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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Eugene Budget Detail <br />CITY OF EUGENE <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES <br />The Wastewater Division for the City of Eugene manages all Regional Wastewater Pollution Control <br />Facilities (WPCF) serving the Eugene and Springfield Urban Grow Boundary areas under the <br />Intergovernmental Agreement for the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC). <br />These regional facilities include the Eugene/Springfield Regional Water Pollution Control Facility, the <br />Biosolids Management Facility, the Beneficial Reuse Site, the Biocycle Farm site, and regional <br />wastewater pumping stations and transmission sewers. <br />Program Responsibilities <br />Administration & Management <br />Facility Operations <br />Facility Maintenance <br />Biosolids Management <br />Industrial Source Control <br />Management Information Services <br />Project Management <br />In support of the water pollution control program, the Division provides technical services for <br />wastewater treatment, management of equipment replacement and infrastructure rehabilitation, <br />biosolids treatment and recycling, and an industrial source control and pretreatment program in <br />conjunction with City of Springfield staff. Other services include regional laboratory services for <br />wastewater and water quality analyses and flow monitoring on the regional sanitary trunk sewers. <br />ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES <br />Administrative Services provides management, administrative, and office support to the Wastewater <br />Division. This support includes the general planning, directing, and managing of the activities of the <br />Division; development and coordination of the budget; administration of personnel records; and <br />processing of payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. This section also provides tracking <br />and monitoring of all assets for the regional wastewater treatment facilities and clerical support for <br />reception, telephone services, and other miscellaneous needs. The Administrative services include <br />oversight and coordination of the Division’s Environmental Management System, safety, and training <br />programs. Another area this program administers is the coordination of local and regional billing and <br />rate activities. <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT <br />FACILITY OPERATIONS <br />The Wastewater Division operates the WPCF to treat domestic and industrial liquid wastes to achieve <br />an effluent quality that protects and sustains the beneficial uses of the Willamette River. The WPCF is <br />designed to treat an average of 49 million gallons per day (mgd) of dry weather flow, with a wet <br />weather peak flow of 277 mgd. The Operations section optimizes wastewater treatment processes to <br />ensure effluent quality requirements are met in an energy efficient and cost effective manner. In <br />addition, the Operations section provides continuous monitoring of the alarm functions for all plant <br />processes, regional and local pump stations, and the Biosolids and Beneficial Reuse Site. <br />Page 30 DRAFT FY 11-12 BUDGET AND CIP <br />