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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Eugene Budget Detail REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY MAINTENANCE The Maintenance section of the Wastewater Division is responsible for preservation of the multi- million dollar investment in the equipment and infrastructure of the WPCF. This section provides a preventative maintenance program to maximize equipment life and performance; a corrective maintenance program for repairing unanticipated equipment failures; a facility maintenance program to maintain the buildings, treatment structures, and grounds; and a stores unit that purchases and stocks parts and supplies and assists with professional services contracting. Also included within the Maintenance section's charge are the pump stations and sewers in the regional collection system, and the facilities and equipment at the Biosolids Management and Beneficial Reuse Site. BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT The Residuals Management section of the Wastewater Division manages the handling and beneficial reuse of the biological solids (biosolids) produced as a result of the activated sludge treatment of wastewater. This section operates the Biosolids Management Facility (BMF) and the Biocycle Farm located at Awbrey Lane in Eugene. Approximately 4,000 dry tons of biosolids are produced annually by the WPCF. These biosolids are treated using anaerobic digestion, stored in facultative lagoons (which provide some additional treatment benefits), and then processed through a belt filter press and air-dried to reduce the water content and facilitate transport. The dried material is ultimately applied to agricultural land or irrigated on poplar trees at the Biocycle Farm as a beneficial fertilizer and soil conditioner. This section also manages the Beneficial Reuse Site, which formerly served to treat wastewater from food processing operations. INDUSTRIAL SOURCE CONTROL (Pretreatment) and ANALYTICAL SERVICES, SAMPLING TEAM The pretreatment program is a regional activity implemented jointly by the cities of Eugene and Springfield. The Industrial Source Control group of the Wastewater Division is charged with administering the pretreatment program for the regulation and oversight of commercial and industrial wastewaters discharged to the sanitary collection system by fixed-site industries in Eugene and by mobile waste haulers in the Eugene and Springfield areas. This group is also 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 through 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 staff is also responsible for locating new industrial discharges in Eugene and evaluating the impact of new non-residential discharges on the WPCF. As of December 2010, there were 22 significant industrial users under permit in Eugene. The section also has responsibilities related to environmental spill response activities. The Analytical Services group provides necessary analytical work in support of wastewater treatment, residuals management, industrial source control, stormwater monitoring, and special project activities Page 31 DRAFT FY 11-12 BUDGET AND CIP