Metropolitan Wastewater

Management Commission

Eugene-Springfield’s resource for cleaning water & sustainable management practices.

The Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) protects our local health, safety, and environment by providing high quality management of wastewater treatment to the Eugene-Springfield community–24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Our work is driven by our commitments to:

  • High Environmental Standards
  • Fiscal Management that is effective and efficient
  • A successful intergovernmental partnership
  • Maximum reliability and useful life of regional assets and infrastructure
  • Public awareness and understanding of MWMC, the regional wastewater system, and its objective for maintaining water quality and a sustainable environment.
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The MWMC will be continuing our annual Summer of Giveaways contest series in 2024! To enter, follow the MWMC on Facebook and Instagram and like the contest posts. 

  • To enter, follow the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission’s Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter pages and like the corresponding post(s)
  • Must be 18 years or older on day of entry to contest
  • Must be a resident of the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area, Oregon, USA
  • Must enter via a valid Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter account
  • Must be able to provide valid email address and/or mailing address to receive tickets if selected as a winner
  • Must respond to MWMC within 48 hours after initial notification if selected as winner; If no response from winner is received within that timeframe, MWMC may select a different winner
  • Only one winner per household
  • Must comply with the rules of the Springfield Utility Board, Willamette Riverkeeper, Lane County Fair, or any other organization for which event tickets, rental vouchers, or other gifts are provided, to enter and attend if selected as the winner
  • Cities of Eugene and Springfield employees who work on behalf of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission cannot enter the contests
  • Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission and its partner agencies are not liable for any damages that may occur as a result of entering the contests, winning tickets, attending any events associated with the giveaway contents, or participating in any activities associated with the giveaway contents
  • Facebook and Instagram and its partners are not liable for any damages that may occur as a result of entering the contests, winning tickets, or attending any events associated with the giveaway contests, or participating in any activities associated with the giveaway contents.
  • Twitter and its partners are not liable for any damages that may occur as a result of entering the contests, winning tickets, or attending the Light of Liberty, the Lane County Fair, or any other organization’s event associated with the giveaway contests
  • The contests are in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter
  • Contests are open Monday, June 24 through Friday, August 16
  • The MWMC reserves the right to change contest rules at any time
  • Questions? Contact us at mwmcpartners@springfield-or.gov

Always Cleaning

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The Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant runs 24/7/365, and in 2022 cleaned a total of 12 billion gallons of water, with an average of 32.8 million gallons per day. Our peak day was on January 4th, when we cleaned 135.8 million gallons in 24 hours!

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Constantly Monitoring

Our operators carefully check every part of our treatment process to make sure every drop of water we release to the Willamette River is clean. In 2022, they collected 3,283 samples at the plant and ran 28,550 tests to ensure that our water is safe and that everything is running smoothly.

MWMC Partnership Video

Check out the MWMC’s Partnership Video below to learn more about the importance of clean water and how we work to protect it alongside a variety of partners.

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