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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Overview <br />annual budget for CSD funds, which is separate from the MWMC budget. The GO bond debt, <br />which was retired in August, 2002, was repaid by CSD through an annual property tax <br />assessment for Eugene and Springfield properties. Sewer users in the unincorporated areas such, <br />as the River Road/Santa Clara area, contributed to bond repayment through an “in-lieu-of-tax <br />charge” (ILOTC). Because the bond debt has been fully repaid, property tax assessments and <br />ILOTC payments are no longer being assessed. <br />Interagency Coordination <br />The effectiveness of MWMC and the RWP depends on extensive coordination, especially <br />between Springfield and Eugene staff, who provide ongoing program support. This coordination <br />occurs in several ways. The Springfield ESD/MWMC General Manager and the Eugene <br />Wastewater Division Director coordinate regularly to ensure adequate communication and <br />consistent implementation of policies and practices as appropriate. The Eugene and Springfield <br />Industrial Pretreatment Program supervisors and staff meet regularly to ensure consistent <br />implementation of the Model Industrial Pretreatment Ordinance. Additionally, interagency <br />project teams provide input on and coordination of ongoing MWMC administration issues and <br />ad hoc project needs. <br />Exhibit 1 on the following page reflects the interagency coordination structure supporting the <br />RWP. Special project teams are typically formed to manage large projects such as design and <br />construction of new facilities. These interagency staff teams are formulated to provide <br />appropriate expertise, operational knowledge, project management, and intergovernmental <br />representation. <br />Relationship to Eugene and Springfield Local Sewer Programs <br />The RWP addresses only part of the overall wastewater collection and treatment facilities that <br />serve the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. The Cities of Eugene and Springfield both <br />maintain sewer programs that provide for construction and maintenance of local collection <br />systems and pump stations, which discharge to the regional system. Sewer user fees collected by <br />the two cities include both local and RWP rate components. <br />Page 8 DRAFT FY 10-11 BUDGET AND CIP <br />