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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Capital Improvement Program <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM <br />CAPITAL PROGRAMS <br />The FY 03-04 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget of $6,635,000 (included in <br />Springfield's administration budget) is primarily composed of projects identified by the Facilities <br />Master Plan, the Biosolids Master Plan, and the Wet Weather Flow Management Plan <br />(WWFMP). Additional projects are included that extend the life of the regional wastewater <br />management facilities and/or help meet new National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System <br />(NPDES) permit requirements. The FY 03-04 CIP is funded using a combination of CIP reserve <br />and System Development Charges (SDC's). CIP project summaries are provided below (see <br />Capital Improvement memo to MWMC, January 9, 2003 for detailed proj ect descriptions). Other <br />capital programs, including the Equipment Replacement Program and Major Rehabilitation <br />Program, are funded in Eugene's FY 03-04 operations and maintenance budget at $1,026,630 <br />and $182,000 respectively. The funding for FY 03-04 will come from the Equipment <br />Replacement and Capital Reserves, respectively. Itemized lists of Equipment Replacement <br />purchases, Major Infrastructure Rehabilitation projects, and Major Capital Outlay are included <br />on page 26. <br />CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS <br />Biocycle Farm Land Application Farm and BMF Reclaimed Water Supply <br />FY 03-04 Capital Budget = $5,700,000 . <br />!~ <br />MWMC purchased 596 acres of farmland adjacent to the Biosolids Management Facility (BMF) <br />in July 2000, in order to develop a sustainable dedicated Biosolids Land Application Farm <br />(Poplar Farm). Staff anticipates expending approximately $400,000 of the $2,549,096 budgeted <br />in FY02-03 and carrying the remainder forward to FY 03-04. <br />The conceptual design has been refined by: (1) the addition of a reclaimed water conveyance <br />system to serve both the dewatering facility and the Poplar Farm; (2) the connection of the <br />reclaimed water line to the bosolids sludge force main to allow mitigation of struvite buildup; <br />and (3) the addition of sludge strain presses. These additions, together with increases in <br />consultant and permitting fees and adjustments for inflation bring the overall project cost <br />estimate to $6,100,000. This estimate includes funds previously budgeted for the reclaimed water <br />conveyance and the force main access vaults. <br />Staff is managing the site development (land preparation and tree planting) with the assistance of <br />a poplar farm consultant. Work on the land preparation is anticipated to begin in the summer of <br />2003. Tree planting is anticipated in the spring 2004. <br />East and West bank Interceptors (EBI/WBI) Monitoring <br />FY 03-04 Capital Budget = $135,000 <br />Additional flow monitoring was recommended as part of the WWFMP implementation package. <br />MWMC has athree-year contract with MGD Technologies, Inc. to provide operations and <br />maintenance services for six flow monitoring sites that were installed in mid-January 2002. The <br />flow data is being collected for the East Bank and West Bank Interceptors (E$UWBI). <br />Eugene/Springfield staff have additional flow monitoring devices upstream of the EBUWBI and <br />Page 24 FY 03-04 BUDGET <br />('~ <br />i <br />