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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Eugene Budget Detail <br /> services contracting. Also included within the Maintenance section's charge are the pump <br /> stations and sewers in the regional and local collection system, and the facilities and equipment <br /> at the Biosolids Management and Seasonal Industrial Waste Facilities. <br /> <br /> I <br /> <br /> ~ BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT <br /> The biological solids (biosolids) produced as a result of the activated sludge treatment of <br /> wastewater is managed by the Residuals Management section of the Wastewater Division. ` <br /> This section operates the Biosolids Management Facility (BMF) located at Awbrey Lane in <br /> Eugene. Approximately 195,500 wet tons of biosolids are produced annually by the WPCF. <br /> These biosolids are treated using anaerobic digestion, stored in facultative lagoons (which <br /> provide some additional treatment benefits), and then air-dried to reduce the water content and <br /> facilitate transport. The dried material is ultimately recycled to agricultural land as a beneficial <br /> fertilizer and soil conditioner. - <br /> INDUSTRIAL SOURCE CONTROL (Pretreatment) <br /> The retreatment ro ram is a re Tonal activi im lemented ~ointl b the cities of Eu ene <br /> p p g g tY~ P J Y Y g <br /> .and Springfield. The Industrial Source Control (ISC) section of the Wastewater Division is <br /> charged with administering the pretreatment program for the regulation and oversight of <br /> wastewaters discharged to the sanitary collection system by fixed-site industries in Eugene and ` ' <br /> by mobile waste haulers in the Eugene and Springfield areas. ISC is responsible for ensuring <br /> that these wastes do not damage the collection system, interfere with wastewater treatment <br /> processes, result in the pass-through of harmful pollutants to treated effluent or biosolids, or <br /> threaten worker health or safety. <br /> This responsibility is fulfilled through the use of a permit system for. industrial dischargers. <br /> This permit system, common to both Eugene and Springfield, implements necessary limitations <br /> on waste characteristics and establishes inspection, monitoring, and reporting requirements for <br /> documenting waste quality and quantity controls. The ISC staff is also responsible for locating <br /> new industrial discharges in Eugene and evaluating the impact of new non-residential 'I <br /> discharges on the WPCF. As of January 2000, there were 26 significant industrial users under - <br /> permit in Eugene. <br /> I <br /> The ISC unit also has responsibilities related to environmental spill response activities and <br /> ambient and stormwater quality monitoring. <br /> j <br /> REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL SERVICES <br /> The Environmental Analytical Services Laboratory provides necessary analytical services in <br /> support of wastewater treatment, residuals management, industrial source control, stormwater <br /> monitoring, and special project activities of the Wastewater Division. The Laboratory's <br /> services include sample handling and analyses of influent sewage, treated wastewater, <br /> biosolids, industrial wastes, cannery wastewater, stormwater, and groundwater. Information ~ <br /> from the Laboratory is used to make treatment process control decisions, document compliance <br /> with regulatory requirements, demonstrate environmental protection, and ensure worker health j , <br /> .and safety. <br /> f <br /> Page 38 FY 00-01 BUDGET <br /> <br />