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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Capital Improvement Program <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM <br />CAPITAL PROGRAMS <br />Overview and Goals <br />The FY 07-08 Regional Wastewater Program (RWP) Capital Budget and the FY 07-12 five-year <br />Capital Improvement Program (CIP) are based on the MWMC Facilities Plan, which was <br />approved by MWMC, the governing bodies of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County, and the <br />a Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in 2004. The Facilities Plan, and its 20-year <br />. capital project list are the result of a comprehensive evaluation of the regional wastewater <br />treatment facilities serving the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area and builds on previous <br />targeted studies, including the 1997 Master Plan, 1997 Biosolids Management Plan, 2001 Wet <br />Weather Flow Management Plan (WWFMP), and the 2003 Management Plan for a Dedicated <br />Biosolids Land Application Site. The Facilities Plan is intended to identify facility <br />-- enhancements and expansions that are needed to meet increased regulatory and wet weather flow <br />requirements and to serve the community's wastewater capacity and treatment needs through <br />2025: <br />The objectives of the Capital Program are: <br />• Compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations; <br />• Protection of the health and safety of people and property from exposure to hazardous <br />conditions such as exposure to untreated or inadequately treated wastewater; <br />• Provision of adequate capacity to facilitate community. growth in the Eugene-Springfield <br />metropolitan area consistent with adopted land use plans; <br />• Construction, operation, and management of MWMC facilities in a manner that is as <br />cost-effective, efficient, and affordable to the community as possible in the short and long <br />term; . <br />• Implementation of Citizens Advisory Committee recommendations, which represent <br />diverse community interests; values and involvement, and that have been adopted by the <br />Commission as MWMC plans and policies; and <br />• Mitigation of potential negative impacts of MWMC facilities on adjacent uses and <br />~. <br />surrounding neighborhoods (ensuring that MWMC facilities are "good neighbors" as <br />judged by the community). <br />Attaining these objectives is the basis for the projects included in the five-year CIP and FY 07-08 <br />Capital Projects budget. <br />CIP Financial Planning and Policy Overview <br />The RWP CIP is funded primarily through proceeds from. revenue bond sales, system <br />development charges, and transfers from the operating fund to Capital Reserves. The operating <br />fund derives the majority of its revenue from wastewater user charges that are collected by <br />Eugene and Springfield from their respective customers. Transfers from the operating fund are <br />budgeted annually consistent with the MWMC Financial Plan to meet the financial needs of the <br />capital projects. The RWP uses these transfers to reduce the amount of borrowing necessary to <br />finance the capital program. <br />Page 38 FY 07-08 BUDGET AND CIP <br />