schedule FY-2020-21

Submittal Requirements

• Improvement Plan Checklist
• Parcel - Final Map Checklist

Design and Construction Standards

• Design and Construction Standards- Complete Book
• Standards Construction Specifications
• Street Design Specifications
• Sewer System Specifications
• Storm Drain Specifications
• Water System Specifications
• Street Lights Specifications
• Traffic Specifications
• 100-Subdivision General Notes
• 200-Street Design Standards
• 300-Sewer Design Standards
• 400-Storm Drain Design Standards
• 500-Water Design Standards
• 600-Street Light Design Standards
• 700-Traffic Design Standards
• 800-Erosion Control Design Standards
• Appendix-Deed & Certificate Forms

Resources

• Application Forms, Fees, and Submittal Requirements- Including on-line Encroachment Permits 
• Capital Improvement Program 2010 to 2014
• City Water System Master Plan
• Existing City Water System Map
• City Master Water Plan Map
• City Sewer System Master Plan
• Existing Sewer System Map
• City Sewer Zones Map
• City Vacant Area Map with Expanded Sewer Services & Annex Areas
• Cloverdale GIS and Parcel Information

Street Sweeping 

Street sweeping in Cloverdale is performed by Recology, Inc. who also provides our trash service. Street sweeping occurs every Friday along Cloverdale Boulevard and a few selected streets within our downtown neighborhoods. Residential neighborhoods are swept once a month.

View the Full Street Sweeping Schedule.