Item 3: Ratification of FY11 MWMC Budget

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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Capital Improvement Program REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM CAPITAL PROGRAMS Overview and Goals The FY 10-11 Regional Wastewater Program (RWP) Capital Budget and the FY 10-15 five- year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) are based on the MWMC Facilities Plan (the Plan), which was approved by the MWMC, the governing bodies of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County, and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in 2004. The Facilities Plan, and its 20-year capital project list, was the result of a comprehensive evaluation of the regional wastewater treatment facilities serving the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. The Plan built on previous targeted studies, including the 1997 Master Plan, 1997 Biosolids Management Plan, 2001 Wet Weather Flow Management Plan (WWFMP), and the 2003 Management Plan for a dedicated biosolids land application site. The Facilities Plan is intended to identify facility enhancements and expansions that are needed to meet increased regulatory and wet weather flow requirements and to serve the community’s wastewater capacity and treatment needs through 2025. The objectives of the Capital Program are: Compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations; Protection of the health and safety of people and property from exposure to hazardous conditions such as exposure to untreated or inadequately treated wastewater; Provision of adequate capacity to facilitate community growth in the Eugene- Springfield metropolitan area consistent with adopted land use plans; Construction, operation, and management of the MWMC facilities in a manner that is as cost-effective, efficient, and affordable to the community as possible in the short and long term; Implementation of Citizens Advisory Committee recommendations, which represent diverse community interests, values and involvement, and that have been adopted by the Commission as MWMC plans and policies; and Mitigation of potential negative impacts of the MWMC facilities on adjacent uses and surrounding neighborhoods (ensuring that the MWMC facilities are “good neighbors” as judged by the community). Attaining these objectives is the basis for the projects included in the five-year CIP and FY 10- 11 Capital Projects budget administered by the Capital Projects Section staff in the City of Springfield. The capital program objectives also guide the capital projects administered by the City of Eugene that extend the life of the existing facilities through equipment replacement, facility rehabilitation and capital outlay. With respect to the first objective above, the MWMC recently passed a significant milestone. State of Oregon Administrative Rules (specifically those contained in OAR 340-041-0009) required the MWMC to complete improvements needed to achieve the estimated peak hydraulic capacity in the regional conveyance and treatment systems by the end of 2009. This was accomplished as of December 31, 2009. Page 37 DRAFT FY 10-11 BUDGET AND CIP