Department of Public Utilities
What We Do
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WHAT WE DO
Department of Public Utilities
The Department of Public Utilities provides reliable, efficient, low cost water, wastewater, sewer maintenance, solid waste and sanitation services to over 500,000 customers in the Fresno metropolitan area.
Our Mission
We deliver high quality utility services professionally and competitively to ensure the health and safety of our community.
Our Vision
We are nationally recognized as a leading Public Utilities organization.
Key Operating Principles
These are guiding principles for our daily actions and interactions throughout the DPU organization:
- Customer Driven- We anticipate and respond to the needs and interests of our customers in a respectful, reliable and professional manner.
- Employee Oriented- We trust, value and support individual / team efforts and accomplishments.
- Competitive- We provide the best value for our customers by performing our work in a cost effective and innovative manner.
- Environmental Stewardship- We plan and manage our operations as guardians of our natural resources.
- Safety- We provide our services with safety as our highest priority.