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Public Works <br /> Wastewater Division <br /> j, City of Eugene <br /> ~ 410 River Avenue <br /> ~L1VIO~ANDUM Eugene, Oregon 97404 <br /> (541) 682-8600 <br /> (541) 682-8601 FAX <br /> ~ - <br /> Date: September 13, 1999 <br /> i <br /> To: Mayor Torrey and City Council <br /> From: Peter Ruffier, Wastewater Division Director <br /> 'Subject: Proposed Increase in the MWMC Septage User Fees <br /> ,Attached for your review is the notice of an intended increase in the user fees for mobile waste haulers <br /> (primarily septic tank wastes). At the August 18, 1999 meeting of the Metropolitan Wastewater <br /> Management Commission the Commissioners approved a policy to set septage rates at a "market" level <br /> that reflects the typical costs charged for septage treatment by peer wastewater agencies in the state of <br /> 'Oregon. The Commission also adopted a new user rate of $80 per thousand gallons for the disposal of <br /> septage wastes at the regional Eugene/Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility. The existing rate is <br /> $67 per thousand gallons. <br /> <br /> ~1~r . <br /> `Copies of both the Administrative Order and the Public Notice for the new rate will be posted at City <br /> Hall and at the Eugene/Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility. All interested parties have been <br /> notified according to the policy and procedure for administrative orders. Any written comments or <br /> ,requests for additional information should be directed to my attention at 410 River Avenue, Eugene OR <br /> 97404 by September 30, 1999. <br /> I' <br /> ~ Please feel free to contact me with any questions at 682-8606. <br /> I'~ <br /> i <br /> I <br /> j <br /> ~Irr+' <br /> <br />