Sustainability

The Grapevine Public Works Department is committed to environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. Our goal is to reduce the city's carbon footprint while meeting the growing demands of our community. By implementing innovative energy-saving measures and renewable energy projects, we are striving to create a more sustainable future for Grapevine and its residents.

Key initiatives include:

    • Support for legislation to implement regional public transportation.
    • Retrofits for traffic signals to LED based lenses.Sustainability Venn Diagram
    • Replaced holiday lights with LED holiday lights.
    • Retrofits for existing buildings with efficient lighting.
    • Retrofits for Water and Wastewater Plant Operations.
    • Xeriscaping landscape.
    • Raw water irrigation for Parks.
    • Irrigation master control system.
    • Regional Clean Fleet Program.
    • Purchasing hybrid and energy efficient fleet vehicles as older vehicles are replaced.
    • HVAC maintenance tune-ups.
    • Extending Grapevine's hike and bike trail system.

The City continues to implement energy efficient measures aimed at reducing our overall carbon footprint as well as reducing what we spend on energy consumption.