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~~ '~ Industrial Pre-Treatment Program The MWMC; oversees a regional IndT.istrial i'retreat- nleut PrograTn, which protects the tivastevvater treatTl~eTlt and biosolids management facilitica, the wastetivater collection system, and worker safe-'1:y through re<~ula~tion of certain industrial and e onl.rncr- cial 1~astewater discllargez°s. 'T`his program is iTnpl¢~- nlc.nted locally by ~thc pities of Eugene and Spz•irlgfieltl. to meet the state and 1'c^deral require°ments. '1"hc programs ~u-c audited by the 1~1C~) r< ~ularly~ rtnd t•e:Illalned ITl ColTlpli atl Ce: ttl 2~O5, Industrial 1'rcareattnent I'rn ~ ~c ~ ,. < rar'ri<°d otzt in '7_005 included de~clol-~~r ,~,~-ncztt c~>f~ pollutant limits for iu<lustrir di h ~ -s, industz•ial site inspeact~ions a11d adlllinistration tzf ~„>llutix~>n n:lana~ement practices (1'ti/1P) for local restaurants {:For grease} arltl photo processors (for s.ilverj. ~ volu~lltary Y'Nf2 program. for local dentists' offices (for mercury} vas initiated in 21)05. 1~ormal discharge per-mils were maintained fc~r 35 F;:ugcnc arxl Spring- field area industries, Asset Management For more than twenty years, MWP/IC z°egional wastewater facilities havES provide-d exceptional trcatxzlcnt and service, prote",ding water quality in the Willamette River and helpiTlg to sustain om• quality of life. Idowevcr, our community's'waste:water J assets neccl ongoing re-investments and periodic upgrades to ensure that thzs excellent track record continues. 'I'h<~ z~i0~'lvf~' maintains several capital programs tll~at a.re managed by both F:uge°:ne anc( Sl>ringEield to 1n-e°servc and extend the useful lifi^ of existing physical assets, anenvironmental perFc~rmance of the sys%e.ui. p~°es~r°viaa~ rend' ~;x~ezzdi~arri lis~vt ~ a fe ~s~cl ~~elicz#s;la~y. s o < a a. Iu;;exle manages the l~~lajor RE,hahilitation arxl l~cluipane°nt 12eplacement Capital I'z-ogranls. 'I,hese 1>ro~rams involve regular inspections, assessmt°nts, cost analyses and planning for scllc°dulc:d renovations or replac:e:mcnts o'rnajvr equipment or lrxed assets on a Y~~enty-year planning cycle. q"llesc activities, along with the c~apit~ii budget planning, are. supported by a computerized " ma~inteuance management system. In 2005, Iviajor h.ehabilii:atiotl Program improvements totaling 137,000 included roof replacement and front office renovation in the C)lit~zratioxls Building, and rc°placement of existing influent pumping at the. headtivoT°~s of the tl°eatmF~nt plant. In 2005, the equipment Replacemezlt 1'rogranl replaced majot~• equipment totaling ~ 1.5 million, including electrical switcllgear, print influent and secondary treatment lnmlps, emergency c:henlieal scrubber, laboratory equilament required f'or trace metals analyses, and computers and vehicles that hacl exceeded their useful lives. i•,~pczr~c~in~ ~c?p~zcityrtns~ f=~~~~~flviza~ ~eg~Z`or~n~rar~se,o.eo< SpriTlgficlci manages LVIW~C's long-range capital improve- nient planning procc>ses and implezuents the ~;apital [mprovements Ilan (~I,P) derived fi-o.m ~WiVI~'s Tong-term. facilities Mans, In 2004, TVIW.iv1C adopted the first compre- llensive update to the p1ar1 that determined t.le designs of the original Regionalti~/~.atewat~r Facilities. Thy ~/IW1UI~ facilities Plan is the roadznap of Ct>at-effective capital.rnvest- znents t:o meet th<~z foil range of regional ~waste~~~>ate:x treatment needs through 2025. With an initial estimated value of ~ 144 million (in 2004 dollars), 2005 marled the beginning of an aggressive schedule for completing capital improvements to ensure cosnpliatlce with Federal and State regulatory requirements. "I'he facilities flan capital projects are generally large in scale a~ld span muh•iple years from. design t1u•ough construct ion. to 2005, NtWMC progressed on lrojects that ~~ere undcr~way iTl 2004, and initiated other projects that will carry over into future years. MWMC's 2005 C'IP investments totaled l ,022,952, and included improvctnents to piocycle Farm's pumping station, treatment ~1ant laboratory Facilities, digester mixing facilities, pr~inlaly and secondary clarifiers, aerltion basins, and construction management facilities.