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METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
2009 BUDGET
16000 MONITORING AND RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAM SUMMARY
OBJECTIVES BY PRIORITY: Cost Percent
1. PLANT OPERATIONS MONITORING:
Monitor the District's collection, treatment, and disposal operations Liquid Process Analyses $7,411,644 23.6%
to assure compliance with National Pollution Discharge Elimination Solids Process Analyses $3,312,345 10.5%
System (NPDES), Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), $10,723,989 34.1%
and other regulations.
2. INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND USER CHARGE:
Administer the Pretreatment Program, Sewage and Waste Control Residential Users $130,395 0.4%
Ordinance, the User Charge Ordinance, the Environmental Tax Exempt Users $525,311 1.7%
Remediation Wastewater Ordinance, and the Septic Tank and Large Commercial/Industrial Users $4,245,857 13.5%
Chemical Toilet Waste Hauler Ordinance. Environmental Remediation $83,543 0.3%
Septic Tank/Chemical Waste $63,497 0.2%
* Note: "SIU's" refers to Significant Industrial Users. SIU's* - Pretreatment Program $5,345,635 17.0%
SIU's* - Extraordinary
Monitoring/Enforcement $1,214,435 3.8%
Other Industrial Users $126,580 0.4%
All Other - General $342,576 1.1%
$12,077,829 38.4%
3. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING:
Monitor the quality of Lake Michigan and the waterways in order Lake Michigan Monitoring $342,272 1.1%
to detect and reduce the incidence of pollution. Waterways Monitoring $3,154,638 10.0%
Inspection Events $253,400 0.8%
$3,750,310 11.9%
4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
Conduct a program of independent review of plant operations and M&O Assistance $1,117,626 3.6%
of regular consultation and assistance for the solution of operating General Assistance $931,573 3.0%
problems, and provide technical assistance to other agencies upon Regulatory Review and Response $1,908,286 6.0%
request, and provide review and response to proposed regulations $3,957,485 12.6%
issued by federal, state, and local governments.
5. OPERATIONS AND APPLIED RESEARCH:
Conduct applied and operations research for improvement and cost
reduction of District operations. $938,787 3.0%
Total $31,448,400 100.0%
MEASURABLE GOALS: 2007 2008 2009
Actual Estimated Proposed
1. Submit all required environmental monitoring reports on time. 100% 100% 100%
2. Maintain laboratory accreditation. 100% 100% 100%
3. Complete a four-year biological monitoring assessment of the Chicago area waterways. 25% 25% 25%
4. Provide sample data for IEPA monitoring compliance reports by the 13th of the following
month 100 percent on time. 100% 100% 100%
5. Provide sample data for industrial surveillance and User Charge and Technical Services
Section by the 15th of the following month 100 percent on time. 100% 100% 100%
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