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ORDINANCE N0. 19939
<br />AN ORDINANCE REGARDING WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER SYSTEMS; AMENDING
<br />AND RENUMBERING SECTIONS 1.015, 6.405, 1.020, 1.023, 1.025, 1.035,
<br />1.040, 7.045, 1.050, 1.010, 1.030, 6.010, 1.055, 1.050, AND 1.065 C~F
<br />THE EUGENE CODE, 1971, TO 6.401,. 6.406, 6.4311, 6.416, 6.421, 6.426,
<br />6.431, 6.436, 6.441, 6.446, 5.456, 6.411, 6.416, 6.481, AND 5.610
<br />RESPECTIVELY; ADDING NEW SECTIONS 6.451, 6,461, 5.600, AND 5.645 TO
<br />THAT CODE; AMENDING SECTION 1.,010OF THAT CODE; RENUMBERING ~`.~~~
<br />SECTIONS 6.500, 6.505, 6.510, 6.515, 6.511, 6.519, 6.521, 6.523,
<br />6.525, AND 6.521 OF THE EUGENE CDDE, 1911 TO 6.800, 6.805, 6.810,
<br />6.815, 6.820, 6.825, 6.830, 6.835, 6.840, AND 6.845 RESPECTIVELY;
<br />AND RENUMBERING SECTIONS 6.400, 6.405, 6.410, 6.415, 6.425, 6.421,
<br />6.430, 6.432, 6.434, 6.435, 6.440, 6.445, 6.450, 6.455, 6.460,
<br />5.462, 6.463, 6.464, AND 6.465 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1911, TO 6.501,
<br />fi .506, 6.511, 5.51 fi, 6.521, 6.526, 6.531, 6.536, 5.541, 6.546,
<br />6.551, 6.556, 6.561, 6.566, 6.511, 6.516, 6.581, 6.586, 6.591, AND
<br />6.596 RESPECTIVELY.
<br />FINDINGS:
<br />A. Historically the City's storm drainage faci 1 i ti es were designed
<br />solely to control floods. Because of community concerns and federal government
<br />mandates, the Council has declared clean water to be a high priority for the
<br />community. To, accampl ish .this goal it becomes necessary for the City t0 design
<br />~ is storm dray Wage face 1 ~ t~ es for water quality and preservation of natural
<br />resources ~n add~t~an to the traditional flood control function.
<br />B. In the past, starmwater management practices in Eugene have nat been
<br />integrated with natural resource pot i cy. Whi 1 e 1 ocal starmwater management
<br />practices were guided by federal flood cantrol policy, local policies protecting
<br />natural resources were adopted independent of the federal pot i ci es .
<br />C. Now natural resource pvl i ties are being strengthened at the federal ,
<br />state and 1 oval 1 evel s which affect starmwater. These policies require the City
<br />of Eugene to regulate the quality of municipal starmwater runoff. This will
<br />necessitate the integration of federal , state and i oca1 policies for f 1 ood
<br />control and natural resource protection. To accomplish this integration the
<br />Council ,has developed a Comprehensive starmwater Management Plan, the findings
<br />and pal ~ c ~ es of wh ~ ch support the enactment of this ordinance.
<br />D. To implement these federal , state and 1 ocal pal i ci es and requirements
<br />it is necessary for the City to increase its revenue. Historically the City of
<br />Eugene has used revenue from its sewer user charge to construct and maintain both
<br />sanitary and storm sewer facilities. This revenue came from sewer user charges
<br />generally based upon water consumption and/or water meter size.
<br />E. With the refinement of starmwater management practices, with the
<br />separation of wastewater services f ram starmwater services and with the
<br />integration of regulations i n several chapters of the Eugene Code, 1911, i t i s
<br />appropriate to be mare precise i n the wording of the Code, therefore h i stori c
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