Public Works

The Cecil County Department of  Public Works is divided into six divisions to cover daily administrative functions.

Office of the Director

The Office of the Director handles administrative issues with the Department of Public Works. The Office of the Director consists of the Director, Deputy Director, and Administrative Assistant.

Development Services Division

The Development Services Division is composed of three branches:

1. Plans Review Branch reviews engineering plans to ensure compliance with relevant County codes in the area of subdivisions, stormwater management, site development, road and /or utility plans.
2. Sediment & Stormwater Branch is responsible for the development, management and execution of the Cecil County Erosion & Sediment Control and Stormwater Management programs. This branch ensures the effective administration of and compliance with the Cecil County Code and other applicable laws, regulations and standards.
3. Construction Inspection Branch inspects private development (water, sewer, roads) for compliance.

The Development Services Division consists of the Chief, Plans Review Supervisor, and Sediment & Stormwater Program Manager. Other positions vary from Resource and Stormwater Inspectors, Plans Reviewers, Road and Utility Inspectors and Administrative Assistant.

Engineering & Construction Division

The Engineering & Construction Division is responsible for all aspects of the management and execution of the Department's Capital Improvement Program as well as for providing engineering support to the Department's operating divisions (Roads, Water and Wastewater, Solid Waste, Weed Control).

The Engineering and Construction Division consists of the Chief, Civil Engineers, Construction Inspection Supervisor, Construction Inspection Representatives, and CIP Budget Assistant. 

Roads Division

The Cecil County Roads Maintenance Division is the largest operational division within the Department of Public Works.  At full operational employment, the division contains some 49 positions, four of which are temporary seasonal workers. 

The primary services provided by the Roads Maintenance Division are daily maintenance of and upgrades to county streets and drainage structures, all necessary emergency response actions from situations that include storm event flooding and downed trees to snow and ice removal.  This division is public service in its most direct approach.

Solid Waste Division

The Cecil County Solid Waste Management Division is the second largest operational division within the Department of Public Works. A total of 23 positions are needed during two operational shifts to operate the County's two satellite solid waste transfer stations and the central landfill facility at 758 E. Old Philadelphia Road.

The primary services provided by the Solid Waste Management Division include daily processing of Cecil County's solid waste stream, implementing Cecil County's Waste Recycling Program, and vigilant monitoring of the environmental site characteristics at the Central Landfill site.

Water & Wastewater Division

 Wastewater Division include the daily operations and upkeep for four (4) public water supply facilities and five (5) public wastewater/sanitary sewer treatment plants, as well as the  daily maintenance on the miles of service lines installed to deliver water and collect wastewater from hundreds of county homes. This division provides its public service directly to the water and wastewater plant users as well as to the Board of Education.