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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Eugene Budget Detail <br />unanticipated equipment failures; a facility maintenance program to maintain the <br />buildings, treatment structures, and grounds; and a stores unit that purchases and stocks <br />parts and supplies and assists with professional services contracting.. Also included <br />within the Maintenance section's charge are the pump stations and sewers in the <br />regional and local collection system, and the facilities and equipment at the Biosolids <br />Management and Seasonal Industrial Waste Facilities. <br />BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT <br />The biological solids (biosolids) produced as a result of the activated sludge treatment <br />of wastewater are managed by the Residuals Management section of the Wastewater <br />Division. This section operates the Biosolids Management Facility (BMF) and <br />Biocycle Farm located at Awbrey Lane in Eugene. Approximately 4,750 dry tons of <br />biosolids are produced annually by the WPCF. These biosolids are treated using <br />anaerobic digestion, stored in facultative lagoons (which provide some additional <br />treatment benefits), and then air-dried to reduce the water content and facilitate <br />transport. The dried material is ultimately recycled to agricultural land as a beneficial <br />fertilizer and soil conditioner. In 2004 the first phase of the Biocycle Farm will begin <br />operations, beneficially reusing biosolids through irrigation on poplar trees. This <br />section also manages the SIW facility. The SIW is in transition since the sole user of <br />the facility closed down their operations. Future uses of the site are being evaluated <br />and decisions will be made in FY 0405 as to the operational objectives of this facility. <br />INDUSTRIAL SOURCE CONTROL (Pretreatment) and ANALYTICAL SERVICES <br />In 2004, the Industrial Source Control (ISC) and Laboratory Programs were combined <br />into one section, and a separate Sampling Team was also created. The ISC Program is <br />a regional activity implemented jointly by the Cities of Eugene and Springfield. This <br />section is charged with administering regulation and oversight of wastewaters <br />discharged to the sanitary collection system by fixed-site industries in Eugene and by <br />mobile waste haulers in the Eugene and Springfield areas. This section is also <br />responsible for ensuring that these wastes do not damage the collection system, <br />interfere with wastewater treatment processes, result in the pass-through of harmful <br />pollutants to treated effluent or biosolids, or threaten worker health or safety. <br />This responsibility is fulfilled through the use of a permit system for industrial <br />dischargers. This permit system, common to both Eugene and Springfield, implements <br />necessary limitations on waste characteristics and establishes inspection, monitoring, <br />and reporting requirements for documenting waste quality and quantity controls. The <br />staff is also responsible for locating new industrial discharges in Eugene and evaluating <br />the impact of new non-residential discharges on the WPCF. As of January 2004, there <br />were 21 significant industrial users under permit in Eugene. <br />The section also has responsibilities related to environmental spill response activities <br />and ambient and stormwater quality monitoring. <br />The section further provides necessary analytical services in support of wastewater <br />treatment, residuals management, industrial source control, stormwater monitoring, and <br />Page 42 FY 04-OS BUDGET AND CIP <br />