Public Works

The Public Works Department oversees the City's Parks & Recreation, Sanitation, Streets, Wastewater, and Water services, supporting essential infrastructure and quality of life for residents and businesses. 

Jason Scott
Public Works Director

[email protected]

213 9th Ave S
Buhl, ID 83316

Phone: 208.543.4522
Fax: 208.543.8756

Teresa Robbins
Public Works Clerk

[email protected]

​203  Broadway Ave N
Buhl, ID  83316

Phone: 208-543-4522
Fax: 208-543-2884

Permits & Resources

​Parks & Recreation

The Parks & Recreation Department maintains five public parks and two city entrance parks. Staff also operate and maintain the public swimming pool, open from early June through mid-August.

The pool is heated to 82°F and open seven days a week, offering:
  • Swimming lessons
  • Adult lap swim
  • Water aerobics
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​The department also maintains trees within the downtown corridor and works to ensure clean, safe, and welcoming public spaces throughout the community.
​Manager: Leo Puente
After-hours emergency #: 308-2949

Sanitation

The Sanitation Department provides trash collection for properties throughout the city. Staff ensure timely pickups and maintain sanitation equipment to keep the community clean and safe.
  • Pickup days:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (two pickups per week).
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  • Holiday notice: If a pickup day falls on a holiday, service will be rescheduled to your next assigned pickup day.

To confirm your pickup day, call (208) 543-4522 or (208) 543-5650.

Streets

After-hours emergency #: 308.2949
The Street Department maintains city streets and right-of-way infrastructure, including:
  • Street patching and paving
  • Curb and gutter improvements to meet ADA standards
  • Street sweeping
  • Snow and ice removal
  • Storm drain maintenance

Wastewater

The Wastewater Department operates and maintains the city’s wastewater treatment plant and collection system.

The treatment facility, constructed in 2009–2010, meets Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) standards.
Manager: Misty Barnes
After-hours emergency #: 308-5934

Water

The Water Department operates and maintains the city’s water treatment plant and distribution system, serving residential, commercial, and industrial properties.
The system includes fire hydrant infrastructure for fire suppression services. The water treatment facility, constructed in 2009–2010, meets EPA and DEQ regulations, including arsenic removal requirements.
​Manager: Chuck Drown
After-hours emergency #: 308-4522

Consumer Confidence Reports

Water Service Line Inventory

In 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) worked to help communities and water utilities find lead pipes that supply drinking water to homes and buildings.
 
Under the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, water systems, including the City of Buhl, must create and update a list of service line materials by October 16, 2024. The EPA's new guidance will help water systems compile and maintain these lists, notify consumers with lead pipes, and provide states with important information for oversight and reporting to the EPA.