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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Budget and Program Summary <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM <br />OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE <br />Since the mid-1990's, RWP staff have maintained a commitment to the Commission and the <br />governing bodies to focus on effectiveness and efficiency to remain competitively priced and <br />ensure excellent service. As an example of these efforts, staff established a goal in 1996 to <br />maintain stable user rates for afive-year period without causing any declines in service or the <br />long-term health of the wastewater collection and treatment system. Fiscal year 2000-O1 marked <br />the fulfillment of this goal. The FY 01-02 budget, summarized below, Associated FY 01-02 user <br />rates are anticipated to mark the first year of a new five-year period of stable rates. <br />The following goals or outcomes, if achieved in the long-term, will demonstrate success of <br />MWMC and its oversight of the RWP. MWMC and RWP support staff strive to achieve and <br />maintain: <br />1. High environmental standards; <br />2. Fiscal management that is effective and efficient; <br />3. A successful intergovernmental partnership; <br />4. Maximum reliability and useful life of regional assets and infrastructure; <br />5. Public awareness and understanding of MWMC, the regional wastewater <br />system and its relation to Willamette River water quality. <br />In the development of the annual work programs and budgets that follow, and in carrying out the <br />daily activities of managing the regional wastewater system on behalf of MWMC, staff results <br />should reflect an effort to meet the outcomes described above. The programs and associated <br />budget requirements summarized below are expressly intended to achieve the five long-term <br />outcomes identified above. The Commission and staff will continue to evaluate ways to measure <br />success in these five areas over time. <br />Outcome 1: Achieve and maintain high environmental standards. <br />Indicators: Performance: <br />Actua100-O1 Target <br />• Number of overflows and/or pump station bypasses 0 _ 0 <br />• Number of DEQ discharge permit violations 0 0 <br />• Biosolids quality-all regulated contaminants <50% EPA 50% EPA <br />Outcome 2: Achieve and maintain fiscal management that is effective and efficient. <br />Indicators: Performance: <br />Actua100-O1 Target <br />• Changes needed in user rates to fund annual budget 0 for 5 years 0 for 5 years <br />• Annual audited financial statements <br />100% Clean Clean audit <br />audit <br />Page 7 FY O1-02 Budget <br />