Item 3: Ratification of MWMC Budget

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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Springfield Budget Detail CITY OF SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES The City of Springfield manages administration services for the RWP under a contract with the MWMC. The programs maintained by Springfield to support the RWP are summarized below and are followed by Springfield’s regional wastewater budget summaries. Activities, and therefore program budgets, for MWMC administration vary from year to year depending upon the major construction projects and special initiatives underway. A list of the capital projects Springfield staff will support in FY 11-12 is provided in Exhibit 12 on page 41. MWMC ADMINISTRATION The Springfield Environmental Services Division (ESD) and Finance Department provide ongoing support and management services for MWMC. The Public Works Director and the Environmental Services Manager serve as the MWMC Executive Officer and General Manager, respectively. Springfield provides the following administration functions: financial planning management, accounting and financial reporting; risk management and legal services; coordination and management of public policy; coordination and management of regulatory and permit compliance issues; coordination between the Commission and the governing bodies; long-range capital project planning and construction management; coordination of public information, education, and citizen involvement programs; sewer user customer service; and coordination and development of regional budgets, rate proposals, and revenue projections. INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT (SOURCE CONTROL) PROGRAM The Industrial Pretreatment Program is a regional activity implemented jointly by the cities of Eugene and Springfield. The Industrial Pretreatment section of the ESD is charged with administering the program for the regulation and oversight of wastewater discharged to the sanitary collection system by industries in Springfield. This section is responsible for ensuring that these wastes do not damage the collection system, interfere with wastewater treatment processes, result in the pass-through of harmful pollutants to treated effluent or biosolids, or threaten worker health or safety. This responsibility is fulfilled, in part, by the use of a permit system for industrial dischargers. This permit system, common to both Eugene and Springfield, implements necessary limitations on waste characteristics and establishes inspection, monitoring, and reporting requirements for documenting waste quality and quantity controls. The Industrial Pretreatment section is also responsible for locating new industrial discharges in Springfield and evaluating the impact of those discharges on the regional WPCF. As of February 2011, there were 20 significant industrial users under permit in Springfield. The Industrial Pretreatment Program also addresses the wastewater discharges of some commercial/industrial businesses through the development and implementation of Pollution Management Practices. Pretreatment program staff also coordinates pollution prevention activities in cooperation with the Pollution Prevention Coalition of Lane County. Page 25 DRAFT FY 11-12 BUDGET AND CIP