City of Ontario, Oregon

Public Works: Operations Division
1551 NW 9th Street, Ontario, OR 97914

Operations Manager: John Bishop

Phone: 541-889-8572

Fax: 541-889-3488

Email: john.bishop@ontariooregon.org

Project Manager: Bret Turner

Phone: 541-889-8572

Fax: 541-889-3488

Email: bret.turner@ontariooregon.org

Administrative Assistant: Karen Mowry

Phone: 541-889-8572

Fax: 541-889-3488

Email: karen.mowry@ontariooregon.org

This division is responsible for Street Maintenance, Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection, and Storm Drain Maintenance. John Bishop, Operations Manager, oversees the Street Maintenance and Utility Maintenance divisions. John Bishop, along with Bret Turner, Project Manager, also assist in the project identification, design analysis, and project administration of Public Works projects throughout the City. John Bishop & Bret Turner both have certifications in Waste Water Collection and Water Distribution as well as Cross Connection Specialist certification.

Karen Mowry also serves the Street Maintenance and Utility Maintenance staff. Her duties include handling daily customer complaints and/or routing them to appropriate staff, issuing purchase orders and coding invoices for submission to Finance, preparing employee timecards, and assisting with the Backflow/Cross Connection Program. The City of Ontario has a Cross-Connection program which is administered by the Operations Division.

Oregon Health Services has established rules that require the City to protect its water system, which is accomplished by requiring that all underground sprinklers attached to the City's water main have a backflow device installed. This device prevents any non-potable water source within a citizen's property from entering into and contaminating the community drinking water supply. The Operations Division monitors the identification and testing of backflow devices in the City. (See Backflow link)

Office Hours:

SUMMER

Monday thru Thursday

7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

WINTER

Monday thru Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Closed

Weekends and Holidays

After Hours or Emergencies Call:

541-889-7266

Related Links:

Backflow Assembly Testing Program
Chipseal Project - 2012

SW 4th Ave - Map

"The City of Ontario has adopted the current Idaho Standards for Public Works Construction (ISPWC) specification in addition to the 2008 City of Ontario Supplemental Standards. The City requires all contractors to be licensed with the State of Oregon."

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