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Executive Summary This Facilities Plan, prepared for the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC), is the result of a comprehensive evaluation of the regional wastewater treatment facilities serving the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area [Eugene-Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF), major pump stations and interceptors, the Biosollds Management Facility (BMF), the Biocycle Farm, and the Seasonal Industrial Waste Facility (SIWF)]. This Facilities Plan is a comprehensive update to the original "208 Plan," which was completed in 1977. The 208 Plan established the original projections, requirements, and projects needed to serve the Eugene-Springfield community through 2005. This Facilities Plan also builds on previous, targeted studies, including the 1997 Master Plan, 1997 Biosolids Management Plan, 2001 Wet Weather Flow Mnnagement Plan (WWFMP), and the 2003 Management Plan for a Dedicated Biosolids Land Application Site. Both Eugene and Springfield have separate sewer systems that come together into a regional system of pipes. Over 800 miles of sewer pipes and 47 pump stations transport wastewater to the WPCF. Most of the conveyance pipelines of 24 inches in diameter or greater and associated pumping facilities necessary to convey the region's wastewater to the regional facility were included in the facilities' original construction by regional and local resources. This newly developed MWMC Facilities Plan is intended to identify facility enhancements and expansions that are needed to serve the community's wastewater needs through 2025. Planning .Criteria Regulatory requirements, existing MWMC policies, adopted citizen advisory committee (CAC) recommendations, and direct Commission guidance provided the framework of objectives and planning criteria for development of the Facilities Plan. In order for the Facilities Plan to serve its intended purpose, implementation of the facilities improvements idenfffied in the plan should enable MWMC and the partner agencies to have reasonable assurance that the following o~ectives will be met: · Compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations · Protection of the health and safety of people and property from exposure to hazardous conditions such as exposure to untreated or inadequately treated wastewater · Provision of adequate capacity to facilitate community growth in the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area consistent with adopted land use plans · Construction, operation, and management of MWMC facilities in a manner that is as cost-effective, efficient, and affordable to the community as possible in the short and long term · Implementation of Citizen Advisory Committee recommendations, which represent diverse community interests, values and involvement, and have been adopted by the Commission as MWMC plans and policies MWMC_EXECSUM_REV4_2_. DOC ES-I I I II