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P\-VV.0..ckyvve\ <br /> FY 95 Service Work •Ian <br /> Stormwat - 'i,' J = ervice -- DRAFT 2 -- <br /> City of Eugen- ` ��� 7/21/94 <br /> • <br /> THE SERILIE - Service Mission <br /> Eugene spans square • <br /> miles. Included in that area are miles T - mis . - • e. <br /> of waterways: the Willamette River, the. Stor ice is to <br /> Amazon Channels and miles of ditches man. •e storm - systems in a way <br /> and minor creeks. In addition to these that meets the needs of the <br /> natural waterways, — miles of drainage community and promotes wise <br /> pipe run under the ground throughout stewardship of the urban and, natural <br /> Eugene. These natural and constructed environment. We accomplish this by <br /> drainageways together with appropriately providing drainage services and by <br /> designed and maintained streets and protecting and enhancing surface <br /> requirements for developed property create water quality and wetland resources in <br /> an interconnected network of drainageways a manner that is cost - effective and <br /> that direct storm and surface water away environmentally beneficial and that <br /> from residential, business, and public complies with regulatory requirements. <br /> properties and roadways. This "stormwater <br /> system" has been working effectively for <br /> several decades now to prevent what was <br /> as recently as 1975 an annual occurence of flooding in Eugene. <br /> — A -� servi ac-6/ ..t}- arctis o(s) l i <br /> SERVICE TRENDS & ISSUES <br /> Four key circumstances have caused the city and the citizens of Eugene to re- <br /> evaluate its stormwater management system. <br /> First: D STORM WATER QUALITY -- Research by the U.S. Environmental <br /> Protection Agency has found that much more pollution is discharged into the nations <br /> waterways from urban storm drain systems than from regional wastewater treatment <br /> plants. As a result, all major U.S. cities are required to apply for a permit from the <br /> U.S.E.P.A. to discharge surface water into regional waterways. Eugene's first <br /> application was due in 1992. A five year permit was granted but only after the City <br /> outlined a detailed plan of activities it will undertake to enhance the quality of its storm <br /> runoff. <br /> Second: THREATENED WETLAND RESOURCES – At the same time Eugene has <br /> been required to respond to new federal and state requirements to achieve a "no net <br /> Toss of wetlands in both quantity and quality in West Eugene. Growth of the city's <br /> developed areas over the past several decades threatens to all but eliminate <br /> 3 <br />