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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Eugene Budget Detail CITY OF EUGENE REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES The Wastewater Division for the City of Eugene manages all regional wastewater pollution control facilities serving the Program Responsibilities areas inside the Eugene and Springfield Urban Growth Administration & Management Boundaries under the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Biosolids Management Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Facility Operations (MWMC). These regional facilities include the Facility Maintenance Environmental Services Eugene/Springfield Regional Water Pollution Control Management Information Services Facility (WPCF), the Biosolids Management Facility, the Project Management Beneficial Reuse Site, the Biocycle Farm site, and regional wastewater pumping stations and transmission sewers. In support of the water pollution control program, the Division provides technical services for wastewater treatment, management of equipment replacement and infrastructure rehabilitation, biosolids treatment and recycling, regional laboratory services, and an industrial source control and pretreatment program in conjunction with City of Springfield staff. ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES Administrative Services provides management, administrative, and office support to the Wastewater Division. This support includes the general planning, directing, and managing of the activities of the Division; development and coordination of the budget; administration of personnel records; and processing of payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. This section also provides tracking and monitoring of all assets for the regional wastewater treatment facilities and support for reception, customer service, and other administrative needs. The Administrative services include oversight and coordination of the Division’s Environmental Management System, safety, and training programs, and a stores unit that purchases and stocks parts and supplies and assists with professional services contracting. Another area this program administers is the coordination of local and regional billing and rate activities. REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY OPERATIONS The Wastewater Division operates the WPCF to treat domestic and industrial liquid wastes to achieve an effluent quality that protects and sustains the beneficial uses of the Willamette River. The Operations section optimizes wastewater treatment processes to ensure effluent quality requirements are met in an efficient and cost effective manner. In addition, the Operations section provides continuous monitoring of the alarm functions for all plant processes, regional and local pump stations, Biosolids Management Facility, and the Beneficial Reuse Site. MAINTENANCE The mechanical, electrical, and facilities maintenance sections of the Wastewater Division are responsible for preservation of the multi-million dollar investment in the equipment and infrastructure of the WPCF, local and regional pump stations, pressure sewers, as well as the Biosolids Management Facility. These sections provide a preventative maintenance program to Page 31FY 18-19 BUDGET AND CIP