The City of Cairo Public Works Department employs 40 full time employees.

The City of Cairo provides for the following services:

Water/Sewer Department
244 1st Avenue S. W.
(229) 377-2246

We are pleased to report to you that the drinking water supplied by the Cairo Public Works Department is safe. The City of Cairo regularly reports information about where the water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies. Your water department is committed to providing clean, safe, and reliable drinking water for all to use.

Mapping Department
100 2nd Street S. W.
(229) 377-6028

We are pleased to report that the mapping department provides maps of the Flood Zones, water lines, sewer lines, electric/gas lines, zoning maps and cable maps of the City of Cairo. For more information you may contact the Public Works Department at (229) 377-6028 ext. 237.

Street Maintenance/Construction
244 1st Avenue S. W.
(229) 378-3083

The Construction Department is responsible for the installation of major storm drain projects, water line projects, sewer projects, and lot preparation for buildable sites..

The Street Department is responsible for the installation of driveway approaches and storm drain piping. Department Personnel also keep ditches cleaned so storm water can properly drain. This department also handles repairing road cuts made by every city department and patching pot holes in all city streets. They also raze houses in support of the nuisance abatement program.

Land Application System (LAS) Site
531 Wright Road
(229) 378-3092

The City of Cairo Land Application Site (LAS) receives treated effluent from the City of Cairo Wastewater Treatment Plant. The LAS site consists of a storage pond and seven spray fields.

The LAS storage pond has a total capacity of 70 million gallons. Under normal operating conditions, the pond provides approximately 30 million gallons of storage, which represents 12 days of storage for a treatment plant rated at 2.5 million gallons per day.

The Wastewater from the storage pond is delivered through a network of pipes to one of seven spray fields. Each field includes a total area of approximately 42 acres and contains approximately 500 individual spray heads. The treated wastewater is applied to pine trees that are planted throughout the LAS spray fields.

Wastewater Treatment Plant
6th Street S. W.
(229) 378-3098

The City of Cairo Wastewater Treatment Plant receives sewage from the City of Cairo and provides treatment by several different basic processes before it is pumped to the City of Cairo Land Application Site (LAS). These processes include preliminary treatment and secondary treatment.

Preliminary treatment is accomplished by using equipment such as a communutor and bar screens to remove rocks, rags, sand, and similar materials which may hinder the operation of the treatment plant.

Secondary treatment process consists of two activated sludge package plants that are permitted to treat an average of 2.5 million gallons per day. This process is a type of biological treatment process followed by secondary clarifiers that allow the solids to settle out from the water being treated. The solids are removed from the clarifiers and are treated by a digester before being dried on sludge drying beds. The dried sludge is ultimately disposed of in the City of Cairo Landfill.

The treated effluent is pumped through a force main from the treatment plant site to the LAS storage pond, where it is stored until it can be pumped to spray fields for application to the land as a final treatment process.

For more information about any of the above topics please contact Public Works Director Raymond Stokes at (229) 377-6028 ext. 236 or email: stokesr@syrupcity.net.

City of Cairo Public Works Department
100 2nd Street S. W.
Cairo, Ga. 39828
Public Works Director: Raymond Stokes

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