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City of Eugene response to the Junction City Water Control District Public Works Engineering City of Eugene 99 East Broadway, Suite 400 Eugene, Oregon 97401 (541) 682 -5291 (541) 682 -8410 FAX September 22, 2010 Steve Cornacchia Junction City Water Control District 95282 Hwy 99 E Junction City, OR 97448 Re: Eugene Stormwater Basin Master Plan — River Road /Santa Clara Junction City Water Control District Dear Mr. Cornacchia, Thank you for your interest and that of the Junction City Water Control District in the River Road — Santa Clara Stormwater Basin Master Plan. We appreciate the District's input reflected in your letter to the Lane County Board of Commissioners provided at their March 31, 2010 work session on the topic. We would like to take this opportunity to respond to the issues that you raised. In particular, you expressed thoughts and concerns about the referral of development proposals to the District, waterway maintenance and the free flow of water, receiving stream capacity, and the water quality of urban discharges to District streams. As a courtesy, we would be happy to include you in the referral process for development proposals for properties that drain to District waterways. To assist us in ensuring that we have the area delineated as you desire, please provide me with a map showing the boundaries of the area(s) for which you would like referrals. The District's comments will then be reviewed in the context of the City of Eugene's requirements and policies. Regarding responsibility for maintenance of waterways on properties annexed to the City that may have a District easement, these waterways would fall under City of Eugene maintenance policies and practices upon annexation. The City would determine, on a case by case basis, whether we would have an interest in acquiring any existing easements. You expressed concern about the construction of fences and other obstructions in waterways upstream from District waterways, and a desire to keep these waterways free flowing. Significant progress has been made by the City (and County) in regards to development regulations in and adjacent to waterways. With adoption of the /WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone in 2005, and the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone in 2009, the City prohibits the construction of fences and structures in and immediately adjacent to certain waterways including Flat Creek and the Al Channel — which are of the most concern by the District. The capacity of receiving streams is of interest to the City. We reviewed the EGR report ( "South Highway 99 Stormwater Feasibility Analysis," November 9, 2009) referenced in your letter, but were unable to see how the report's conclusions correlated with specific capacity constraints at the urban growth boundary since the geographic area of primary interest and