Environmental Services

The city of Alabaster's Environmental Services is divided into two operational units, Environmental Collections and the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Staffing

Environmental Services is staffed by highly qualified personnel. Personnel are required to take state exams for each grade level.

Re-certification takes place every three years. It consists of submitting an application to the state of Alabama and proof of at least 24 hours of continuing education.

Emergency & After Hours Contact

For emergencies or problems after hours, the Police Department should be contacted at 205-663-7401. An example of a problem where Environmental Collections should be contacted would be when a red light appears at a pump station or the main line is stopped up.
  1. Environmental Collections
  2. Wastewater Treatment

Environmental Collections Duties

Environmental Collections personnel performs cleaning of the main sewer lines, and maintenance of pumps and pump stations, and taking video images of the main sewer which are used to ensure proper installations of lines in new subdivisions as well as a video record of sewer laterals.

Sewer Lines

Collections personnel are responsible for a network of sewer mains of various sizes and materials, as well as pump stations. The City of Alabaster currently maintains approximately 162 miles of sewer lines spread out across the city. 


Pump Stations

Pump stations are used to overcome the topography in the City of Alabaster. Pump stations pump the wastewater to the treatment facility when gravity cannot naturally accomplish this task. The City of Alabaster currently maintains and operates 56 pump stations of varying size and flow capacity.

There are presently 56 pump stations, which consist of two pumps per station. Wastewater flows through a pump at 100-350 gallons per minute with elevation changes ranging from 10 to 197 feet.

As new subdivisions are developed and current subdivisions continue to grow, new pump stations will be constructed and/or upgraded.