Fred Mousavipour, P.E. LEED-AP, P.M.P

Interim Municipal Utilities and
Engineering Director

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Our Mission
The Municipal Utilities & Engineering Department is committed to responding to the changing needs of our community, to providing excellent customer service through professionalism, integrity, and efficient use of resources (both natural and human) and to ensuring Redlands remains a distinctive place in which to live and work.

Municipal Utilities & Engineering is responsible to provide the following major services to the City and its residents:

• Water production and water distribution administration and operation.
• Non-potable water and non-potable water distribution.
• Wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal administration and operation.
• Engineering review and inspection of development proposals and compliance with city codes, standards and other governmental requirements relating to land subdivisions, grading, drainage, public improvement within the city right of way and transportation matters.
• Management, rehabilitation, and replacement of public improvements, such as: water mains, sewer mains, storm drains, streets, traffic signals, etc. to provide continued reliable service to the community.
• Development and construction of new public facilities to protect and enhance community quality of life. 

To provide these services, Municipal Utilities & Engineering is organized into operation functions and staff support functions. The staff support functions are Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, Water and Wastewater Operations and Customer Service/Utility Billing.

The administrative and general budget programs support each department function. All engineering and utilities operations are coordinated for efficient use of city resources. Municipal Utilities & Engineering has 100 authorized full-time and 6 part-time positions.

Departmental Goals

• Provide adequate public facilities to meet the General Plan requirement
• Meet environmental and regulatory standards
• Provide water, non-potable and wastewater service at a price that is economical and recovers all costs of providing the service.
• Provide thorough, responsive, and timely review of development proposals
• Provide a safe, maintained and efficient transportation roadway system
• Provide storm drain facilities that protect the public and private property from flooding 
• Provide excellent customer service
• Pursue and secure grant or low interest loan funds for public improvements

Municipal Utilities & Engineering Department
General Administration
mutilities@cityofredlands.org
909-798-7698