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Public Services and Utilities Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The capacity of the wastewater utility is projected to be adequate to treat the combined wastewater flow of Eugene, Springfield, and the outlying metropolitan area through the year 2005 (Eugene/Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility 1999). In the vicinity of the Alternative 2 site in Eugene, stormwater drains into the millrace and the Willamette River. In the Riverfront site area in Springfield, stormwater drains directly into the Willamette River. The stormwater collection systems for all sites include all publicly maintained pipes, culverts, gutters, catch basins, ditches, channels, ponds, wetlands, and related waterways. Services to each of the alternative sites are briefly described below. Figures 18 and 19 show the locations of the storm drain and sewer lines. Alternative 1 The Riverfront site in Springfield is served by a main sanitary sewer line that runs along the eastern property boundary on Mill Street. Three main inlets to this line exist in the project vicinity. The first runs along the north side on West C Street. A second line serves the middle section of the property between West B and West A streets. The third line originates near West B Street, runs along the western boundary of the site, then turns east near West A Street before joining with the main line along Mill Street. A main stormwater line in the Riverfront site area runs along Mill Street with at least two major inlets from the site. The first inlet originates in the parking area at the intersection of Water Street and West B Street and leads to a drain line that runs north along Water Street. A second line runs along the north side of the site along West C Street. Alternative 2 The Chiquita (formerly Agripac) site in Eugene is served by one main sanitary sewer line that originates at the wastewater treatment building near the center of the site. This line runs south to East 8~' Avenue, where it joins a main line along East 8`" Avenue and Ferry Street. The main stormwater line in the area runs along Highway 99 near the west boundary of the site. Several small branches route stormwater from the site to this main line. Additional stormwater inlets are located near the intersection of East 8~' Avenue and Ferry Street. Telecommunication Services ~~ US West provides local telephone service within Eugene and Springfield. Telephone lines are . located in conduits within street rights-of--way. Private companies, such as AT&T, provide long- distance service and may have additional telephone lines in Eugene and Springfield. Several private companies maintain telecommunications networks (i.e., fiber optics) throughout the urban area, and the city of Eugene has acommunity-owned telecommunications system. ;I New Federal Courthouse 145 Final EIS ~__