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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Eugene Budget Detail <br />a facility maintenance program to maintain the buildings, treatment structures, and grounds; <br />and a stores unit that purchases and stocks parts and supplies and assists with professional <br />services contracting. Also included within the Maintenance section's charge are the pump <br />stations and sewers in the regional and local collection system, and fl1e facilities and equipment <br />at the Biosolids Management and Seasonal Industrial Waste Facilities. <br />BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT <br />The biological solids (biosolids) produced as a result of the activated sludge treatment of <br />wastewater is managed by the Residuals Management section of the Wastewater Division. <br />This section operates the Biosolids Management Facility (BMF) and Biocycle Farm located at <br />Awbrey Lane in Eugene. Approximately 4,750 dry tons of biosolids are produced annually by <br />the WPCF. These biosolids are treated using anaerobic digestion, stored in facultative lagoons <br />(which provide some additional treatment benefits), and then air-dried to reduce. the water <br />content and facilitate transport. The dried material is ultimately recycled to agricultural land as <br />a beneficial fertilizer and soil conditioner. In 2004 the first phase of the Biocycle Farm will <br />begin operations, beneficially reusing biosolids through irrigation on poplar trees. This section <br />also manages the Seasonal Industrial Waste (SIW) facility. <br />INDUSTRIAL SOURCE CONTROL (Pretreatment) and ANALYTICAL SERVICES, <br />SAMPLING TEAM <br />The pretreatment program is a regional activity implemented jointly by the cities of Eugene <br />and Springfield. The Industrial Source Control group of the Wastewater Division is charged <br />with administering the pretreatment program for the regulation and oversight of wastewaters <br />discharged to the sanitary collection system by fixed-site industries in Eugene and by mobile <br />waste haulers in the Eugene and Springfield areas. This group is also responsible for ensuring <br />that these wastes do not damage the collection system, interfere with wastewater treatment <br />processes, result in the pass-through of harmful pollutants to treated effluent or biosolids, or <br />threaten worker health or safety. <br />This responsibility is fulfilled through the use of a permit system for industrial dischargers. <br />This permit system, common to both Eugene and Springfield, implements necessary limitations <br />on waste characteristics and establishes inspection, monitoring, and reporting requirements for <br />documenting waste quality and quantity controls. The staff is also responsible for locating new <br />industrial discharges in Eugene and evaluating the impact of new non-residential discharges on <br />the WPCF. As of January 2005, there were 22 significant industrial users under permit in <br />Eugene. <br />The section also has responsibilities related to environmental spill response activities. <br />The Analytical Services group provides necessary analytical work in support of wastewater <br />treatment, residuals management, industrial source control, stormwater monitoring, and special <br />project activities of the Wastewater Division. The laboratory's services include sample <br />handling and analyses of influent sewage, treated wastewater, biosolids, industrial wastes <br />stormwater, and groundwater. Information from the laboratory is used to make treatment <br />process control. decisions, document compliance with regulatory requirements, demonstrate <br />environmental protection; and ensure worker health and safety. <br />Page 46 FY OS-06 BUDGET AND CIP <br />