Welcome to the City of Placerville Engineering Department!

The Engineering Department provides general administration and engineering services to the City's complete infrastructure (water, sewer, drainage, and roadway network), including management and support of the Hangtown Creek Water Reclamation Facility, as well as permitted inspection services for residential and commercial development within City limits.

Engineering Department services include: 

• Speed, Traffic Surveys, and Traffic Engineering
• Encroachment Permits and Transportation Permits
• Sewer, Water, and Irrigation Applications
• Parcel & Subdivision Map Review
• Commercial and Residential Development Plan Review
• Grading Permits
• Construction Inspections
• Administration of the City's Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)

Helpful Links and Information:

Encroachment Permit Application Package

Grading Permit Application and Submittal Requirements 

Current Development Fee Schedule

Measure H/L Project List

Measure H & L Sales Tax Committee Webpage

Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Website

CIP Adopted Budgets

California Integrated Water Quality System Project (CIWQS)

Stormwater Management