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. - , A V Vv\i t^- <br /> FY 95 Service Workplan 1, <br /> Stormwater /Wetland Service -- FIRST DRAFT- - <br /> City of Eugene 7/5/94 <br /> THE SEEL.V1pE - <br /> Service Mission <br /> Metropolitan Eugene spans square <br /> miles. Included in that area are miles The mission of the <br /> of waterways: the - - River, the <br /> Storm wafer /Wetland S ervice : is to <br /> Amazon Channel - : of ditches : manage::tori water systems toe <br /> and minor creeks. : ion to these way that me the n e of the <br /> i : . r : :: communit. ; : rnd: ;: . . < romot wise <br /> natural waterways, _miles of drainage ;;: y::' »::' »> <br /> pipe run under the ground throughout steward of t# a urban and natural . <br /> Eugene. These natural and constructed environment. 'We accomplish this by <br /> drainageways together wit . • •r•pria ely providing drainage services and ley <br /> designed and maintained stre - - : - • protecting and enhancing su rface <br /> - requirements for developed property create watr e duality a nd wetlan resourc: <br /> h / an interconnected network of in a rnanrier that as cost- eff " G <br /> drainageways that direct storm and <br /> erivurontentally benefici at <br /> surface water away from residential, complies with regulatory '®t< - <br /> business, and public properties and requirements. <br /> roadways. This "stormwater system" has :: >:::<: >:: >; ::<:>.>:>::>::::.: ::.:;.;;:>;>:>::<::>::>::.;:.; :.;;; >::.; >:::<:;.. >:.;:.: - - -- ----::>:.:.;.;:«:.;:.;:.;::.:.; :......> <br /> been working effectively for several <br /> decades now to prevent what was as recently as 1975 an annual occurence of <br /> flooding in Eugene. <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: DECLINING STORM WATER QUALITY -- Research by the U.S. <br /> Environmental Protection Agency has found that much more pollution is discharged <br /> into the nations waterways from urban storm drain systems than from regional <br /> wastewater treatment plants. As a result, all major U.S. cities are required to <br /> apply for a permit from the U.S.E.P.A. to discharge surface water into regional <br /> waterways. Eugene's first application was due in 1992. A five year permit was '? <br /> granted but only after the City outlined a detailed plan of activities it will undertake \ <br /> to enhance the quality of its storm runoff. y <br /> Second: THREATENED WETLAND RESOURCES -- At the same tim- ugene has <br /> been required to respond to new federal and state requir- •• - :- • . ieve a "no <br /> net loss" of wetlands in both quantity and quality i• c est Eu • ene. ' rowth of the <br /> city's developed areas over the past several deca es threate _ o all but eliminate <br /> i <br />