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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Springfield BudgetDetail <br />CITY OF SPRINGFIELD <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES <br />The City of Springfield manages administration services for the RWP under a contract with the <br />MWMC. The programs maintained by Springfield to support the RWP are summarized below <br />and are followed by Springfield’s regional wastewater budget summaries. Activities, and <br />therefore program budgets, for MWMC administration vary from year to year depending upon <br />the major construction projects and special initiatives underway. A list of the capital projects <br />Springfield staff will support in FY 10-11 is provided in Exhibit 12 on page 41. <br />MWMC ADMINISTRATION <br />The Springfield Environmental Services Division and Finance Department provide ongoing <br />support and management services for MWMC. The Public Works Director and the <br />Environmental Services Manager serve as the MWMC Executive Officer and General Manager, <br />respectively. Springfield provides the following administration functions: financial planning <br />management, accounting and financial reporting; risk management and legal services; <br />coordination and management of public policy; coordination and management of regulatory and <br />permit compliance issues; coordination between the Commission and the governing bodies; <br />long-range capital project planning and construction management; coordination of public <br />information, education, and citizen involvement programs; sewer user customer service; and <br />coordination and development of regional budgets, rate proposals, and revenue projections. <br />INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT (SOURCE CONTROL) PROGRAM <br />The Industrial Pretreatment Program is a regional activity implemented jointly by the cities of <br />Eugene and Springfield. The Industrial Pretreatment section of the ESD is charged with <br />administering the program for the regulation and oversight of wastewater discharged to the <br />sanitary collection system by industries in Springfield. This section is responsible for ensuring <br />that these wastes do not damage the collection system, interfere with wastewater treatment <br />processes, result in the pass-through of harmful pollutants to treated effluent or biosolids, or <br />threaten worker health or safety. <br />This responsibility is fulfilled, in part, by the use of a permit system for industrial dischargers. <br />This permit system, common to both Eugene and Springfield, implements necessary limitations <br />on waste characteristics and establishes inspection, monitoring, and reporting requirements for <br />documenting waste quality and quantity controls. The Industrial Pretreatment section is also <br />responsible for locating new industrial discharges in Springfield and evaluating the impact of <br />those discharges on the regional WPCF. As of February 2010, there were 20 significant <br />industrial users under permit in Springfield. The Industrial Pretreatment Program also addresses <br />the wastewater discharges of some commercial/industrial businesses through the development <br />and implementation of Pollution Management Practices. Pretreatment program staff also <br />coordinates pollution prevention activities in cooperation with the Pollution Prevention Coalition <br />of Lane County. <br />Page 24 DRAFT FY 10-11 BUDGET AND CIP <br />