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FACT SHEET c Public Works Engineering City of Eugene 244 East Broadway Eugene. Oregon 97401 (541) 682-:5560 (541) 682-8410 FAX PRAIRIE ROAD WASTEWATER SEWER PROJECT Description of the Project The Prairie Road Pump Station and Wastewater Sewer project is listed in the City's current Capital Improvement Plan and wastewater service has been requested by a number of property owners adjacent to Prairie Road. The project includes constructing a pump station at Beltline Highway and Prairie Road and installing a wastewater collection line in Prairie Road from Kaiser Avenue to 8eltline Road. Ultimately, sewer lines will be extended along the east/west streets off Prairie Road, but property owners who would take service from these lines have not requested them to be installed at this time. The City will pay for the pump station and a portion of the cost of installing sewers that are more than 8 inches in diameter. The rest 'of the cost of extending the sewer system in this area will be assessed to adjacent property owners who will receive service from this system, either at the completion of the project based on the actual construction costs or in the future based on the equivalent cost of constructing sewers at the time connection is requested. This method of cost recovery is consistent with the Industrial Corridor Community Organizatton Annexation and Urban Services Policy Agreement, approved by the Eugene City Council in 1991. Process and Assessments The process for constructing wastewater sewers includes a number of steps: Staff initiates the project, taking into account poll letter responses. The City designs and bids the project. The final authority to proceed on the project is given by the City Councrl through the formation of a Local Improvement District (LJD). The improvements are constructed. \Nhen the work is comoleted, a portion of the improvement costs are distributed to the benefitted properties. Those property owners requesting sewer service must sign an Annexation and Urban Services Agreement before a sewer connection permit or any other building permits can be jssued. Only those property owners who have indicated support for the project' and who have signed an Annexation Agreement will be assessed at the completion of construction and only those properties will be able to connect. For those property owners, the assessment will be based on the actual construction costs and other charges in effect at the time of assessment. Property owners can estimate the total public charges for the sewer by using the following formula and estimated costs: lateral assessment + service assessment + total SDC charge = total estimated public charge lateral assessment: lateral lines are typically eight inches or larger in diameter and collect and transport sewage discharged through service lines. City code defines assessable area as that portion of a parcel that lies within 160 feet of the sewer line. We currently estimate this cost to be approximately $0.40 to $0.45 per square foot of the assessable area. To estimate the assessable square footage for your property, multiply the front footage of your property (the length of your property adjacent to Prairie Road) by 160 feet. If your property is less than 160 feet deep, multiply the front footage by the depth of your property. Service assessment: Sewer service lines are typically installed in the right-of-way to connect the building sewers constructed on private property by property owners to the public lateral lines. A service line may provide one or more service connection points. Large , parcels may require more than one service. We estimate the cost per s~rvice connection point to be approximately $ 2500 to $ 3000. Systems Development Charge (SOCl: The Wastewater SDC is collected to fund a Dortion of the cost of constructing the facilities needed to maintain c.ommunlty health and safety standards and to recoup a portion cf the community's investme'lt :n the