If there is a holiday the first full week of the month the trash pickup will be the following week. The Parks Division provides maintenance for the parks within the City plus maintenance for the City Building. This division also installs and maintains the Christmas decorations for downtown and Central Park. Parks also provide special support and assistance for celebrations such as Summer Motion and Poages Landing Days. The plant averages over 9 million gallons per day with a capacity of 12 million gallons.
Plans are underway to increase the production capacity of the plant.
In addition to the water produced for the Ashland distribution system, some water produced at the plant is sold to neighboring systems. The plant superintendent may be reached at 329-2058. Water problems may be reported to the plant on weekends and after normal business hours. The plant meets all state and federal requirements for water production and is monitored by government agencies on a regular basis to maintain the operation permit. This is the largest division in Public Services in number of employees.