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RESPONSE TO WRITTEN TESTIMONY AT EUGENE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MWMC WASTEWATER FACILITIES PLAN AND SDC METHODOLOGY Rehabilitation and Replacement, Fifth Paragraph of Page 8 There are seven projects on the 20-year project list that are allocated 100 percent to rehabilitation: 1. River Avenue Improvements 2. Biosolids Management Facility (BMF) - Line Lagoons Phase 1 3. BMF - Line Lagoons Phase 2 4. BMF - Line Lagoons Phase 3 5. BMF - Line Lagoons Phase 4 6. Repairs/Partial Replacement of Biosolids Force Main 7. Support Development of Private Lateral Program Although other projects on the list, such as Primary Clarifier Enhancements, Secondary Clarifier Enhancements, and Digester Mixing Improvements, involve work on existing facilities to retrofit or upgrade them with new equipment and technologies, this work is expressly intended to create more capacity by upgrading/enhancing the capability and/or performance of the existing infrastructure. They are not rehabilitation projects. It is this approach system-wide, which maximizes the use and improvement of existing facilities as opposed to the more costly alternatives that would rely on construction of additional new facilities, that has enabled MWMC to adopt the least cost alternative. "Rehabilitation" projects are projects that are intended to extend the life of an existing facility. These projects, such as concrete sealing, roof rehabilitation, etc., are not conducted to provide increased capacity. They simply maintain the current facilities. Except for the projects noted in the list above, rehabilitation and equipment replacement activities are planned and funded separately from the Facilities Plan. For example, as part of implementing the 2001 Wet Weather Flow Management Plan, Eugene and Springfield are spending $21.5 million in local (not MWMC) sewer funds on collection system rehabilitation to implement the Cities' commitment to the most cost-effective infiltration and inflow removal work. The MWMC will spend approximately $26 million on treatment rehabilitation (primarily replacing worn out equipment), which is implemented through MWMC's Major Rehabilitation and Equipment Programs. These projects and funding are managed by Eugene and are reviewed and approved by the MWMC through the annual capital improvements planning process. They are not part of the Facilities Plan or the 20-year project list. They are funded only by user fees, and have no bearing on SDC calculations. C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CEEXELRLOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\OLK3B~AIS HBALETTERSFROMCH2 FINAL DRAFT 061804.DOC 6