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I <br /> i' <br /> News Releas e <br /> January 12, 2005 <br /> ' Contact: Eric Bluhm, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 503-808-4759 <br /> Scott Duckett, City of Eugene, 541-682-4842 <br /> Ed Black, City of Springfield, 541-726-3616 <br /> Stephanie Schulz, Lane County, 541-682-3958 <br /> 'For Immediate Release <br /> WORKSHOPS INTRODUCE METRO WATERWAYS STUDY TO COMMUNITY <br /> Community workshops will be held January 19 and January 20 on a major new study to <br /> ~ examine local creeks and rivers in the metropolitan area. <br /> i <br /> Two waterways have been selected for immediate study: Cedar Creek in the Springfield <br /> area, and Amazon Creek in the Eugene area. The community workshops run from 4:30 to 7:30 <br /> p.m. with scheduled presentations at 5:30 p.m. Each workshop focuses on a specific priority <br /> 'planning corridor: <br /> • Wednesday, January 19, Cedar Creek planning corridor focus, Thurston Middle School, <br /> 6300 Thurston Road, Springfield. <br /> ¦ Thursday, January 20, Amazon Creek planning corridor focus, Eugene Public Library, <br /> 100 West 10th Avenue, Eugene. <br /> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the cities of Eugene and Springfield, and Lane County <br /> are participating in the metro waterways study, amulti-year effort to look at the function and <br /> health of waterways in the greater metropolitan area. Cost of the study is estimated at $3.4 <br /> i <br /> million, with half coming from the Corps of Engineers and the other half from local partners <br /> using existing funds and in-kind services. <br /> The study will help provide a better understanding of existing problems while identifying <br /> potential projects and other opportunities to improve local waterways. The study area <br /> encompasses approximately 240,000 acres and includes portions of the watersheds that drain <br /> to the Long Tom River, Coast Fork of the Willamette River, Middle Fork of the Willamette River, <br /> and the McKenzie River. Eight local communities are within the study area: Coburg, Creswell, <br /> <br /> ' Eugene, Goshen, Junction City, Marcola-Mohawk, Springfield, and Veneta. <br /> The outreach effort includes a survey, which can be accessed on the metro waterways <br /> study web site at www.metrowaterways.org. The web site also includes maps, detailed <br /> information on the priority planning corridors, and contacts for more information. <br /> <br />