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 Public Works and Municipal Utilities Trino Pedraza)

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

Construction Services and Engineering (Director of Infrastructure and City Engineer Rob Winiecke)

  • 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. Trino Pedraza

    Director of Public Works and Municipal Utilities

  4. Robert Winiecke

    Director of Infrastructure and City Engineer

  5. Dustin Bender

    Director of Solid Waste/Sanitation