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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 2004 MWMC WASTEWATER FACILITIES PLAN AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE METHODOLOGY Current SDC $3,000 $2,500 ~ $2,000 $1,5oo $500 , MWMC - MWMC - Albany Salem Tri-City Eugene Springfield Facilities Plan Question 3. How is this 2004 Facilities Plan different from previous planning efforts? This 2004 Facilities Plan is the culmination of a series of planning efforts that began in the mid 1990s. In the early 1990s it was clear that MWMC wastewater management facilities and operations were beginning to experience some areas of capacity limitations, and yet slower than expected growth was occurring. Also, new water quality concerns and regulations for the Willamette River were beginning to emerge. In an effort to begin understanding the implications and potential costs of the changes, MWMC undertook a general master planning study focused primarily on the Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF). The Master Plan, completed in 1997, identified the need for additional peak flow treatment capacity and the need for identifying cost-effective collection system infiltration and inflow (I/I) removal methods. This Master Plan did not address several of the key regulatory requirements that are now or will soon affect MWMC. To complementing the Master Plan, an additional plan was prepared to address biosolids management strategies and establish treatment policies. Examples of policy direction that were recommended by the citizen's advisory committee (CAC) and adopted by the Commission include developing a biosolids dewatering facility and establishing a designated biosolids land application site. MWMC completed the dewatering faciity and is in the process of completing implementation of the dedicated land application site. The SHAWNS COMMENTS TO FAQ'S ON 4-16-04_1.DOC PAGE 3 OF 13