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Page 18 <br /> Metropolitan Waste Control Commission <br /> SOUTHWEST AREA STUDY <br /> ' WASTEWATER PROJECTIONS <br /> FACT SHEET <br /> The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) has under- <br /> taken a series of separate but coordinated studies to develop <br /> a comprehensive wastewater management plan for municipal water <br /> pollution control. One of these studies addresses the Southwes,t <br /> Area which consists of MWCC Service Areas 4 and 5 encompassing <br /> 27 communities. The results of the study for the Southwest <br /> Area will be presented as a "Facilities Plan" , prepared in <br /> accordance with U. S. EPA regulations and guidelines as the <br /> first step toward implementing actions required for water pol- <br /> lution control. <br /> Preparation of the Facilities Plan involves inventory and <br /> analysis of the existing Mj�CC facilities. Based on projected <br /> wastewater flows for the 20 year planning period,. each facility <br /> is evaluated to identify needed improvements. For each problem <br /> identified, alternative actions are developed and evaluated to <br /> enable selection of the most cost-effective action. The Faci- <br /> lities Plan will present a description of the problems and the <br /> rationale followed to select courses of action. <br /> Projection of future wastewater flows and strength is re- <br /> quired to determine when existing facilities will be overloaded <br /> and to estimate the flow for which new facilities should be de- <br /> signed. Future flows from each community were projected for <br /> the Southwest Study Area. Because the flow from several communi- <br /> ties enters the 2•iWCC interceptor system at more than one location, <br /> the present and projected flows were also estimated for portions <br /> of many of the 27 communities. <br />