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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: City of Coburg Request for Connection to Regional Wastewater Facilities <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: October 26, 2005 Agenda Item Number: A <br />Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Kurt Corey <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5241 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />The City of Coburg has requested the extension of wastewater collection and treatment services <br />provided by the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC). This work session is <br />for the purpose of obtaining direction from the Eugene City Council as to processing this request. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The cities of Eugene and Springfield joined together with Lane County in 1977 to develop a regional <br />treatment complex for all wastewater generated in the greater metropolitan area. The regional system is <br />owned by the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC). The MWMC is comprised <br />of representatives from Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County (the governing bodies). Operational and <br />administrative roles and responsibilities are defined within a regional intergovernmental services <br />agreement. <br /> <br />The City of Coburg is faced with local growth and economic development issues together with ground <br />water quality problems that have necessitated an investigation of wastewater treatment and disposal <br />options. Available alternatives are generally limited to constructing a stand-alone wastewater treatment <br />facility in Coburg or connecting to the regional treatment facility via Eugene collection’s system. <br />Connection to the regional facility is being investigated as Coburg’s preferred alternative. Expansion of <br />the MWMC service area would require, at a minimum, consent of the regional partners. <br /> <br />Future similar requests from other regional stakeholders can likely be expected as agencies work to <br />address environmental concerns and the needs of regional growth and development. Junction City has <br />most recently expressed an interest in wastewater treatment services through MWMC. <br /> <br />At a Joint Elected Officials (JEO) meeting on October 11, detailed information and options relating to <br />the issues, timing, costs, and customer/service relationships specifically regarding the Coburg request <br />were provided and discussed. The governing bodies continue to face a number of significant questions: <br /> <br />1. Do the governing bodies wish to continue work on an evaluation of Coburg’s request for regional <br />wastewater services? <br />2. What is the direction of the governing bodies regarding Junction City’s recent expression of need <br />and interest in requesting wastewater services? <br />3. What is the scope of activities staff are directed to undertake regarding questions #1 and #2? <br />4. Which scenario represents the governing bodies’ acceptable level of cost-recovery as the conceptual <br />model for refinement of “buy-in” costs Coburg would be expected to pay? <br />5. Which customer/service relationship scenario would the governing bodies wish to pursue? <br /> L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M051026\S051026A.doc <br /> <br />