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The 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan recognizes and addresses the fact that the regional <br />wastewater system for the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area does not have the <br />capacity to meet all of the discharge standards imposed by state and federal law. Neither ' <br />the Metro Plan nor the PFSP currently reflect this situation. Statewide Planning Goal 2 <br />requires that the city, county and special district plans be consistent. In large part, the <br />amendments proposed by this application address the issue of consistency between the <br />Metro Plan and the PFSP and consistency of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan with the <br />former docUments. The proposed amendments provide information that should have been <br />included in the PFSP when it was adopted and present a more accurate'description of <br />wastewater services that will be available after certain capital improvement projects are <br />completed. <br /> <br />Phasing objectives of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan necessitate that construction of <br />several key facility components begin by June of 2005 in order to meet federal standards <br />that require that peak wet weather events be managed by 2010. In order to meet this <br />rigorous construction schedule, MWMC must have released Requests for ProPosals <br />(RFPs) for engineering design for by October of 2004. Prior to this date, the 2004 <br />Wastewater Facilities Plan must be adopted by the three metropolitan jurisdictions and <br />the Metro Plan and the PFSP should be updated to reflect current information. <br /> <br /> In summary, the application proposes the following changes: <br /> <br /> Metro Plan <br /> <br /> 1. Specifically recognizes "wastewater" as a subcategory of service within the Urban ' <br /> Growth Boundary. [Chapter III-G] <br /> <br />2. Amends Finding #6 and Policy #3 to recognize the addition of Map 2a "Existing <br /> Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems" to the PFSP. [Chapter Ill-43] <br /> <br />3. Amends Policy #2 to include local capital improvement plans as a means to <br /> implement policy in the PFSP. [Chapter III-G] <br /> <br />4. Inserts two findings regarding local and regional wastewater serVices to <br /> development within the urban growth boundary. [Chapter III-G] <br /> <br /> 5. Adds a new policy G.9 that makes a commitment to providing the conveyance <br /> and treatment of wastewater to meet the needs of projected growth within the <br /> urban growth boundary and that meets regulatory requirements. [Chapter III-G] <br /> <br /> 6. Modifies definition 37. Wastewater: Public Facilities Projects. [Chapter V <br /> Glossary] <br /> <br />· PFSP <br /> <br /> Staff Report and Findings Page 2 <br /> 7-2 <br /> <br /> <br />