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City's in -kind services: funded PDD staff time performing the ESEE analysis, estimated <br /> at a $62,800 proportion to cover the Amazon sub - watershed; this figure could increase <br /> substantially as work progresses in other study areas within the Eugene UGB. <br /> 7. Restoring hyporheic flows on the mainstem Willamette <br /> Recent studies of the Willamette River have revealed that a significant amount of the <br /> river's flow passes through gravels below and at the margins of the river. The potential <br /> exists to take advantage of the cooling function of the river's hyporheic zones to "treat" <br /> the river's elevated water temperature problems. A mechanism could be created by <br /> which entities that discharge heated effluent into the river from point sources worked <br /> toward projects to allow the river to spread onto those lands and access additional <br /> hyporheic gravels. In exchange for arranging and paying for these non -point sources of <br /> temperature "over control," the point- source entities could receive credits in a regulated <br /> trading program. (Bowman, 2003). <br /> The 905b report discusses logical study areas where wellfield protection, groundwater <br /> management, riparian/streambank restoration and other multiple- objective projects might <br /> be pursued. There is widespread interest in hyporheic zone "accessing" among <br /> wastewater treatment operators in the Willamette, and the MWWMC is a leader in these <br /> discussions. The basin needs an initiative to move out on a practical demonstration. <br /> City's in -kind services: staff time to work with the Corps, and our other partners up and <br /> down the river to determine feasibility of pursuing this concept. Eventually, if a viable <br /> solution takes shape, there could be significant capital funds which could potentially be <br /> used toward project formulation and development. <br /> 8. Other Services <br /> In addition to the services and monies identified above, the city of Eugene has <br /> programmed in -kind services by its public outreach staff towards the study's public <br /> involvement activities; and services toward necessary water quality monitoring and <br /> evaluation. <br /> City of Springfield <br /> The first four work objectives below are Springfield's highest priorities at the outset of <br /> the GI feasibility phase. <br /> 1. Impacts of stormwater discharges on Cedar Creek from development in East <br /> Springfield <br /> Earlier studies indicate that Cedar Creek is generally capable of handling flows from a <br /> fully urbanized East Springfield and that flooding of the creek is associated either with <br /> overflows from the McKenzie River and/or localized problems of obstructions or other <br /> hydraulically inefficient flow in the creek that requires a specific solution. The city still <br /> needs to legally establish its right to use Cedar Creek for stormwater drainage and/or to <br /> fully determine its responsibilities for the creek to keep the channel clean and functional. <br /> There are complex jurisdictional, liability and cost concerns related to these actions. A <br /> 8 <br />