Citizens may be surprised to learn that the average amount of dirt and debris swept and collected each year is 500 to 600 cubic yards, enough to fill three railroad boxcars. Also included in this publication is Camassia, the newsletter of the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership . Articles focus on updates about wetland enhancement, restoration and mitigation projects as well as reporting on legislative actions, and volunteer work parties. Currently highlighted is an article about the lower Amazon environmental project. Recent funding approval by the federal government provides monetary support for construction plans and some site preparation.
Preliminary work is now underway.
Copies of Stormwater Connections will be available in today's council packets. To request a copy of the newsletter or for more information, contact Kathy Eva with the Stormwater Management Program at 682-2739. In late June, Mayor Jim Torrey received a letter from Steve Greenwood , the manager of the Department of Environmental Quality's regional office in Eugene. As an update, the Supreme Court has yet to decide if they will hear the City's appeal of the Circuit Court case that found the City needed to use another mechanism to compel connection. The City continues to encourage people to connect to the wastewater system, and public information regarding the project points out that connection will eventually be required, once the appropriate enforcement mechanism is defined.