City of Billings

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Not to be all "back in my day..." 😅 but a quick dig through some dusty records tells us Billings had just over 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 of water main back in 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬, when the city was home to roughly 𝟲𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 people. Fast forward to today, our population has basically doubled, and we are now sitting at 𝟱𝟬𝟬+ 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 of underground water mains, all working 24/7 so you can shower, do laundry, and make dinner without a second thought. Some of those pipes, as you can imagine, were built for a Billings that simply doesn't exist anymore. As we bring pipes of varying ages, materials, and sizes up to modern standards, here's what that means for you: 🚿 Better water pressure for the neighborhood 🚒 Stronger fire protection with increased fire flow 🛠️ Fewer leaks and water main breaks 🏡 A more reliable water system for generations to come Probably not the flashiest summer infrastructure glow-up... but definitely one you'll notice every time you turn on the tap🚰 #BillingsPublicWorks #WaterMainReplacement #PipeBursting #Infrastructure #BillingsMT

You signed up for a Montana summer🍓 but accidentally got upgraded to an Arizona summer 🌵 🦺 Some reminders from us: 💧 Stay hydrated - Water Quality Team 🌳 Find some shade - Landscaping Team 🐾 Check the pavement before your pup does - Paving Team 🗑️ "Bag it. Tie it. Then bin it." (think food waste...) - Solid Waste Team NOW please enjoy this delivery of emotional support snow & stay cool this weekend~❄️ #BillingsMT #BillingsPublicWorks #MontanaSummer #EmotionalSupportSnow #StayCoolBillings #HeatWave2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲. A few highlights of the latest: 🔌 Lots of electrical & plumbing work is underway inside the plant building. 🌊The intake and flow control infrastructure on the BBWA has been installed thanks to a great partnership that kept the community's best interests front and center. 🚰Pump stations and pipelines are in placed to provide more reliable water service. 🚜 Major earth work at the north reservoir continues to shape the site. 🚶♀️ A new pedestrian tunnel under Hesper Rd now safely connects the north and south reservoirs. Looking through it today, you can literally see the light at the end of the tunnel✨ Process testing will begin once the electrical and plumbing work is wrapped up, tentatively in late 2026. We're excited to celebrate with the community once the new water treatment plant is online, and we can't wait to show you around!🎀✂️ #BillingsPublicWorks #BuiltToLast #CityOfBillings #DrinkingWater #Infrastructure

Did someone say “𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀”? 😅 Yep... it’s chip sealing season in Montana again~ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀? Chip seal helps extend the life of a road by 𝟳+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 while costing about 𝟭/𝟯 as much per mile as a traditional asphalt overlay. For a couple of days after chip application, the road surface may feel a little... crunchy😅 Loose chips are a normal part of the process, so please slow down while driving on them. Before long, loose chips will be swept up, and a final layer of oil called fog seal will lock in the embedded chips and leave behind a smoother, safer, and longer lasting road in our Montana climate. 🦺 If you see crews in high-vis gear surrounded by orange cones, they're working one lane at a time to keep traffic moving and avoid full road closures whenever possible. Please slow down through work zones. A few extra seconds helps keep workers safe while they make Billings better ✨ #BillingsPublicWorks #CityofBillings #SlowDownForTheCrew #roadwork #betterroadsahead

The City of Billings is seeking a Public Works Director for Montana's largest city—the county seat of Yellowstone County. With a population of 120,000, Billings offers high-quality amenities on an appealing small-town scale, set against the natural beauty of the nearby Rocky Mountains. Billings offers an exceptional leadership opportunity for an experienced and visionary public works professional to oversee one of the largest and most diverse municipal operations in Montana. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gx8Qaugm 

Your porch should smell like summer. Not a stinky pond... 😅 Neighbors near the Annandale stormwater retention pond couldn’t agree more. Stormwater ponds do important work~🌧 They collect runoff from neighborhoods when it rains, letting sediment, leaves, grass clippings, and debris settle to the bottom instead of flowing through the stormwater system into the Yellowstone River🐠 The occasional downside? Decaying organic material + algae + summer heat = some truly unforgettable odors for nearby residents 🫢 We usually tackle cleanouts in the winter when frozen ground can support heavy equipment. Yet this year's mild winter had our crew improvising. After pumping out the water, they laid geogrid mats to stabilize the muddy surface, built a temporary bridge for equipment access, and scraped out 3 to 4 feet of built-up sediment and debris. An aeration system was also added to help keep the water moving, reduce stagnation, and improve overall pond health 🦆🌿 The pond is continually filled up with rain, now with capacity restored, water quality is improved which means porch season is back on the table this summer for the neighbors~☀️ 🫶One easy way everyone can help is to keep litter, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic debris out of gutters and storm drains. What goes into the storm system often ends up in our ponds and, eventually, the Yellowstone River. Thank you for being a good neighbor Billings! #BillingsPublicWorks #CityOfBillings #Stormwater #PublicWorks #Infrastructure #BehindTheScenes

🎶 𝗜𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀☀️🛣️Our rockstar paving crew can mill and pave a city block in just a day💪 🦺 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 – The machine grinds down 3 inches of road surface with 100 sharp teeth while mixing water to keep dust down. Those honks you hear are not random. They're signals between the milling operator and truck drivers to keep everything moving in sync. 🦺 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 – Two operators walk alongside the paver, making adjustments with hand controllers as fresh asphalt is laid. Others rake and smooth the edges for a seamless finish. 🦺 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 – The roller vibrates, rolls, and compacts the asphalt until it's smooth and flush with the existing road. What's really cool is that the millings don't go to waste ♻️ They're stockpiled and repurposed for other City projects like alleys, gravel streets, and landfill roads🧡 #BillingsPublicWorks #BillingsMT #MillingAndPaving #BetterRoadAhead

🗑️Lessons from garbage workers on 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆🎉 1️⃣ 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬-𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻👣 Every residential collection operator services 1,000–1,200 cans each collection day across an average route of 60 miles. 2️⃣𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗡, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗡'𝗧. With nearly 100,000 black and green cans to collect every week, a CAN-do attitude is what makes it possible💪 3️⃣𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 — 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁, 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹🌿 Our seasonal yard waste program runs for 8 months each year, and every participating household can have up to two green cans at NO additional cost. 4️⃣𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 & 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆🚜 While visitors may see a mountain of garbage, our compactor operators see optimal fill and maximum compaction. Working an area of 100 feet by 100 feet at a time, they compact every 2-foot layer of garbage down to merely 6 inches, well exceeding industry standards and extending the life of our landfill for generations to come. 5️⃣𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄🏠🏠🏠 Through our partnership with Montana-Dakota Utilities, the renewable natural gas generated through the plant’s lifetime can provide heat and hot water for more than 17,000 Montana homes for an entire year. Revenue from the program helps keep our service rates low which is rather helpful in this economy. 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 to those who keep Billings clean, safe, and beautiful every day🚛 Thank you for all you do!🦺 #GarbageWorkersDay #ThankAGarbageWorker #BillingsPublicWorks #SolidWaste #BillingsMT #CityofBillings #OneCanAtATime

Never a boring day at our award winning Water Reclamation Facility! 🤩 Take a look at what goes on behind the scenes during our annual bioreactor maintenance⭐ Each of the four bioreactors holds almost 3 million gallons of the entire city's "contribution" every time someone flushes, washes their hands, showers, or does laundry. The natural biological process that turns wastewater into safe, non-potable water is truly fascinating. What’s even cooler is that the water treated right here at the plant is put to good use cleaning and maintaining the very bioreactors that helped treat it! Check out our open positions - https://lnkd.in/gtrm6fB8 #BillingsPublicWorks #JoinOurTeam #BillingsMT #ServeYourCity #WaterReclamation #WasteWaterTreatment