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; Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Springfield Budget Detail <br /> CITY OF SPRINGFIELD <br /> ~ REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> I <br /> ~i 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 suxrunaries. <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 major <br /> projects Springfield staff will support in FY 00-01 is provided on page 10. <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 risk provides the following administration functions: financial <br /> planning management and accounting; risk management and legal services; coordination and <br /> management of public policy; coordination and management of regulatory and permit <br /> compliance issues; coordination between the Commission and the governing bodies; long-range <br /> ~ capital project planning and construction management; coordination of public information, <br /> education, and citizen involvement programs; sewer user customer service; and coordination and <br /> development of regional budgets, rate proposals, and revenue projections. <br /> INDUSTRIAL SOURCE CONTROL (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 /> i__ J program for the regulation and oversight of wastewaters discharged to the sanitary collection <br /> <br /> i system by industries in Springfield. The 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 /> <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 /> i <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 /> r t- <br /> those discharges on the regional WPCF. As of January 2000, there were 14 significant industrial <br /> users under permit in Springfield. Pretreatment program staff also coordinate pollution <br /> <br /> III ~ prevention activities in corporation with the Pollution Prevention Coalition of Lane County. <br /> ACCOUNTING <br /> j Accounting services for the RWP are provided by the Accounting section in the Springfield <br /> Finance Department, in coordination with ESD. Springfield Accounting staff maintain grant and <br /> contract accounting systems, as well as compliance with all local, state and federal accounting <br /> Page 34 FY 00-01 BUDGET <br /> <br /> ~ ~ <br /> i <br /> <br />