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Public Safety The Public Safety Department (police and fire) enforces federal, state, and municipal laws within the City. The Public Safety Department also responds to medical emergencies, fire emergencies, accidents, animal control calls, theft, damage to property, and alarm responses. The Public Safety epartment is responsible for providing public education, crime prevention programming, emergency preparedness programming, and community orientated police work. The Director of Public Safety is assisted by two Deputy Directors, Police Sergeants, Detectives, Patrol Officers, Public Safety Officers, Deputy Fire Chiefs, Fire Captains, Paid On -Call Firefighters, Office Supervisor, and Office Assistants. Services and/or programs offered by the New Brighton Public Safety Department include but are not limited to: • National Night Out; • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT); • Volunteers in Public Safety (VIPS); • Neighborhood Watch; • School Resource Officers; • Police Explorers; • Police Reserves; • Crime Prevention Programs; • Neighborhood Orientated Policing (NOP); • Crime Free Multi -Housing. Public Works Public Works maintains all city buildings, water, sewer, and storm water facilities, streets, sidewalk maintenance and engineering. Public works is also responsible for snow removal. The Public Works Director is assisted by the Public Works Superintendent, Civil Engineer II, Civil Engineer I, Engineering Aide IV, Public Works Supervisors, Maintenance Workers and an Office Assistant. The City of New Brighton obtains it's water supply from 12 deep wells which are located in the Prairie du Chein/ Jordan and Mount Simon/ Hinckley aquifers. The water is treated at a state of the art water treatment facility that removes chemical solvent contamination and naturally occurring iron and manganese. The New Brighton water system contains 75 miles of water mains, over 5,700 water service connections, 950 water main valves, and 725 fire hydrants. The City's four water towers have a combined water storage capacity of 2.75 million gallons. New Brighton has grown from a small farming community of 500 people in 1930, experiencing very rapid growth in the 60's, to around 22,000 people today. The average daily water usage of the City today is about 2.75 million gallons, but it can peak at over nine million gallons on very hot dry summer days due to lawn sprinkling. The City of New Brighton strives to promote a healthy and attractive environment by collecting all sewage from existing and projected development in a sanitary and economic manner. The Public Works Department maintains approximately 70 miles of sewer main, 5 lift stations, and over 1,500 manholes. Treatment of New Brighton wastewater is handled on a metropolitan level by the • Metropolitan Council Environmental Service Area No. 2. IV