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Biosolids Management Plan, 1997 A 13-member CAC was appointed by the Commission in 1996, and it met 13 times in 1996-97. In addition to formulating recommendations for the Commission' s consideration, the CAC guided the preparation of a public brochure on biosolids issues, and conducted a community open house. The brochure was widely distributed, and the open house was advertised in the Springfield News, the Eugene Weekly, and the Register Guard. Please see the attached sample of materials documenting this process. (Attachment A: Biosolids Public Outreach and Involvement Activities) The Commission has taken an incremental approach to implementing the Biosolids CAC's recommended strategies. The projects generated by these strategies have been described and approved by the Commission and the three governing bodies on an annual basis since 1997. Implementation of each major biosolids project has involved neighborhood notifications and newsletters, as well as open house sessions for the property owners/residences in the general vicinity of the Biosolids Management Facility and Biocycle Farm. Public participation in these meetings has been good, and the projects are moving forward and being successfully implemented in accordance with existing land use regulations and approved funding levels. Wet Weather Flow Management Plan (WWFMP), 2001 An 11-member CAC was appointed by the Commission in 1998 to address the peak flow capacity needs of the regional wastewater facilities. The CAC met 20 times and completed its recommendations to the Commission in March of 2000. The CAC evaluated numerous alternative scenarios to determine the most cost-effective approach to managing peak wet weather flows. The CAC also developed baseline policy recommendations for the level of treatment and tolerance for sewage overflows and bypasses. These recommendations are considered in setting design criteria related to peak flow capacities and for managing peak wet weather flows. The CAC hosted two open houses that were advertised in the local papers, and accepted public comments on its proposed recommendations. The comments received supported the CAC recommendations, which were finalized and submitted to the Commission. The Commission approved the Wet Weather Flow Management Plan (WWFMP) after a formal public hearing. The WWFMP was forwarded to the two Cities which also approved it, and which have approved the WWFMP implementation projects in both the MWMC and City budgets and CIPs every year since 2001. Please see the attached sample of materials that document this process. (Attachment B: 14447FMP Public Outreach and lnvolvement Activities) 2004 MWMC Facilities Plan Given the increasing complexity and scale of the capital projects being generated by various planning efforts, the MWMC entered into a contract with engineering consulting firm CH2M HILL for engineering predesign services in 2003. This contract was originally directed towards effectively defining and coordinating implementation of approved WWFMP capital improvement projects. CH2M HILL's early design analyses showed that the additional environmental performance requirements, issued by DEQ in the 2002 renewal of the discharge permit, would have an adverse impact on the regional wastewater facilities' capacities to treat wastewater to required levels of quality. In addition, it became clear that there was a significant