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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Eugene Budget Detail <br />CITY OF EUGENE <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES <br />The Wastewater Division for the City of Eugene manages all regional wastewater pollution <br />control facilities serving the Eugene/Springfield and River Road/Santa Clara areas under the <br />Intergovernmental Agreement for the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission <br />(MWMC). <br />These regional facilities include the Eugene/Springfield Regional Water Pollution Control <br />Facility (WPCF), the 154 acre Biosolids Management Facility; the 286 acre Seasonal Industrial <br />Waste Facility, the 600 acre Biocycle Farm site, and regional wastewater pumping stations and <br />transmission sewers. In support of the water pollution control program, the Division also <br />provides technical services for wastewater treatment, management of equipment replacement <br />and infrastructure rehabilitation, biosolids treatment and recycling, an industrial source control <br />and pretreatment program in conjunction with City of Springfield staff, regional laboratory <br />services for wastewater and water quality analyses, and flow monitoring on the regional <br />sanitary trunk sewers. <br />ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SERVIC <br />Administrative Services provides management, administrative, and office support to the <br />Wastewater Division. This support includes the general planning, directing, and managing of <br />the activities of the Division; development and coordination of the budget; administration of <br />personnel records; and processing of payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. This <br />section also provides tracking and monitoring of all assets for the regional wastewater <br />treatment facilities and clerical support for reception, telephone services, and other <br />miscellaneous needs. The Administrative services include oversight and coordination of the <br />Division's Enviromnental Management System, safety, and training programs. Another area <br />this program administers is the coordination of local and regional billing and rate activities. <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT <br />FACILITY OPERATIONS <br />The Wastewater Division operates the WPCF to treat domestic and industrial liquid wastes to <br />achieve an effluent quality that protects and sustains the beneficial uses of the .Willamette <br />River. The WPCF is designed to treat 49 million gallons per day (mgd) of dry weather flow, <br />with a peak hydraulic capacity of 105 mgd for full secondary treatment. The Operations <br />section optimizes wastewater treatment processes to ensure effluent quality requirements are <br />met in an effective manner. In addition, the Operations section provides 24 hour per day alarm <br />monitoring of all plant processes, regional and local pump stations, and the Biosolids and <br />Seasonal Industrial Waste Facilities. <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT <br />FACILITY MAINTENANCE <br />Preservation of the multi-million dollar investment in the equipment and infrastructure of the <br />WPCF is the responsibility of the Maintenance section of the Wastewater Division. This. <br />i Page 30 FY 07-08 BUDGET AND CIP <br />