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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Springfield Budget Detail <br />i <br />CITY OF SPRINGFIELD <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES <br />The City of Springfield manages administrative services for the Regional Wastewater Program <br />under a contract with the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC). The <br />programs maintained by Springfield to support the Regional Wastewater Program are <br />summarized below and are followed by Springfield's regional wastewater budget summaries. <br />Activities, and therefore program budgets, for MWMC administration vary from year to year <br />depending upon the major construction projects and special projects underway. A list of the <br />capital projects Springfield staff will support in FY 02-03 is provided in Figure 3 on page 19. <br />'' ~ MWMC ADMINISTRATION <br />'' ! The Springfield Environmental Services Division and Finance Department provide ongoing <br />support and management services for MWMC. The Public Works Director and the <br />Environmental Services Manager serve as the MWMC Executive Officer and General Manager, <br />- ~ respectively. Springfield provides the following administration functions: financial planning <br />management, accounting and financial reporting; risk management and legal services; <br />{ coordination and management of public policy; coordination and management of regulatory and <br />permit compliance issues; coordination between the Commission and the governing bodies; <br />long-range capital project planning and construction management; coordination of public <br />information, education, and citizen involvement programs; sewer user customer service; and <br />coordination and development of regional budgets, rate proposals, and revenue projections. <br />INDUSTRIAL SOURCE CONTROL (ISC) (Pretreatment) <br />The ISC Program is a regional activity implemented jointly by the cities of Eugene and <br />Springfield. The Industrial Pretreatment section of the ESD is charged with administering the <br />program for the regulation and oversight of wastewaters discharged to the sanitary collection <br />system by industries in Springfield. This section is responsible for ensuring that these wastes do <br />not damage the collection system, interfere with wastewater treatment processes, result in the <br />pass-through of harmful pollutants to treated effluent or biosolids, or threaten worker health or <br />safety. <br />This responsibility is fulfilled through the use of a permit system for industrial dischargers. This <br />permit system, common to both Eugene and Springfield, implements necessary limitations on <br />waste characteristics and establishes inspection, monitoring, and reporting requirements for <br />documenting waste quality and quantity controls. The Industrial Pretreatment section is also <br />responsible for locating new industrial discharges in Springfield and evaluating the impact of <br />those discharges on the regional WPCF. As of April 2002, there were 16 significant industrial <br />users under permit in Springfield. Pretreatment program staff also coordinate pollution <br />prevention activities in cooperation with the Pollution Prevention Coalition of Lane County. <br />ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL REPORTING <br />Accounting and financial reporting services for the RWP are provided by the Accounting section <br />in the Springfield Finance Department, in coordination with ESD. Springfield Accounting staff <br />maintain grant and contract accounting systems,. as well as compliance with all local, state and <br />federal accounting and reporting requirements for MWMC finances. This section also assists <br />Page 37 FY 02-03 Budget <br />