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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Springfield Budget Detail <br /> CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. <br /> ' REGIONAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> ' The City of Springfield manages administration services for the RWP under a contract with the <br /> MWMC. The programs maintained by Springfield to support the RWP are summarized below <br /> and are followed by Springfield's regional wastewater budget summaries. Activities, and <br /> therefore program budgets, for MWMC administration vary from year to year depending upon , <br /> the major construction projects and special initiatives underway. A list of the capital-projects <br /> ~ Springfield staff will support in FY OS-06 is provided in Exhibit 3 on page 20. <br /> MWMC ADMINISTRATION <br /> The Springfield Environmental Services Division and Finance Department provide ongoing <br /> ~ support and management services for 1VIWMC. 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 PRETREATMENT (SOURCE CONTROL) PROGRAM <br /> The Industrial Pretreatment Program is a regional activity implemented jointly by the cities of <br /> Eugene and Springfield. The Industrial Pretreatment section of the ESD is charged with <br /> administering the program for the regulation and oversight of wastewaters discharged to the <br /> aanitary collection system by industries in Springfield: This section is responsible for. ensuring <br /> <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 /> <br /> ' ~ This- responsibility is fulfilled in part, by 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 Industrial Pretreahnent section is also <br /> responsible for locating new industrial discharges. in Springfield and evaluating he impact of <br /> :those discharges on the regional WPCF. As of February 2005, there were 15 significant <br /> industrial users. under permit in Springfield: The Industrial Pretreatment Program also addresses <br /> ' the wastewater discharges of some commercial/industrial businesses through.the development <br /> and implementation of Pollution Management Practices. Pretreatment program staff also <br /> coordinate pollution prevention activities in cooperation with the Pollution Prevention Coalition <br /> of Lane County. <br /> Page 42 FY OS-06 BUDGET AND CIP <br /> <br />