Municipal Services, Public Works and Construction

The Municipal Services department is the City of Galveston's largest department and includes a number of different divisions to serve you:

Municipal Utilities (Director of Municipal Utilities Tyson Arnold)

  • Water Distribution
  • Sewer Collection
  • Pretreatment & Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Supply
  • Drainage

Public Works, Engineering and  Construction Services (Executive Director of Public Works and Engineering Robert Winiecke)

  • Streets
  • Traffic
  • Construction Services
  • Engineering

Sanitation (Director of Solid Waste/Sanitation Dustin Bender)

  • Trash services
  • Recycling

For all inquiries regarding utility billing, water meter(s), and account information as well as service activation or disconnection, please visit the Utility Billing Division page.

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  1. Municipal Services


    Physical Address
    3015 Market Street
    Galveston, TX 77550

    Fax: 409-356-4007
    Emergency Phone: 409-797-3630

    After Hours Emergencies

    Experiencing a water, sewer, drainage, traffic, or streets emergency after hours, on a weekend, or a holiday?

    Please call 409-797-3630
    Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 


  2. Brandon Cook

    Assistant City Manager, Devt. & Municipal Services

  3. Robert Winiecke

    Executive Director of Public Works and Engineering

  4. Dustin Bender

    Director of Solid Waste/Sanitation

  5. Tyson Arnold

    Director of Municipal Utilities

  6. Brian Overeem

    Customer Service and Administration Manager

  7. Ava Cares

    Utilities Operations and Maintenance Manager

  8. Benjamin Lirette

    Water Treatment Compliance Manager

  9. Michael Perkins

    Public Works Manager