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METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
2009 BUDGET
16000 MONITORING AND RESEARCH PERFORMANCE DATA
Program 2007 2008 2009
Number Measurable Activity Title Actual Budgeted Estimated
4666 Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance - Significant Administration Costs $5,641,175 $5,761,316 $5,345,635 c)
Industrial Users (SIUs) Minimum Regulatory Number of SIUs 407 420 410
Requirement Activities Cost/SIU $13,860.38 $13,717.42 $13,038.13
Waste Monitoring Analyses 345,968 370,741 339,900
4667 Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance - Significant Administration Costs $1,195,764 $1,191,519 $1,214,435
Industrial Users (SIUs) Extraordinary Monitoring and Number of SIUs 264 160 250
Enforcement Activities Cost/SIU $4,529.41 $7,446.99 $4,857.74
4668 Other Industrial Users Administration Costs $109,165 $118,781 $126,580
Number of IUs 400 440 420
Cost/IU $272.91 $269.96 $301.38
4669 Waste Monitoring - All Other - General Number of Inspections 321 350 250
Administration Costs $236,430 $334,988 $342,576
Cost/Inspection $736.54 $957.11 $1,370.30
4670 Environmental Monitoring
4671 Lake Michigan Monitoring Sampling Events 86 60 56
Environmental Analyses 30 30 30
Cost $283,591 $316,915 $342,272
4672 Waterways Monitoring Sampling Events 2,259 3,000 2,240
Environmental Analyses 212,115 177,179 234,566
Cost $2,379,252 $2,730,902 $3,154,638 d)
4673 Inspection Events Inspection Events 465 448 445
Cost $223,726 $240,200 $253,400
4680 Technical Assistance
4681 Assistance to Maintenance and Operations Department Number of Responses 496 460 515
Number of Analyses 63,187 144,180 75,587
Number of Sampling Events 18,629 19,842 20,300
Cost $839,857 $931,192 $1,117,626 e)
4682 General Assistance to All Other Departments Number of Responses 338 230 370
Number of Analyses 1,668 4,224 895
Number of Sampling Events 3,510 3,605 3,500
Cost $798,366 $872,973 $931,573
4683 Regulatory Review and Response Number of Responses 265 150 326
Number of Sampling Events 29 100 100
Cost $1,024,125 $1,575,876 $1,908,286 f)
4690 Operations and Applied Research Research Projects 175 200 200
Laboratory Analyses 163,140 100,300 199,316
Cost $653,355 $1,089,031 $938,787 g)
Totals $25,335,117 $30,059,500 $31,448,400
c) Net decrease due to the dropping of two Pollution Control Officer I positions, as well as the reallocation of salary distributions to more accurately
reflect current operations ($464,231).
d) Net increase mainly due to additional funding for a biological survey of District property ($200,000), various water quality studies ($159,000),
and maintenance of marine equipment for the Environmental Monitoring /Research and Industrial Waste Divisions ($19,000).
e) Net increase due to funding for various consulting services and equipment to study polymer efficiency ($50,000), combined sewer overflow
($60,000), and odor control ($30,000) at the District's WRPs.
f) Net increase due to additional funding for various scientific studies related to: air emission ($10,000), nutrient removal ($100,000), fecal
coliform analysis ($23,000), and emerging contaminants in waterways ($25,000), and carryover of pharmaceutical disposal survey ($153,800),
offset by reallocation of salaries.
g) Net decrease due to the elimination of funding for a biological survey of riparian habitat ($200,000).
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