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EUGENE <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> November 26, 2003 <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541)682-5010 <br /> (541)682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.ci.eudene.or.us <br /> IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION 1 <br /> NATURAL RESOURCES STAFF TEST NEW AND IMPROVED OPEN WATERWAY MONITORING PROGRAM <br /> INCREASE IN PERMIT FEES PROPOSED FOR UTILITY WORK IN RIGHT-OF-WAY <br /> RULES RELATED TO "CONSTRUCTION IN THE PUBLIC WAY"BEING AMENDED <br /> AROUND THE CITY 1 <br /> Natural Resources Staff Test New and Improved Open Waterway Monitoring Program <br /> As the snow began to accumulate last Wednesday, November <br /> 7.. <br /> 19, a team of staff from the Natural Resources Section of the _.(,; <br /> Parks and Open Space Division donned their rain gear and " • `' <br /> boots and enacted the new Open Waterway Storm Event J <br /> Monitoring Program. Monitoring the city's waterways to ensure -1211 = . ; <br /> that they adequately convey runoff during significant storm 3,►. , X Ott 'r 0'. ; r , 0" <br /> events has always been a key function of waterway '•; <br /> maintenance staff. Now, the new, user-friendly program, , <br /> Mli <br /> which includes training for non-technical staff and pre- ° ; <br /> assembled response kits, makes it easy for any staff person - ' �, ' "r rriV-4-i-z_ -. I <br /> to implement monitoring and contributes to the ability of Public i :-.114A1&•'- ",� ' <br /> I OWA <br /> Works employees to more efficiently respond to emergency '- " <br /> storm events. . f <br /> "We've always relied on certain key individuals to perform this <br /> monitoring function,"says Open Waterways Supervisor Jack <br /> Long. "Now, in the case of a severe storm when specialized • - -J- , :;*,4 ..:% <br /> staff may be busy responding to the emergency in other, more <br /> technical ways, we can activate the monitoring program on a - - <br /> moment's notice and any staff member can step in, follow the Public Works staff unclogs a drain at Tugman Park <br /> instructions in the kit and know where to go and what to do." <br /> The response kit equips staff with a map, notebook, spotlight, camera, safety garb, and record-keeping instructions—all <br /> the materials they need to collect and record information about waterways during flood conditions so that immediate or <br /> future flood control or other open waterway maintenance can be assessed. The easy-to-implement kit enables staff to <br /> report to key locations across the city at any time of the day or night when a major storm event occurs, measure how high <br /> the water is, take a digital picture if possible and get this information back to program staff for analysis. <br /> Only one issue was uncovered in the 21 sites that were inspected during last week's snowfall. A drain at the newly <br /> enhanced creek at Tugman Park was clogged with leaves, causing flooding onto the sidewalk. Staff was able to respond <br /> immediately and, within the hour, unobstructed flow was restored and the flooding had subsided. For more information <br /> about the open waterways monitoring program, contact Open Waterways Supervisor Jack Long at 682-4895. <br /> Ic <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br /> December 1,2003 <br />