An ambitious staff of three has made once-frequent SSOs a thing of the past in Fruita, Colorado. The entire 74-mile collections system in the western Colorado city is maintained with a proactive approach and by making decisions with an eye on the future.The city’s Public Works Department implemented a systematic cleaning and inspection cycle in 2002, while also dealing with all the usual Public Works responsibilities, such as road and bridge work and building maintenance. That department is 13 people strong, only three of whom spend the majority of their time maintaining the collections system.“We run into challenges, but I
