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ORDINANCE NO. 6094
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLIT \N
AREA PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES PLAN (PFSP) BY ADDING NElV
TABLES AND MAPS IDENTIFYING W ASTEW A TER TREA TMENT FACILITIES
AND CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS IN CHAPTER II; AMENDING CHAPTERIVI
W ASTEW A TER SYSTEM CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND ADOPTING TABLE
16a; ADDING A NEW CHAPTER VI AMENDMENTS TO THE PFSP; AND
ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, Chapter IV of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General.
Plan (Metro Plan) sets forth procedures for amendment of the Metro Plan, and by I
extension, amendment of refinement and functional plans that supplement the Metro
Plan, which for Springfield are implemented by the provisions of Article 7 of the I
Springfield Development Code; and
WHEREAS, on February 17,2004, the Springfield City Council initiated
proceedings for a Public Facilities and Services Plan:amendment and related Metro Plan
text amendments; and
WHEREAS, following an April 20, 2004 joint public hearing with the Eugene
and Lane County Planning Commissions, the Springfield Planning Commission, oh June
I, 2004, recommended the related Metro Plan text amendments and Public Faciliti6s and
Services Plan amendments to include new tables identifying wastewater treatment ~ystem
and primary collection system improvement projects as identified in Appendix B; to
include new maps showing existing wastewater treatment systems and planned
wastewater project sites; to revise the wastewater system condition assessment by
describing and distinguishing treatment system and conveyance; to include an expanded
discussion ofwastewater serVice within the urbanizable area; to include project titlbs,
rough cost estimates and completion dates for the wastewater treatment and collection
system improvements; and to add a new Public Facilities and Services Plan amendfnent
process, the exact language for each of the preceding amendments being contained in
Appendix A and B attached and adopted as part of this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2004, the Eugene Planning Commission and on June I,
2004, the Lane County Planning Commission recommended the Metro Plan text
. amendments and Public Facilities and Services Plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted ajoint public hearing on this amendment
on Jun~ 22, 2004, with the Eugene City Cou~cil and Lane County Board of I
CommISSIOners, and IS now ready to take actIon based upon the above recommendations
and evidence and testimony already in the record as well as the evidence and testirhony
presented at the joint elected officials public hearing; and .
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WHEREAS, substantial evidence exists within the record demonstrating that the
proposal meets the req~irements ofthe Metro Plan, Springfield Development CodJ, and
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Ordinance No. 6094
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applicable state and local law as described in findings attached as Exhibit I, and which
are adopted in support of this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Springfield does
ordain as follows:
Section I: The Public Facilities and Services Plan is hereby amended as follows:
a) Chapter II is amended to include the text, tables and maps set forth in AppendixlB at
. pages I and 2, attached hereto; b) Chapter IV is amended to reflect the text and tables set
forth in Appendix B at pages 3 and 4; and c) Chapter VI is added and shall consist 'of the
text set forth in Appendix B at pages 5 and 6. Appendix B is adopted as part oft~is
Ordinance.
Section 2~ Chapter II of the Public Facilities and Services Plan is further amended
. to reflect the changes to Chapter III-G, Public Facilities and Services Element and I
Chapter V, Glossary of the Metro Plan as set forth in Appendix A, attached hereto and by
this reference incorporated herein.
Section 3: Although not part of this Ordinance, the City Council adopts the
findings s~t forth in the attached Exhibit I in support ofthis action.
Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of; this
Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competeJt
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent pro~ision
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof
Section 5:. Notwithstanding the effective date of ordinances as provided bX
Section 2.110 of the Springfield Municipal Code 1997, this Ordinance shall become'
effective upon the date that all of the following have occurred: (a) the ordinance h~s been
acknowledged as provided by ORS 197.625; (b) at least 30 days have passed since: the
date the ordinance was approved; and (c) both the Eugene City Council and Lane <!:ounty
Board of Commissioners have adopted ordinances containing identical provisions to .
those described in Section I ofthis Ordinance.
Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 19th day of
July, 2004 by a'vote of 5 in favor and 0 against.
Approved by the Mayor ofthe City of Springfield this 19thda/1IlY, 2004
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APPENDIX Aa
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE METRO PLAN
(Current version of the Metro Plan)
G. Public Facilities 'and Services Element
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This Public Facilities and Services Element provides direction for the future provision 0 f
urban facilities and services to planned land uses within the Metro Plan Plan Boundary
(Plan Boundary). '
The availability of public facilities and services is a key factor influencing the location
and density of future development. The public's investment in, and scheduling ot; public
facilities and services are a major means of implementing the Metro Plan. As the
population of the Eugene-Springfield area 'increases and land development 1'..;;~...s
change over time, the demand for urban services also increases and changes. These
, changes require that service providers, both public and private, plan for the provision of
services in a coordinated manner, using consistent assumptions and projections for
population and land use.
. The policies in this element complement Metro Plan Chapter II-A, Fundamental
Principles, and Chapter II-C, Growth Management. Consistent with the principle of
compact urban growth 1'.~.....;bed in Chapter II, the policies in this element call for future
urban water and wastewater services to be provided exclusively within the urban growth
boundary. This policy direction is consistent with Statewide Planning Goalll: Public
Facilities and SerVices, "To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement
of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural '
development." On urban lands, new development must be served by at least the
minimum level of key urban services and facilities at the time development is coinpleted
and, ultimately, by a full range of key urban serVices and facilities. On rural lands within
the Plan Boundary, development, must be served by rural levels of service. Users of
facilities and services inrural areas are spread out geographically, resulting in a higher
per-user cost for some services and, often, in an inadequate revenue base to support a
higher level of service in the future. Some urban facilities may be located or managed
outside the urban growth boundary, as allowed by state law, but only to serve
development within the urban growth boundary.
Urban facilities and services within the urban growth boundary are provided by the City
of Eugene, the City of Springfield, Lane County, Eugene Water & Electric Board
(EWEB), the Springfield Utility Board (SUB), the Metropolitan Wastewater
Management Commission (MWMC), electric cOul'~"..ives, and special service districts.
Special service districts provide schools and bus service, and, in some areas outside the
cities, they provide water, electric, fire service or'parks and recreation service. This
, element provides guidelines for special service districts in line with the compact urban
development fundamental principle of the Metro Plan.
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This element ineorporates the findings and policies in the Eugene-Springfield
Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (public Facilities and Services
Plan), adopted as a refinement to the Metro Plan. The Public Facilities and Services
Plan provides guidance for public facilities and services, including planned water,
wastewater, .,vuurlllter, and electrical facilities. As required by Goal 11, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies and shows the general location' of the water,
wastewater, and storrnwater projects needed to serve land within the urban growth
boundary.' The Public Facilities and Services Plan also contains this information for
electrical facilities, although not required to by law.
The project lists and maps in the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part
of the Metro Plan, Information in the Public Facilities and Services Plan on project
phasing and costs, and decisions on timing and financing of projects are not part of the
Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement programming and
budget processes of individual service providers.
This element of the Metro Plan is organized by the following topics related to the
provision of urban facilities and services. Policy direction for the full range of services,
iBeludiBg wastewater sef'I'-iee, may be found under any of these topics, although the first
topic, Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary, is further broken
down into sub-categories.'
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary
.. Planning and Coordination
It Water
.. Wastewater
.. Storrnwater
.. Electricity
.. , Schools,
.. Solid Waste
.. Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
.. Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
.., Financing
The applicable findings and policies are Contained under each of these topic headings,
below.
The policies listed provide direction for public and private developmental and progI!lIIl.
decision-making regarding urban facilities and services. Development should be
,coordinated with the planning, financing, and construction of key urban facilities and
services to ensure the efficient use and expansion of these facilities.
I The exact location of the projects shown on the Public'Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities
maps is determined through local processes. '
2 Goal II also r~quires .~sportation facili~ies to be included in public facilities plans. In this mAIlOO\l!l' R . d
area, transportation facdllles are addressed m Metro Plan Chapter III-F and in the Eugene-Sprinl9illil1U:;; ecelve
Transportation System Plan (Irons Plan). '
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Goals
I. Provide and maintain public facilities and services in an efficient and
~nvironmentally responsible manner.
2. Provide public facilities and services in a manner that encourages orderly and,
sequential growth.
Findinl!s and Policies
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Planning and
Coordination
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Urban expansion within the urban growth boundary is accomplished through in-
fIll, redevelopment, and annexation of territory which can be served with a
minimum level of key urban services and facilities. This permits new
development to use existing facilities and services, or those which can be easily
extended, minimizing the public cost of extending urban facilities and services.,
2.
In accordance with Statewi4e Planning Goal II and OAR 660, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the
provision of water, wastewater and stormwater, describes ....p..~;ive service areas
and existing and planned water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities, and
contains planned facilities maps for these services. Electric system information
and improvements are included in the Public Facilities and Services Plan,
although not required by state law. Local facility master plans and refinement
plans provide more specific project information.
3.
Urban services within the metropoIitan urban growth boundary are provided by
the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the
MWMC, electric c~~>,~.<Jives, and special service districts.
4.
The Public Facilities and Services Plan finds that almost all areas within the city
limits of Eugene and Springfield are served or can be served in the short-term (0-5
years) with water, wastewater, stormwater, and electric service. Exceptions to
this are stormwater service to portions of the Willow Creek area and southeast
Springfield and full water service at some higher elevations in Eugene's South
Hills. Service to these areas will be available in the long-term. Service to all
ar\las within city limits are either in a capital improvement plan or can be
extended with development.
5.
With the improvements specified in the Public Facilities and Services ~n . "
project lists, all urbanizable areas within the Eugene-Springfield urban ~ Received
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boundary can be served with water, wastewater, stormwater, ~d electric service
at the time those areas are developed. In 6~'''''.l, areas outside city limits
serviceable in the long-term are located near the urban growth boundary and in
urban reserves, primarily in River Road, Santa Clara, west Eugene'~ Willow
Creek area, south Springfield, and the Thurston and Jasper-Natron Areas in east
Springfield.
OAR 660-011-0005 defines projects that must be included in public facility plan
project lists for water, wastewater, and storrnwater. These definitio~s are shown
in the keys of planned facilities Maps 1, 2, 2l!, and 3 in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan.
7.
In accordance with ORS 195.020 to 080, Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and
special service districts are required to enter into coordination agredments that
define how planning coordination and urban services (water, waste{vater, fire,
parks, open space and recreation, and streets, roads and mass transit) will be
provided within the urban growth boundary,
8.
Large institutional uses, such as universities and hospitals, present complex
planning probletns for the metropoIitan area due to their location, fucility
expansion plans, and continuing housing and parking needs.
9.
Duplication of services prevents the most economical distribution of public
facilities and services.
10.
As discussed in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, a majority of nodal
development areas proposed in TransPlan are serviceable now or ill. the short-
term. The City of Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policy #15 states,
"Target publicly-financed infrastructure extensions to support development for
higher densities, in-fill, mixed uses, and nodal development."
Policies
G.l Extend the minimum level and full range of key urban facilities and services in an
orderly and efficient manner consistent with the growth management policies in
Chapter II-C, relevant policies in this chapter, and other Metro Plan policies.
G.2 Use the planned facilities maps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide
the general location of water , wastewater, stormwater, and electrical projects in
the metropolitan area. Use local facility master plans, refinement plans, caoital
imorovement o~ and ordinances as the guide for detailed planning and project
implementation.
G.3 Modifications and additions to or deletions from the project lists in the Public
Facilities and Services Plan for water, wastewater, and stormwater ntil/lri1Q:~ceived
projects or significant changes to project location, from that descnkdin'tlt~
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Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities Maps I, 2, ~ and 3,
requires amending the Pubie Facilities and Services Plan and the Metro Plan,
except for the Iollowing:
a. Modifications to a public facility project which are minor in nature and do
not significantly impact the project's general description, location, sizing,
capacity, or other general characteristic of the project; or
b. Technical and environmental modifications to a public facility which are
made pursuant to final engineering, on a project; or
c. Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuant to
fmdings of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact
Statement conducted under regulations implementing the procedural
provisions of the national Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any
federal or State of Oregon agency project development regulations
consistent with that act and its regulations
G.4 The cities and Lane County shall coordinate with EWEB, SUB, and special
service districts vp~.,,~ing in the metropolitan area; to provide the vPl'v.~.mity to
review and comment on propoSed public facilities, plans, programs, and public
improvement projects or changes thereto that may affect one another's area of
respousibility.
G.5 The cities shall continue joint planning coordination with major institutions, such
as universities and hospitals, due to their relatively large impact on local facilities
and services.
G.6 Efforts shall be made to reduce the number of unnecessary special service districts
and to reVise confusing or illogical service boundaries, including those that result
in a duplication of effort or overlap of service. When possible, these efforts shall
be pursued in cOvp~.~ion with the affected jurisdictions.
G.7 Service providers shall coordinate the provision offacilities and services to areas
targeted by the cities for higher densities, infill, mixed uses, and nodal
development.
G.8 The cities and county shall coordinate with cities surrounding the metropolitan
aiea to develop a growth management strategy. This strategy will address
regional public facility needs,
Services to Develooment Within the Urban Growth Boundarv: Wastewater
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II, Snrinl!:field and EUl!:ene relv on a combination of rel!:ional and local services..
for the nrovision of wastewater services, Within each Citv. the local
iurisdiction nrovides collection of wastewater throwm a svstem of sanitary
sewers and numoinl! svstems. These collection facilities connect to a reqional
SYstem of similar sewer collection facilities owned and oDerated bv the
Metronolitan Wastewater Manlll!ement Commission ("MWMC"t an entity
formed under an interl!overnmental wrreement created oursuant to ORS 190.
TOl!:e!her. these collection mcilities (which exclude orivate laterals which
convey wastewater from individual residential or commercia1/industrial
connections) constitute the nrimarv collection svstem
J2. The nrimarv collection system conveys wastewater to a ~<.a=,mt facilities SYstem
owned and onerated bv MWMC. This SYstem consists of an interconnected Water
, Pollution Control Facilitv ("WPCF"t a biosolids facility. and a beneficial reuse
facility.
Policies
G.9 Wastewater convevance and treatment shall be orovided to meet the needs of.
oroiected llf()wth inside the urban l!:Towth boundarY that are caoable of conmlvinl!
with rellUlatorv roouirements I!overninl! beneficial reuse or discharl!e of effluent
and beneficial reuse or disoosal of residuals.
Services to Development Witbin the Urban Growtb Boundary: Water
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1+3. Springfield relies on groundwater for its sole source of water. EWEB water
source is the McKenzie River and EWEB is developing groundwater sources.
The identification of projects on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned
facilities map does not confer rights to a groundwater source.
Policies
G.91O Eugene and Springfield and their r,,~}',,~,ive utility branches, EWEB and
Springfield Utility Board (SUB), shall uhimately be the water service providers
within the urban growth boundary.
G. HH Continue to take positive steps to protect groundwater supplies. The cities,
county, and other service providers shall )'nAmge land use and public facilities for
groundwater-related benefIts through the implementation of the Springfield
Drinking Water Protection Plan and other wellhead protection plans.
Management practices instituted to protect groundwater shall be coordinated
among the City of Springfield, City of Eugene, and Lane Coimty.
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G.l.J:2 Ensure that water main extensions within the urban growth boundary include
adequate consideration of fire flows.
G.l~3 'SUB, EWEB, and Rainbow Water District, the water providers that currently
control a water source, shall examine the need for a m...;"u.,vlitan-wide water
master program, recognizing that a metropolitan-wide system will require
establishing standards, as well as coordinated source and delivery systems.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Stormwater
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Historically, storrnwater systems in Eugene and Springfield were designed
primarily to control floods. The .1987 re-authorization of the federal Clean Water
Act required, for the first time, local communities to reduce storrnwater pollution
within their municipal storm drainage systems. These requirements applied
initially to the City of Eugene and subsequent amendments to the Act extended
these requirements to Springfield and Lane County.
Administration and enforcement of the Clean Water Act stv.=",,;er provisions
occur at the state level, through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) p"'w":.;;"g requirements. Applicable jurisdictions are required to obtain
an NPDES storrnwater permit from the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ), and .,.....,"'-... a water quality plan outlining the Best Management
Practices (EMFs) to be taken over a five-year permit period for reducing
stormwater pollutants to ''the maximum extent practicable."
Stormwater quality improvement facilities are most efficient and effective at
intercepting and removing pollutants when they are close to the source of the
pollutants and treat relatively small volumes of runoff.
The Clean Water Act requires states to assess the quality 0 f their surface waters '
every three years, and to list those waters which do not meet adopted water
quality standards. The Willamette River and other water bodies have been listed
as not meeting the standards for temperature and bacteria, This will require the
development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for these pollutants, and
an allocation to point and non-point sources.
The listing of Spring Chinook Salmon as a threatened species in the Upper
Willamette River requires the application of Endangered Species Act (ESA)
provisions to the salmon's habitat in the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers. The
decline in the Chinook Salmon has been attributed to such factors as destruction
of habitat through channelization and revetment of river banks, non-point source
pollution, alterations of natural hydrograph by increased imperVious surfaces in
the basin, and degradation of natural functions of riparian' lands due to removal or
alteration of indigenous vegetation.
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r79. There are ~y advantages to keeping channels open, including, at a minimum,
natural biofIltration o{stormwater pollutants; greater ability to attenuate effects of
peak stormwater flows; retention of wetland, habitat, and open space functions;
and reduced capital costs for stormwater facilities.
~20. An increase in impervious surfaces, without mitigation, results in higher flows
during peak storm events, less opportunity for recharging of the aquifer, and a
decrease in water quality.
'-l-92L Stormwater systems tend to be gravity-based systems that follow the slope of the
land rather than political boundaries. In many cases, the natural drainageways
such as streams serve as an integral part of the stormwater conveyance system.
2G2. In general, there are no programs for stormwater maintenance outside the Eugene
and SpringfIeld city limits, except for the Lane County roads program. State law
limits county road funds for stormwater projects to those located within the public
right-of-way.
2+3. Filling in designated floodplain areas can increase flood elevations above the
elevations predicted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
models, because the FEMA models are typically based only on the extent of
development at the time the modeling was conducted and do not take into account
the. ultimate buiIdout of the drainage area. This poses risks to other properties in
or adjacent to floodplains and can change the hydrograph of the river.-
Policies
G.B4 Improve surface and ground water quality and quantity in the metropolitan area
by developing regulations or instituting programs for storm water to:
a., Increase public awareness of techniques and practices private individuals
can employ to help correct water quality and quantity problems;
b. Improve management of industrial and commercial operations to reduce
negative water quality and quantity impacts;
c, Regulate site planning for new development and construction to better
manage pre- and post-construction storm runoff, including erosion,
velocity, pollutant loading, and drainage;
d. Increase storage and retention and Datural filtration of storm runoff to
lower and delay peak storm flows and to settle out pollutants prior to
discharge into regulated waterways;
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e. Require on-site controls and development standards, as practical, 'to reduce
off-site impacts from stormwater runoff; ,
f. Use natural and s1IDple mechanical treatment systems to provide tre.:,;.,.,...",,;
for potentially contaminated runoff waters;
, g. Reduce street-related water quality and quantity problems;
h. Regulate use and require containment and/or pretreatment oftoxic
substances;
i. Include containment measures in site review standards to II1inimi7J;: the
..;:;:""" of chemical and petroleum spills; and
j. Consider impacts to ground water quality in the design and location of dry
wells.'
G.I (,7 Manage or enhance waterways and open stormwater systems to reduce water
quality impacts from runoff and to improve stormwater conveyance.
G.118 Include measures in local land development regulations that mjnimi7e the amount
of impervious surface in new development in a manner that reduces stormwater
pollution, reduces the negative affects from increases in runoff, and is compatible
with Metro Plan policies.
GJ 39 The cities and Lane County shall adopt a strategy for the unincorporated area of
the urban growth boundary to: reduce the negative effects of filling in floodplains
and prevent the filling of natural drainage channels except as necessary to ensure
public operations and maintenance of these channels in a manner that preserves
and/or enhances floodwater conveyance capacity and biological function.
G.l920Maintain flood storage capacity within the floodplain, to the maximum extent
practical, through measures that may include reducing impervious surface in the
floodplain and adjacent areas.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Electricity
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2;24, According to local municipal utilities, efficient electrical service is often'
accomplished through mutual back-up a,;..~~.~ents and inter-counected systems
are more efficient than isolated systems.
Policies
G.2Gl The electric service providers will agree which provider will serve areas about to
be annexed and inform the cities who the service provider will be and how the
transition of services, if any, will occur.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Schools
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ORS 195.110 requires cities and counties to include, as an element of their
comprehensive plan, a school facility plan for high growth districts prepared by
the district in cooperation with the city or county; and for the city or county to
initiate the planning activity. The law defines high growth districts as those that
have an enrollment of over 5,000 students and an increase in enrollment of six
percent or more during the Wee most recent school years, At l'.~""..t, there are no
high growth school districts in the urban growth boundary.
ORS 197.296( 4)(a) states that when the urban growth boundary is amended to
provide needed housing, "As part of this process, the amendment shall include
sufficient land reasonably necessary to accommodate the siting of new public
school facilities, The need and inclusion of lands for new public school facilities
shall be a coordinated process between the affected public school districts and the
local government that has the authority to approve the urban growth boundary."
Enrollment projections for the five public school districts in the ~,~;,uY"litan area
and the University of Oregon and Lane Community College (LCC) are not
consistent. Bethel School District and the University of Oregon expect increases
while Springfield and Eugene School Districts and LCC are experiencing nearly
flat or declining enrollments. Enrollment is increasing fastest in thti elementary
and high school attendance areas near new development;
Short-term fluctuations in school attendance are addressed through the use, of.
adjusted attendance area boundaries, double shifting, use of portable classrooms,
and busing. School funding from the state is based on student enrollment for
school districts in the State of Oregon. This funding pattern affects the
willingness of districts to allow out-of-district transfers and to adjust district
boundaries. Adjustments in district boundaries may be feasible where there is no
net loss or gain in student enro llments between districts.
Creating or retaining small, neighborhood schools reduces the n~T3w~.~d .
provides more opportunity for students to walk or bike to schoolual6Y~eIVed
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schools may allow more parents to stay in established neighborhoods and to avoid
moving out to new subdivisions on the urban fringe or to bedroom communities,
However, growth patterns do not always respect school district boundaries. For
example, natural cycles of growth and neighborhood maturation result in uneven
geographic growth patterns in the metropolitan area, causing a disparity between
the location of some schools and school children. This results in some fringe area
schools exceeding capacity, while some central city schools are under capacity,
~30. Long-range enrollment forecasts determiJle the need to either build new schools,
expand existing mcilities, or close existing schools. Funding restrictions imposed
by state law and some provisions in local codes may discourage the retention and
redevelopment of neighborhood schools. Limits imposed by state law on the use
of bond funds for operations and maintenance make the construction of new,
lower maintenance buildings preferable to remodeling existing school buildings.
In addition, if existing schools were expanded, some school sites may not meet
current local parking and other code requirements.
~31. Combining educational facilities with local park and recreation facilities provides
financial benefits to the schools while enhancing benefits to the community., The
Meadow View School and adjacent City of Eugene community park is an
"",,",..yle of shared facilities.
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G.2+2 The cities shall initiate a process with school districts within the urban growth
boundary for coordinating land use and school planning activities. The cities and
sChool districts shall examine the following in their coordination efforts:
a. The need for new public school facilities and sufficient land to site them;
b. How open enrollment policies affect school location;
c. The impact of school building height and site size on the buildable land
supply;
d. The use of school facilities for non-school activities and appropriate
reimbursement for this use;
e. The impact of building and land use codes on the development and
redevelopment of school facilities;
[ Systems development charge adjustments related to neighborhood
schools; and,
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The possibility of adjusting boundaries, when practical ,and when total
emo llIDent will not be affected, where a single, otherwise internally
cohesive area is divided, into more than one school district.
G.2~3 Support financial and other efforts to keep neighborhood schools open and to
retain schools sites in public ownership following school closure.
G.2~ Support the retention of University of Oregon and Lee facilities in central city
areas to increase v"'M~JnitieS for public transit and housing and to retain these
schools' attractiveness to students and faculty,
Services to DevelopmentWitbin tbe Urban Growtb Boundary: Solid Waste
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392, 'Statewide Planning Goal 11 requires that, "To meet current and long-range needs,
a provision for solid waste disposal sites, including sites for inert waste, shall be
included in each plan."
Policies
G.245 The Lane County Solid Waste Management Plan, as updated, shall serve as the
guide for the location of solid waste sites, including sites for inert waste, to serve
the metropolitan area. Industries that make significant use of the resources
recovered from the Glenwood solid waste transfer facility should be encouraged
to locate in that vicinity., '
Services to Areas Outside tbe Urban Growth Boundary
Findings
3+3. . Providing key urban services, such as water, to areas outside the urban growth
boundary increases pressure for urban development in rural areas. This can
encourage premature development outside the urban growth boundary at rural
densities, increasing the cost of public facilities and services to all users of the
systems.
3~, Land application ofbiosoiids, treated wastewater, or cannery waste on
agricultural sites outside the urban growth boundary for beneficial reuse of treated
wastewater byproducts generated within the urban growth boundary is more
efficient and environmentally beneficial than land filling or other means of
disposal. ' '
3J5. Lane County land use data show that, outside the urban growth boundary, land
'uses cousist of:
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Those which are primarily intended for resource management; and
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Those where development bas occurred and are ~=uitted to rural
development as established through the exceptions process specified in
Statewide pI_nning Goal 2, ,.
Policies
G.2~ Wastewater and water service shall not be provided ontside the urban growth
boundary except to the following areas, and the cities may require ponsent to
annex agreements as a prerequisite to providing these services in any instance:
a. The area of the Eugene Airport designated Government and Education on
the Metro Plan Diagram, the Seasonal Industrial Waste Facility, the
Regional Wastewater Biosolids Management Facility, and agricultural
sites used for land application ofbiosolids and cannery byproducts. These
sites serve the entire metropolitan area,' "
b, An existing development outside the urban growth boundary when it has
been determined that it poses an immediate threat of public health or
safety to the citizens within the Eugene-Springfield urban growth
boundary that can only be remedied by extension of the service.
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In addition, under prior obligations, water service shall be provided to land within .
the dissolved water districts of Hillcrest, College Crest, Bethel, and Oakway.
G.267 The Eugene Airport shal1 be served with the necessary urban services;required to
operate the airport as$ urban facility. Development outside the urban growth
boundary in the vicinity of the airport, outside the portion of the airport boundary
designated Govemmentand Education in the Metro Plan diagram, shall not be
provided with urban services.
G.218 Plan for the following levels of service for rura1 designations outside the urban
growth boundary within the Plan Boundary:
a. AlITiculture. Forest Land, Sand and GraveL and Parks and ODen Snace.
No minimum level ofseivice is established.
b, Rural ResidentiaL Rural Commercial. Rural Industrial. and Government
and Education. On-site sewage disposal, individual water systems, rura1-
level of fire and police protection, electric and communication service,
schools, and reasonable access to solid waste disposal facility.
, Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
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346, In accordance with statewide p~g goals and administrativ~ rules, urban
water, wastewater, and storrnwater facilities may be located on agricuhuralland
and urban water and wastewater facilities may be located on forest land outside
the urban growth bOundary when the facilities exclusively serve land within the
urban growth boundary, pursuant to OAR 660-006 and 660-033.
3!j7. In accordance with statewide plamiing goals and administrative rules, Water, and
wastewater facilities are allowed in the public right-of-way of public roads and
highways.
368. The Public Facilities and Services 'Plan planned facilities maps show the location
of some planned public facilities outside the urban growth boundary and Plan
Boundary, exclusively to serve land within the urban growth boundary, The
ultimate construction of these facilities will require close coordination with and
p...<u';,,~.g by Lane County and possible Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan
amendments.
3-79. Statewide Planning GoalS and OAR 660-023-0090 require state and local
jurisdictions to identify and protect riparian corridors.
3-840. In accordance with OAR 660-033-0090, 660-033-0130(2), and 660-033-0120,
building schools on high value farm land outside the urban growth boundary is
prohibited, Statewide planning goals prolul>it locating school buildings on farm
or forest land within three miles outside the urban growth boundary.
Policies
G.2&9 Consistent with local regulations, locate new urban water, wastewater, and '
stormwater facilities on farm land and urban water and wastewater facilities on
forest land outside the urban growth boundary only when the facilitieS exclusively
serve land inside the urban growth boundary and there is no reasonable
alternative, '
G.~30Locate urban water and wastewater facilities in the public right-of-way ofjlUblic
roads and highways outside the urban growth boimdary, as needed, to serve ,land
within the urban growth boundary.
G.3Gl Facility providers shall coordinate with Lane County and other local jurisdictions
, and obtain the necessary county land use approvals to amend the Lane County
Rural Comprehensive Plan, or the Metro Plan, as needed and consistent with state
law, to appropriately designate land for urban facilities located outside the urban
growth boundary or the Plan Boundary.
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G.lt-2 The cities shall coordinate with Lane County on responsibility ,and authority to
address stormwater-related issues outside the Plan Boundary, including outfalls
outside the Springfield portion of the urban growth boundary.
G,3~3 Measures to protect, enhance, or alter Class F Streams outside the urban growth
boundary, within the Plan Boundary shall, at a minimum, be consistent with Lane
County's riparian standards.
G.334 New schools within the Plan Boundary shall be built inside the urban growth
boWldary.
FiD'aJiCing
Findinl!s
~l. ORS 197.712(2)(e) states that the project timing and financing provisions of
public facility plans shall not be co~idered land use decisions.
4G2. ORS 223.297 and ORS 223;229(1) do not permit the collection of local systems
development charges (SDCs) for fire and emergency medical service facilities and
schools, limiting revenue optioits for these services. Past attempts to change this
law have been unsuccessful
4-1-3. ,Service providers in the metropolitan area use SDCs to help fund the following
facilities: '
. Springfield: b;",u.(...'llter, wastewater, and transportation;
. Willamalane Park and Recreation District: parks;
. SUB, Rainbow Water District: water;
. Eugene: stormwater, wastewater, parkS, and transportation; and,
o '.EWEB: water.
424. Oregon and California timber receipt revenues, a federally-funded source of
county road funds, have declined over the years and their continued decline is
expected. '
43-5. Regular maintenance reduces long term infrastructure costs by preveriting the
need for frequent replacement and rehabilitation. ORS 223.297 to 223.314 do not
allow use of SDCs to fund operations and mairitenance,
446. The assessment rates of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County are each different,
creating inequitable financing of some infrastructure improvements in the
, metropolitan area.
Policies
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G.345 Changes to Public Facilities and Services Plan project phasing schedules or
anticipated costs and financing shall be made in accordance with budgeting and
capital improvement program procedures of the affectedjurisdiction(s).
0.3% Service'providers will update capital improvement programming (planning,
programming, and budgeting for service extension) regularly for those portions of
the urban growth boundary where the full range of key urban services and
facilities is not available.
G.367 Require development to pay the cost, as determined by the local jurisdiction, of
extending urban services and facilities. This does not preclude subsidy, where a
development will fulfill goals and recommendations of the Metro Plan and other
applicable plans determined by the local jurisdiction to be of particular
importance or concern.
,0.3+8 Continue to implement a system of user charges, SDCs, and other public
fmancing tools, where appropriate, to fund operatioIlS, maintenance, and
improvement or replacement of obsolete facilities or system expansion.
0.3&9 Explore other funding mechanisms at the local level to finance operations and
maintenance of public facilities.
G.;940Set wastewater and storrnwater fees at a level commensurate with the level of
impact on, or use of; the wastewater or o~v,=.vater service. ,
0.;940The cities and Lane County will continue to cooperate in developing assessment
practices for intercjurisdictional projects that provide for equitable treatment of
properties, regardless of jurisdiction.
Chapter V Glossary
36, Public facility Droiects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as part of
the Metro Plan are defined as follows:
a Water: Source~ reservoirs, pump stations, and primary distribution
systems. Primary distribution systems are transmission lines 12 inches or
larger for SUB and 24 inches or larger for EWER.
b. Wastewater: Primarv Collection SYStem: Pump stations ~dwastewater
lines 24 inches or larger.
Treatment Facilities System: Water Pollution Control
Faciljtv (WPCF) nroiect. beneficial reuse nroiect and
residUals nroiect necessarY to meet wastewater ;:. "",~",ent
faciliti~s svste~ desil!n canacities for averaee ~nt"i1ece,'ved
flow. blochenncal oXYl!en demand and total susre1\hM1 j
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1xlundarv ruGB) for a nroiected nonulation in 2025
consistent with the nonulation assumed in this Plan. in'
s;omnliance with MWMC's discharg:e nermit. MWMC's
Canital Imnrovements Plan.. as amended from time to time. .
J;hall be used as the !!Uide for detailed nlanninl! and
imolementation of the WPCF Droiect. the beneficial reuse
proiect and the residuals nroiect.
c. Stormwater: Drainage/channel improvements and/or piping systetns 36
inches or larger; proposed detention ponds; outfalls; water quality
projects; and waterways and open systetns.
d. Specific projects adopted as part of the Metro Plan are described in the
project lists and their general location is identified in the planned facilities
maps in Chapter II of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Public
Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services Plan).
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PROPOSED CBANGES TO THE METRO PLAN
(Version currently before the elected officials as a part of Periodic Review)
G. ,Public Facilities and Services Element
This Public Facilities and Services Element provides direction for the future provision of
urban facilities and services to planned land uses within the Metro Plan Plan Boundary
(plan Boundary).
The availability of public facilities and. services is a key factor influencing the location
and density offuture development. The public's investment in, and scheduling of, public
facilities and services are a major means of implementing the Metro Plan. As the
population of the Eugene-Springfield area increases and land development patterns
change over time, the demand for urban services also increases and changes. These
changes require that service providers, both public and private, plan for the provision of
services in a coordinated manner, using consistent assumptions and projections for
population and land use.
The policies in this element complement Metro Plan Chapter II-A, Fundamental
Principles, and Chapter I1-C, Growth Management. Consistent with the principle of
compact urban growth prescribed in Chapter II, the policies in this element call for future
urban water and wastewater services to be provided exclusively within the urban growth
boundary (UGB). This policy direction is consistent with Statewide Pllinning Goal II :
Public Facilities and Services, "To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient
arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural
development." On urban lands, new development must be served by at least the
minimum level of key urban services and facilities at the time development is completed
and, ultimately, by a full range of key urban services and facilities. On rural lands within
the Plan Boundary, development must be served by rural levels of service. Users of
facilities and services in rural areas are spread out geographically, resuhing in a higher
per-user cost for some services and, often, in an inadequate revenue base to support a
higher level of service in the future. Some urban facilities may be located or managed
outside the urban growth boundary, as allowed by state law, but only to serve
development within the UGB.
Urlian facilities and services within the UGB are provided by the City of Eugene, the City
of Springfield, Lane County, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), the Springfield
.utility Board (SUB), the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC),
electric cooperatives, and special service districts. Special service districts provide
schools and bus service, and, in some areas outside the cities, they provide water, electric,
fIre service or parks and recreation service. This' element provides guidelines for special
service districts in line with the compact urban development fundamental principle of the
Metro Plan.
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This element ineorporates the findings imd policies in the Eugene-Springfield
Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (public Facilities and Services
Plan), adopted as a refinement to the Metro Plan. The Public Facilities and Services
Plan provides guidance for public facilities and services, including planned water,
wastewater, stonnwater, and electrical facilities. As required by Goal II, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies and shows the generallocation"ofthe water,
wastewater, and storrnwater projects needed to serve land within the UGB.' The Public
Facilities and Services Plan also contains this information for electrical facilities,
ahhough not required to by law.
The project lists and maps in the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part
of the Metro Plan, Information in the Public Facilities and Services Plan on project
phasing and costs, and decisions on timing and financing of projects are not part of the
Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement programming and
budget processes of individual service providers.
The policies listed provide direction for public and private developmental and program
decision-making regarding urban facilities and services. Development should be
coordinated with the planning, financing, and construction of key urban facilities and
services to ensure the efficient use and expansion of these facilities.
Goals
I. Provide and maintain public facilities and services in an efficient and
environmentally ,"~yvuSible manner.
2. Provide public facilities and services in a manner that encourages orderly and
sequential growth. ' '
Findings and Policies
The findings and policies in this element are organiZed by the following four topics
related to the provision of urban facilities and services, Policy direction for the full range
of urban facilities and services, iHelOO:..,.; \\aslewa~~. ;,,,-..;~~ may be found under any of
these topics, although the first topic, Services to Development Within the Urban Growth
Boundary, is further broken down into sub-categories.
. Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary
. Planning and Coordination
. Water
1 The exact location of the projects shown on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities
maps is detennined through loeal processes. '
, Ooal11 also requires transportation facilities to be included in public facilities plans. InIhlwL>~ce,'ved
area, transportation facilities are addressed in Metro Plan Chapter m.F and in the Eugene-'s;MiUii1J I v
Transportation Sysrem Plan (frans Plan).' J
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. Wastewater Treatment
. Stormwater
. Electricity
" Schools
" Solid Waste Treatment
." Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
" Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
" Financing
~,,~ices to Develooment Witbin tbe Urban Growtb Boundarv: Planninl! and
Coordination
findings'
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Urban expansion within the UGB is accomplished through in-fill, redevelopment,
and atmexation of territory which can be served with a minimum level of key
urban services and facilities. This permits new develo !,>ll"ll' to use existing
facilities and services, or those which can be easily extended, minimizing the
public cost of extending urban facilities and services.
2, In accordance with Statewide Planning Goal I I and OAR 660, the Public'
Facilities and SerVices Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the
provision of water, wastewater and stormwater, describes respective service areas
and existing and planned water, wastewater, and stoimwater facilities, and
contains planned facilities maps forthese services. Electric system information
and improvements are included in the Public Facilities and Services Plan,
although not required by state law. Local facility master plans and refinement
plans provide more specific project information.
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3. Urban services within the metropolitan UGB are provided by the City of Eugene,
the City of Springfield, Lane ~ounty, EWEB, SUB, the MWMC, electric
cooperatives, and special service districts.
4. The Public Facilities and Services Plan finds that almost all areas within the city
limits of Eugene and Springfield are served or can be served in the short-term (0-5
years) with water, wastewater, stormwater, and electric sernce. Exceptions to
this are stormwater service to portions of the Willow Creek area and southeast
Springfield and full water service at some higher elevations in Eugene's South
Hills. Service to these areas will be available in the long-term. Service to all
areas within city limits are either in a capital improvement plan or can be
extended with development.
5. With the improvements specified in the Public Facilities and Services Plan
project lists, all urbanizable areas within the Eugene-Springfield UGB can be
served with water, wastewater, stonnwater, and electric service at the tHm.~sh . '
areas are developed. In general, areas outside city limits serviceable ~lki\gnecelved
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term are located near the UGB and in urban reserves, primarily in River Road,
Santa Clara, west Eugene's Willow Creek area, south Springfield~ and the
Thurston and Jasper-Natron areas in east Springfield.
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6. OAR 660-011-0005 defines projects that must be included in public facility plan
project lists for water, wastewater, and storrnwater. These definitions are shown
ill the keys of planned facilities Maps I, 2, ~and 3 in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan. '
7. In accordance with ORS 195.020 to 080, Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and
, special service districts are required to enter into coordination agreements that
define how planning coordination and urban services (water, wastewater, fire,
parks, open space and recreation, and streets, roads and mass transit) will be
provided within the UGB.
8. ' Large institutional uses, such as universities and hospitals, present complex
planning problems for the metropolitan area due to their location, facility
expansion plans, and continuing housing and parking needs. ,
9. Duplication of services prevents the most economical distribution of public
faCilities and services.
Policies
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G.2
G.3
10. As discussed in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, a majority of nodal
development areas proposed in TransPlan are serviceable now or in the short-
term The City of Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policy #15 states,
''Target publicly-financed infrastructure extensions to support development for
higher densities, in-fill, mixed uses, and nodal development."
Extend the minimum level and full range of key urban facilities and services in an
orderly and efficient manner consistent with the growth management policies in
Chapter lI-C, relevant policies in this chapter, and other Metro Plan policies.
Use the planned facilities maps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide
the general location of water, wastewater, storrnwater, and electrical projects in
the metropolitan area. Use local facility master plans, refinement plans, canital
imnrovement nlans. and ordinances as the guide for detailed planning and project
implementation.
Modifications and additions to or deletions from the project lists in the Public,
Facilities and Services Plan for water, wastewater, and storrnwater public facility'
projects or significant changes to project location, from that descnbed in the
Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities Maps 1,2, 2fh and 3,
, requires amending the Pubic Facilities andServices Plan and the Metro Plan,
except for the following: Date Received
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a. Modifications to a public facility project which are minOr in nature and do
not significantly impact the project's general description, location, sizing,
capacity, or other general characteristic of the project; or
b. Technical and environmental modifications to a public facility which are
made pursuant to final engineering on a project; or
c. Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuant to
findings ofan Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact
Statement conducted under regulations implementing the procedural
provisioils of the national Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any
federal or State of Oregon agency project development regulations
consistent with that act and its regulations; or
d. Public facility projects included in the PFSP to serve land designated
Urban Reserve prior to the removal of the Urban Reserve designation,
which projects shall be removed from the PFSP at the time of the next
Periodic Review of the Metro Plan.
GA The cities and Lane County shall coordinate with EWEB, SUB, and special
service districts op",,,,;"'g in the metropolitan area, to provide the opportunity to
review and comment on proposed public facilities, plans, programs, and public
improvement projects or changes thereto that may affect one another's area of
responsibility. '
0.5 ' The cities shall continue joint pianDing coordination with major institutions, such
as universities and hospitals, due to their relatively large impact on local facilities
and services. '
0.6 Efforts shall be made to, reduce the number of unnecessary special service districts
and to revise, confusing or illogical service boundaries, including those that result
in a duplication of effort or overlap of service. When possible, these efforts shall
be pursued in cooperation with the affected jurisdictions.
G.7 Service providers shall coordinate the provision of facilities and services to areas
targeted by the cities for higher densities, infIlI, mixed uses, and nodal
development.
G.S The cities and county shall coordinate with cities surrounding the metropolitan
area to develop a growth management strategy, This strategy will address
regional public facility needs.
Services to Deve10nment Within the Urban Growth Boundarv:
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Wastewater
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I L SnrinQfield arid EUQene ,rely on a combination of reQional and local services for_
the nrovision of wastewater services. Within each City. the local inrisdiction ,
orovides collection of wastewater throU\!h a svstem ofsanitarv sewers and
;:mmninQ svstems, These collection facilities connect to a relrional s"stem of
similar sewer collection facilities owned and onerated b" the Metrooolitan
Wastewater Ma:nal!emimt Commission ("MWMC'''\. an entitY formed under an
L;"',~..vernmental lk..o.ou.ent created nursuant to ORS 190. To'!ether. these
collection facilities (which exclude I'rivate laterals which convey wastewater froIn
individual residential or commercial/industrial connections' constitute the orimarv
collection SYstem.
12. The nrimarv collection SYstem conveys wastewater to a treatment facilities svstem,
owned and u".o.";ed bv MWMC. This svstem consists of an interconnected Water
Pollution Control Facilitv ("WPCF''- a biosolids facilitv. and a beneficial reuse
facilitY,
Policies
G.9 Wastewater conveyance and treatment shall be orovided to meet the needs of
nroiected llIDwth inside the UGB that are caoable of comolvinQ with rel!lllatorv
reouirements Qovemine beneficial reuse or discharqe of effluent and beneficial
reuse or disDOsal of residuals. '
SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS AND POLICIES SHALL BE RENUMBERED
ACCORDINGLY WITHIN THIS CHAPTER '
Chapter V Glossary
37, Public facilitv oroiects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as part of
the Metro Plan are defined as follows:
a. Water: Source, reservoirs, pump stations, and primary distribution
systems. Primary distribution systems are transmission lines 12 inches or
larger for Springfield Utility Board (SUB) and 24 inches or larger for
Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB).
b, Wastewater: Primarv C.-allection System: Pump stations and wastewater
lines 24 inches or larger.
Treatment Facilities System: Water Pollution Control
Facilitv (WPCF) nroiect. beneficial reuse nroiect and
residuals nroiect necessary to meet wastewater treatment
facilities system desien canacities for aVerllJ!e flow. neak
flo~. biochemical ~xveen ~e~d:md total su~ Received
soltds so as to nrovtde servIce WIthin the uiban~~
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boundarY (uGB) for a,nroiected nonulation in 2025
consistent with the nonulation assumed m this Plan. in,
~omnliance with MWMC's discharrre~. MWMC's
~anital Imnrovements Plan. a~ amended from time to time. ,
, shall be used a~ the wide for detailed olanninq and
imnlementation of the WPCF 'Jroiect. the beneficial reuse
nroiect and the residuals oroiect.
c. Stormwater: Drainage/channel improvements and/or piping systems 36
inches or larger; proposed detention ponds; outfulls; water quality
projects; and waterways and open systems.
d. Specific projects adopted as part ofthe Metro Plan are described in the
project lists and their general location is identified in the planned facilities
maps in Chapter II ofthe Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Public
Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services Plan),
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APPENDIX B
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC FACILnlES
AND SERVICES PLAN (PFSP)
1. ,Modify the text preceding existing Table 3 to read as follows:
Planned Wastewater System Improvements
Planned s!lef1 u.c 1::'-1; ~-eI'ffi wastewater system improvement projects are listed in
tables3,...aml4, 4a and 4b. The general location of these facilities is shown in Map 2:
Planned Wastewater Facilities, and Map 2a: Existing Wastewater Collection and
Treatment Systems. [NOTE: This map presently exists as Map 6 in the Technical
Background Report: Existing Conditions and Alternatives and should be
incorporated without change.J
2. Insert, following Table 4, Tables4a and 4b, as follows:
Table '4a
MWMC Wastewater Treatment System Improvement Projects
Project
Number
Project Narne/Description
300
301
302
WPCF Treatment Project
Residuals Tr"<<~ll; Project
Beneficial Reuse Project
Table 4b
MWMC Primary Collection System Improvement Projects
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Project
Number
303
304
305
I Project Name/Descriplion
I WilIakenzie Pump Station
I Screw Pump Station
I Glenwood Pump Station
3. Modify Map 2 to show Projects 300 through 305, and insert Map 2a.
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4. Modify Chapter IV. Of the Public Facilities and Services Plan, by modifying
the subdivision entitled "Wastewater System.condition Assessment"
(presently on page 82) to read as follows:
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Wastewater System Condition Assessment
Coonroo..... ."'r"-lHy ood ioAew oud iefiltFlltioo (IJI) mtios ai'll impol'tllot eriteria
by which to asse~s the pen,.",,",,:e of a wast"",.",,:.., eoUedi,... .""tem. Coov~'aoce
ellpll~:~J' :.:. .1 fORetioo of ad".",,!,: pipe smgftBd measures a S}'.L.:='. ",Ilility to
mo":e dllueot eftieieotly. loflow ," ~;JfiltmtioB FIltios n:press thl. ",,,,,,..,,,L M-
st,.=",,,-:." ....:lriOg a sewer system thF90gh defeetive pipes ood pipe joiots, or
through the eF8~S eOB... .,;:'0 ofstomn'l'llteF JiBes, eombiDed sewers, eotch DosiBS, OF
moohole., ,', .cr". Sueh eUfIloeous st, '" ,"' ",,'Jlter eoteriog the wastewater sy~tem
u....H..sarily bumeos Doth e08":.,"I,...,.. Jlod tRameot faeilities.
Treatment: MWMC Wastewater Treatment SyStem '
MWMC existinll infrastructure is monitored for nroblems that need to he addressed
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during onerational and maintenance activities. MWMC has onlloin2 nrolll'arns to hem
plan for and implement equipment replacement and maior rehabilit.atiol1llf exlstinll
systems. With these on going prog:rarns used to detect existinll rmiblems,. the
infrastructure can be maintained and preserved to help extend its usefull.il'~ for future
Years.
In March of2003, MWMC hired CH2M fiLL to evaluate andolan for re~onal
wastewater capital improvements that will serve the Eu~ene/Soringfi~\rlllThan rrroWth
boundary into year 2025. MWMC will need to implement the recommended,
imnrovements to meet requlatorv reauirements based on nroiected oollution loads and,
flows. CH2M fiLL as oart of its work to evaluate and nlan for re'Zional wastewater
'imnrovements has nrenared a technical memo related to "Flow and Load Pro:ections"
dated Anri112,. 2004. This historical and nroiected informiItion is hein')' used to nlan for
needed MWMC canital im1lrovements based on engineering evaluation methods and b"
comnaring technolollV ontions. It is estimated that annroximatelv $160 million dollars,
(in 2004 dollars) are needed for MWMC 1lroiects to address relllilatorv reauirements and,
1IT0wth throueh year 2025.
Convevance:,
Convevance canacitv and inflow and infiltration (If]) ratios are imoortant criteria bv
, which to assess the nerfonnance of a wastewater collectionsvstem Conve'.rance canacitv
i. ~,function of ade'lllilte 1line sizing- and measures a S'Istem's ability to move effluent
efficientlv. Inflow and infiltration ratios exnress the amount of stormwater enterin'l a_
sewer svstem throuqh defective nines and nine ioints. or throueh the cross connection of
stormwater lines. combined sewers. catch basins. or manhole covers. Such extraneous,
stormwater enterinll the wastewater SYstem unnecessaril" burdens both convevance and
u~a.uuent faci1ities~
5.
Modify Chapter IV. Ofthe Public Facilities and Services Plan, by modifying
the discussion of wastewater, in the subdivision entitled "Long-Term Service
," AvailabilityWithin Urbanizable Areas" (presently on page 97) to read as ,
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1. There are no areas within the metropolitan UGB that will be difficuh to serve with
wastewater facilities over the long-term (six to 20 years) assuming that tlublic
infrastructure snecifications and reauirements of the deve]oninll area can be
address,ed. Annronriate em!ineerinll desiqn nractices must be used durin!! the
develonment and exoansion into sensitive areas that are a.,nroved for
develonment (ex. - hillside constructiolL etc.).; he'llever, eJljl8Bsioa Expansion of
the existing collection system will be necessary to meet demands of growth over
this time period.
2. Based on 2003 analysis. the EUI!ene-Snrinllfield m",;""u ~~litan area treatment
facilities will reauire facilitv imnrovements to address both,drv and wet weather
rellUlatorv reauirements relatinll to nollutant loads and wastewater flows,
Rellional and local wastewater imnrovements to the collection and treatment,
SYStems are beinll n1anned for and,will be imn]emented to allow for llTowth within
the UGB and for rell1llatorv comnliance. TI-.: E::geBe Spriagfieki metfepolitan
area Regielial W$tewater TroatmeRt pJant has SHffieieat design ellpaeity to
aee<>~"te populatioB iBefell5eS and sen'tl aU Bew develeflHlel!. at Lild~
HO',\'tl'Ief, peak wet '.,~~< ",aooitieas limit the treatmtJRt plaat Fam aehieving its
desigaed eajlaeity. Wet, weather related imprevemeBts are neeaed at the plant
and withiBthe regiellal eollee-tioB sy~;~=;<. .lldeoo the plaBt's wet weather
eapllelty :-0)"'''.1 t3e year 29(11.
6. Add Table 16a following Table 16, as follows:
Table 16a
MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Improvements, Rough Cost
Estimate, and Timing Estimate
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I 300 WPCF Treatment 'Project I $]20,500,000 I 2025 I
I 301 Residuals Treatment Project I $6,000,000 2018 I
I 302 Beneficial Reuse Project I $25,000.000 20]8 I
I 303 Willakenzie Pump Station $6,000,000 2010
L 304 Screw Pu;np Station I $2,000,000 2010 I
I 305 Glenwood Pump Station, I $500,000 2012 I
*Cost estimated in 2004 dollars
7. Add a new chapter to the Public Facilities and Services Plan, to be Chapter
VI., reading as follows: '
VI. Amendments to the Plan
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This chapter deseribes the method to be used in the event it becomes necessary or
"-p","vp.:ate to modify the text, tables or the, maps contained in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan ("the Plan").
. Flexibility ofthe Plan
Certain public facility project d~.>v.:p~:ons, location or service area designations will
necessarily change as a result of subsequent design studies, capital improvement
programs, environmental inipact studies and changes in potential sources of funding. The
Pian is not designed to either prohibit projects not included in the plan for which
unanticipated funding has been obtained, preclude project specification and location
, decisions made according to the National Environniental Policy Act, or subject
administrative and technical changes to the plan to post-acknowledgement review or
review by the Land Use Board of Appeals.
For the purposes of this Plan, two types of modifications are identified.
A. Modifications requiring amendment of the Plan.
The following modifications require amendment of the Plan:
1. Amendments, which include those modifications or changes (as
represented by Table 16a) to the location or provider of public facility
projects which significantly impact a public facility project identified in
the cvu.p.~hensive plan, and which do not qualify as administrative or
technical and environmental changes, as defined below. Amendments are
subject to the administrative procedures and review and appeal procedures
applicable to land use decisions.
2. Adoption of capital improvement progiam project lists by any service
provider do not require modification of this Plan unless the requirements
of subparagraph I above are met.
B. Modifications permitted without amendment of the Plan.
The following modifications do not require, amendment of this Plan:
1. Administrative changes are those modifications to a public facility project
which are minor in nature and do not sigirificanily impact the project's
general description. location. sizing, capacity or other general
characteristic of the project.
2, Technical and environmental changes are those modifications to a public
facility project which are made pursuant to "final engineering" on a project
or those which result from the findings of an Environmental Assessment
or Em:'v.~.ental Impact Statement conducted under regulations
implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 or any federal or state agency project development
regulations consistent with that Act and its regulations.
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Process for making Changes
A. Administrative and Technical or Environmental Changes. Any jurisdiction lIIliy
make an administrative or technical and environmental change, as defined herein,
by forwarding to each jurisdiction covered by this Plan, and to the Lane Council
ofGovemments a copy of the resolution or other final action ofthe governing
board of the jurisdiction authorizing the change.
B. Amendments
For purposes of processing amendments, as defined herein, such amendments are
divided into two classes.
a. Type I Amendments include amendments to the text of the Plan, or to a
list, location or provider of public facility projeCts which significantly
impact a public facility project identified herein, which project serves
more than one jurisdiction.
b. Type II amendments include amendments to a list, location or provider of
public facility projects which significantly impact a public facility project
identified herein, which project serves only the jurisdiction proposing the
romndment. '
C. Processing Amendments
Any of the adopting agencies (Lane County, Eugene, or Springfield) may initiate
an amendment to this plan at any time on their own motion or on behalf of a
citizen.
a, Type I romndments shall be forwarded to the planning commissions of the
respective agencies ai1d, following their recommendation, shall be
considered by the governing boards of all agencies. Ifa Type I
amendment is not adopted by all agencies, the amendment shall be
referred to MPC for conflict resolution. Subsequent failure by agencies to
adopt an MPC-negotiatedproposal shall defeat the proposed amendment.
If auamendment is adopted, all agencies shall adopt substantively
identical ordinances '
b. Type II amendments shall be forwarded to the Planning COmn:llssion of
the initiating agency and, following their recominendation, shall be
considered by the governing board of the initiating agency.
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Staff Report and Findings of Compliance with the Metro Plap and Statewide
Goals and Administrative Rules
FileLRP 2004-0001 Amendments to the Metro Plan and Public Facilities and Services
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Applicant:
City of Springfield on behalf of the M..~vt'vlitan Wastewater Management Commission
(MWMC)
Nature of the Application:
The applicant proposes to amend the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General
Plan (Metro Plan) and the Public Facilities and Services Plan (PFSpi to (I) more
adequately reflect the impact that new discharge permit restrictions will have had on the
capacity of the regional wastewater ~,,";'~ent system, (2) to clarify' the relationship
between the PFSP project list and locally adopted capital impro""~"u; plans, and (3) to'
modify (streamline) the administrative and'legislative processes that govern the
implementation and amendment of the PFSP projects list
Background:'
MWMC's regional wastewater treatment facilities were designed and constructed in the
late 1970's with a 20-year life expectancy, Slower that expected population growth in the
1980's extended this life expectancy. In 1996-97 MWMC developed a Master Plan to
evaluate the performance of its facilities, to ascertain areas of constraints within the
existing permit conditions, to identify short-term improvements (e.g. how to address
seismic hazards), and to address other major issues that needed to be studied further.
In May of2002 the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) imposed new
and more stringent discharge permit standards on the regional wastewater treatment
facilities, particularly in regard to the treatment of ammonia and therrnalloading. As
MWMC staff began to evaluate design needs for its wastewater facilities, it became
apparent to them that the existing facilities could not meet the demands imposed by the
new discharge permit restrictions.
Recognizing that a thorough assessment of wastewater collection, treatment and
disposaVreuse needs for the next 20 years was essentia~ the MWMC began work on the
2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan, a ~w,.,.ehensive facilities plan update. The objectives
of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan are twofold. First, it is intended to provide for
adequate community growth capacity through 2025, considering policies in the Metro
Plan and current planning assessments for population and development. Second, the 2004
Wastewater Facilities Plan is intended to protect community health and safety by
addressing sanitary sewer overflows, river safety, permit compliance and the cost-
effective use of existing facilities 'and the efficient design of new facilities.
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The 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan recognizes and addresses the fact that the regional
wastewater system for the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area does not have the
capacity to meet all of the discharge standards imposed by state and federal law. Neither
the Metro Plan nor the PFSP currently reflect this situation. Statewide Planning Goal 2
requires that the city, county and special district plans be consistent. In large part, the
amendments proposed by this application address the iSsue of consistency between the
Metro Plan and the PFSP and consistency of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan with the
former documents, The proposed amendments provide information that should have been
included in the PFSP when it was adopted and present a more accurate description of
wastewater services that will be available after certain capital improvement projects are
completed.
Phasing objectives of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan necessitate that construction of
several key facility components begin by JUne of2005 in order to meet federal standards
that require that peak wet weather events be managed by 2010. In order to meet this
rigorous construction schedule, MWMC must have released Requests for Proposals
(RFPs) for engineering design for by October of2004. Prior to this date, the 2004
Wastewater Facilities Plan must be adopted by the threetnetropolitanjurisdictious and
the Metro Plan and the PFSP should be updated to reflect current information.
In summary, the application proposes the following changes:
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1. ,Specifically recognizes "wastewater" as a subcategory of service within the Urban
Growth Boundary. [Chapter II1-G] .
2. Amends Finding #6 and Policy #3 to recognize the addition of Map 2a "Existing
Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems" to the PFSP. [Chapter III-G]
, 3. Amends Policy #2 to include local capital improvement plans as a means to
implement policy in the PFSP. [Chapter III-G]
4. Inserts two findings regarduig local and regional wastewater services to
development within the urban growth boundary. [Chapter II1-G]
5. Adds a new policy G.9 that makes a commitment to providing the conveyance
and treatment of wastewater to meet the needs of projected growth within the
urban growth boundary and that meets regulatory requirements, [Chapter III-G]
6. Modifies definition 37. Wastewater: Public Facilities Projects. [Chapter V
Glossary]
PFSP
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1. Modifies the text on page 28, preceding Table 3, and adds Tables 4a and 4b that
identify MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Primary Collection System
improvements, respectively.
2. Modifies Map 2, which shows Planned Wastewater Facilities, and adds Map 2a
that concerns Existing Wastewater Facilities.
3. Modifies the existing narrative on "Wastewater System Condition Assessment" in
Chapter IV. (Page 82)
4, Modifies existing paragraphs #1 and #2 under the discussion of "Wastewater" in
the subdivision entitled "Long- T errn Service Availability Within Urbanizable
Areas" in Chapter IV. (page 97).
5. Adds new Tliblel6a (following Table 16) entitled "MWMC Wastewater
Treatment and Collection System Improvements, Rough Cost Estimate, and
Timing Estimate." (page I 0 I) ,
6. Adds new Chapter VI regarding amendments to the PFSP.
Me~politan Area General Plan Amendment Criteria
The proposed amendments are considered to be Type I Metro Plan amendments because
they are non-site specific amendments to the Plan text. Amendments to the Plan text,
which include changes to functional plans such as TransPlan and the PFSP, and that are
non-site specific require approval by all three governing bodies to become effective;2
Springfield, Eugene and Lane County each adopted identical Metro Plan amendment
criteria into their respective implementing ordinances and codes. Springfield Code
Section 7.070(3) (a & b), Eugene Code 9.128(3) (a & b), and Lane Code 12.225(2) (a &
b) require that the amendment be consistent with relevant statewide planning goals and
that the amendment will not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. These criteria
are addressed as follows; ,
(aj The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals
adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission;
Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement
To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens
to be involved in all phases of the planning process.
The two cities and the county have acknowledged land use codes that are intended
to serve as the principal implementing ordinances for the Metro Plan, SDC Article
7 METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS and SDC Article 14 PUBLIC HEARINGS
prescribe the manner in which a Type I Metro Plan amendment must be noticed.
Citizen involvement for a Type I Metro Plan amendment not related to an urban
growth boundary amendment requires: 1) Notice to interested parties; 2) Notice
'See SDC 7,070(1)(a), EC 9.7730(1Xa), and LC 12.225(1)(aXi).
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shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation; 3) Notice shall be
provided to the Department of Land Conservation and Development (OLCD) at
least 45 days before the initial evidentiary hearing (planning commission).
Notice of the joint planning commission hearing was published in the Springfield
News and in the Register-Guard on March 31, 2004. Notice to interested parties
was mailed on April I, 2004. Notice of the first evidentiary hearing was provided
to DLCD on March 4, 2004. The notice to DLCD identified the City of Eugene,
Lane County, DEQ and EP A as affected agencies.
Requirements under Goal I are met by adherence to the citizen involvement
processes required by the Metro Plan and implemented by the Springfield
Development Code, Articles 7 and 14; the Eugene Code, Sections 9.7735 and
9.7520; LaneCode Sections 12.025 and 12.240.
Goa12 - Land Use Planning - To establish a land use planning process and
policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land
and to assure an adequate factual base for such decisions and actions,
All land-use plans and implementation ordinances shall be adopted by the
governing body after public hearing and shall be reviewed and, as needed,
revised on a periodic cycle to take into account changing public policies and
circumstances, in accord with a schedule set forth in the plan. Opportunities
shall be provided for review and comment by citizens and qffected governmental
units during preparation, review and revision of plans and implementation
ordinances.
Implementation Measures - are the means used to carry out the plan: These are
of two general types: (I) management implementation measures such as
ordinances, regulations or project plans, and (2) site or area specific
implementation measures such as permits and grants for construction,
construction of public facilities 'or provision of services,
Themost recent version of the Metro Plan is being considered on May 17, 2004
for final adoption by Springfield (Ordinance No. ~, by Eugene (Council Bill
No. 4860) and by Lane County (OrdinaD.ce No. 1197) after numerous public
meetings, public workshops and joint hearings of the Springfield, Eugene and
Lane County Planning Commissions and Elected Officials.
The Metro Plan is the "land use" or comprehensive plan required by this goal; the
Springfield Development Code, the Eugene Code and the Lane Code are the
~implementation measures" required by this goal. Comprehensive plans, as
defined by ORS 197.0 15(5i, must be coordinated with affected governmental
units.4 Coordination means that comments from affected governmental units are
J lncorporated by reference into Goal 2,
4 See DLCD v, Douglas County, 33 Or LUBA 216; 221 (1997).
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:iolicitedand considered. In this regard, DLCD's Notice of Proposed Amendment
form was sent to the City of Eugene, Lane County, DEQ and EPA.
One aspect of the Goal 2 coordination requirement concerns population '
projections. In this respect, the proposed amendment to the PFSP Glossary
, concerning Wastewater inco<l'v<",es a projected year 2025 population for the
Eugene-Springfield Urban Growth Boundary of297,585.5 This projection is
consistent with the most recent (1997) final forecasts provided to Lane County by
the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis and the Year 2000 Census. The adoption
ofthis modification to the PFSP will effectively "coordinate" this population
assumption.
Goal 3 - Agricultural Lands
This goal does not apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries.
Goal4 - Forest Lands
This goal does not apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries.
GoalS - Open'Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resonrces
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 6 - Air, Water and Land Resources Quality - To maintain and improve'
, the quality of the air, water and land resources of the state.
This goal is primarily concerned with compliance with federal and state
environmental quality statutes, and how this compliance is achieved as
development proceeds in relationship to air sheds, river basins and lai1d resources.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92-500, as amended in 1977,
became known as the Clean'Water Act (33 U,S.C, 1251 et seq.), The goal of this
Act was to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters. ORS
468B.035 requires the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) to
implement the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The primary method of
implementation of this Act is through the issuance ofa NationalPollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit prior to the discharge of any
wastes into the waters of the state. (ORS 468B.050) Among the "pollutants" ,
regulated by the EQC are temperature (OAR 340-041-0028) and toxic substances
(OAR 340-041-0033), '
One purpose of the proposed amendments is to ensure that the Metro Plan and the
PFSP accurately reflect regional wastewater system needs as imposed by Federal
and State regulation. Currently, the PFSP states that "... the Regional Wastewater
Treatment Plant has sufficient design capacity to accommodate population
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increases and serve all new development at buildout." Recent analyses have
determined that facility improvements are now required to ad&ess both dry and
wet weather requirements relliting to pollutant loads and wastewater flows. The
section in Chapter IV of the PFSP entitled "Long-Term Service Availability ,
Within Urbanizable Areas" is proposed to be modified to reflect the need for
facility improvements necessary to address dry aIid wet weather regulatory
requirements.
Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments:
GoalS - Recreational Needs
This goal is 1l0t applicable to the propoSed amendments.
Goal 9 - Economic Development - Goal 9 provides, in part, that it is intended
to: "Provide for at least an adequate supply of sites of suitable ,sizes, types,
locations, and service levels for a variety of industrial and commercial uses
consistent with plan policies," The proposed amendments are consistent with
this objective in that the Metro Plan, the PFSP and the 2004 Wastewater Facilities
Plan must be consistent in order to comply with State discharge pel1Ilit conditions
that will determine the improvements to the Regional Wastewater System that are
necessary to address new regulatory standards. The improvements are necessary
to allow adequate service and conveyance, treatment, reuse and disposal capacity
to serve new and existing industrial and commerCial uses. "
Goal 10 - Housing - To provide for the housing needs of citizens of the state.
Goal I 0 Planning Guideline 3 states that "[P ]lans should provide for the
appropriate type, location and phasing of pubic facilities and services sufficient to
support housing development in areas presently developed or undergoing
development or redevelopment. "
OAR 660-008-00 I 0 requires that "[S]ufficient buildable land shall be designated
on the comprehensive plan map to satisfy housing needs by type and density
range as determined in the housing needs projection." Goal 10 defines buildable
lands as ".. .lands in urban ~d urbanizable areas that are suitable, available and
necessary for residential use." 660-008-0005(13), in part, defines land that is
"suitable and available" as land "for which public facilities are planned or to
which public facilities can be made available."
Similar to Goal 9, adequate public facilities are necessary to accomplish the
objectives of this goal and applicable administrative rules (OAR Chapter 660,
Division 008). The purpose of the proposed amendments is to provide the
comprehensive planning framework to allow for the improvements to the regional
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wasiewater system that support the housing needs of the Eugene-Springfield
, metropolitan area.
Goalll - Publie Faeilities and Serviees - To plan and develop a timely, orderly
and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework
for urban and rural development,
OAR Chapter 660, Division 011, implements goal 11. OAR 660-011-0030(1)
requires that the public facility plan identify the general location of public
facilities projects. In regard to the Metro Plan, the reference to Public Facilities
and Services Plan Map 2a in Finding 6 and Policy G.3 in the proposed
amendments addresses this requirement In regard to the PFSP, the modification
of the introductory narrative under "Planned Wastewater System Improvements
(page 28)," the insertion of new Tables 4a and 4b (page 28), and the modification
of Map 2 and the insertion of new Map 23, also address this requirement.
OAR 660-011-0035(1) requires that the public facility plan include a rough cost
estimate for sewer public. facility projects identified in the facility plan. In
conformity with this requirement, it is proposed that the PFSP be amended by the
insertion of Table 16a (Inserted following Page 101), which addresses rough cost
estimates and a timing estimate for MWMC Wastewater Treatment and
Collection System Improvements, The rough cost estimates in Table 16a are
based on costs set forth in the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and Project list This
2004 Plan was the result of an exhaustive study that examined alternatives
ranging from $l44M to $233M (See Attachment 3). The preferred alternative,
found in Table ,163, was selected because, among other reasons, it provides the
least expensive means to comply with federal requirements and maximizes
MWMC'sexisting investments.
OAR 660-011-0045(3) provides that modifications to projects listed within a
public facility plan may be made without amendment to the public facility plan.
This application proposes to add a new chapter to the PFSP regarding
amendments to that plan. Proposed Chapter VI incu, pu,";es the standards for
amending a public facility plan allowed by OAR 660-011-0045(3) and adopts an
amendment process. '
Goal 12 - Transportatiou
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 13 - Energy Conservation
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 14 - Urbanization - To provide for an orderly and efficient transitionfrom
rural to urban land use,
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This goal is not applicable to the proposed' amendments, as they do not affect the
existing urban growth boundary.
GoallS - WiUamette River Greenway
This goal is not applicable'to the proposed amendments.
Goall6 Estuarine Resourees, Goall7 Coastal Sborelands, GoallS Beacbes
,and Dunes, and Goall9 Ocean Resourees
These goals do not apply to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area
',(b) Adoption o/the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally
inconsistent.
The proposed changes to the Metro Plan are essentially of a "housekeeping"
nature. They essentially recognize the role of wastewater service provision within
the urban growth boundary by the addition or modification of applicable findings
and add or modify policy language to clarify the relationship between the Metro
Plan and the PFSP in regard to capitallu..p.... ..ement plans and the commitment to
comply with regulatory requirements. The proposed changes, as presented, will
not create internal inconsistencies within the Metro Plan. '
The proposed changes also amend the PFSP to more accurately reflect MWMC's
planned improvement projects for its wastewater treatment system and primary
collection system, to provide rough cost and timing estimates for those
improvements, update narrative information regarding necessary improvements to
the wastewater treatment system and primary collection system, and more clearly
implement the plan modification standards contained in OAR 660-011-{)045(3).
The proposed changeS to the PFSP do not create any inconsistencies within the '
PFSP nor do they create any inconsistencies between the PFSP and the Metro
Plan.
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