The Public Works Environmental Division is a small but dedicated team of environmental professionals committed to providing leadership in environmental management while continuing to provide the highest level of service to our customers and community. The Environmental Division’s charge is to protect and enhance the Sioux Falls environment through the management of responsible and reasonable local codes, standards and programs.

Major programs administered or managed by the Environmental Division are the Industrial Pretreatment Program and the Stormwater Program. Our division also provides environmental assistance, regulatory and administrative services to our customers in the following areas: air quality, biosolids, brownfields, environmental assessments, groundwater, hazardous waste, pollution prevention, risk management, solid waste, water quality and spill prevention. Our activities are performed in a manner to help ensure that the City and our regulated community comply with the appropriate environmental standards with the goal to protect the environment. Successful compliance is achieved through teamwork, public education, technical assistance, inspections and code enforcement.

In 2009, the City of Sioux Falls through its Environmental Division was committed to promoting environmental responsibility as an organization as well as emphasizing environmental awareness to all interested parties and stakeholders.