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11. Springfield and Eugene rely On a combination of regional and local services ' ' <br /> for the provision of wasteWater services. Within each City, the local <br /> jurisdiction provides collection of wastewater through a system of sanitary <br /> sewers and pumping systems. These collection facilities connect to a regional <br /> system of similar sewer collection facilities owned and operated by the <br /> Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission ("MWMC"), an entiW <br /> formed under an intergovernmental agreement created pursuant to ORS 190. <br /> Together, these collection facilities (which exclude private laterals wNch <br /> convey wastewater from individual residential or commercial/industrial <br /> connections) constitute the primary collection system.. <br /> <br /> 12. The primary collection system conveys wastewater to a treatment facilities system <br /> owned and operated by MWMC. This system consists of an interconnected Water <br /> Pollution Control Facility ("WPCF"), a biosolids facility, and a beneficial reuse <br /> facility. <br /> <br /> Policies <br /> <br /> G.9 Wastewater conveyance and treatment shall be provided to meet the needs of <br /> proiected growth inside the urban growth boundary that are capable of complying <br /> with regulator~ requirements governing beneficial reuse of effluent and beneficial <br /> reuse or disposal of residuals. <br /> <br /> ~erviees [o Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Water <br /> <br /> Findings <br /> <br /> 14-3. Springfield relies on groundwater for its sole source of water. EWEB water <br /> source is the McKenzie River and EWEB is developing groundwater sources. <br /> The identification of projects on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned <br /> facilities map does not confer rights to a groundwater sourcel <br /> <br />-Policies <br /> <br /> G.910 Eugene and Springfield and their respective utility branches, EWEB and <br /> Springfield Utility Board (SUB), shall ultimately be the water service providers <br /> within the urban growth boundary. <br /> <br /> G. 1Ol Continue to take positive steps to protect groundwater supplies. The cities, <br /> county, and other service providers shall manage land use and public facilities for <br /> groundwater-related benefits through the implementation of the Springfield <br /> Drinking Water Protection Plan and other wellhead protection plans. <br /> Management practices instituted to protect groundwater shall be coordinated <br /> among the City of Springfield, City of Eugene, and Lane County. <br /> <br /> Appendix Aa Page 6 1-16 <br /> <br /> <br />