EXHIBIT R Page. 200 <br />4a. Reduction of open space, removal of vegetative cover, and development that increases the <br />amount of impervious surfaces (paved streets, roofs, parking lots) contribute significantly <br />to increases in the peak volume (quantity) of urban storm runoff entering stormwater <br />system and natural drainageways. <br />322. Water pollution in the metropolitan area results from both "point sources" (municipal and <br />industrial wastewater discharges) and "non-point sources" (pollutants such as oil, dust, <br />and debris which are carried into streams by storm runoff). Water pollution is most acute <br />in streams that have low water flow conditions during the summer months (such streams <br />include Amazon Creek and the "Q" Street ditch). <br />9-. Offsetting measures can reduce the negative effects of urban development on water <br />quality and quantity problems. Examples include on-site retention of stormwater, <br />inclusion of landscaped "buffer strips" adjacent to new developments and conservation <br />and improvement of streamside vegetation along water courses. <br />4-9_. The Willamette and McKenzie Rivers'run through many jurisdictions, necessitating <br />cooperative water management planning and consideration for downstream effects of <br />actions taken by a single jurisdiction. <br />33-:32. The Eugene-Springfield area is currently in compliance with national standards for <br />carbon monoxide. The region will continue to be in compliance with the carbon <br />monoxide standard in the future. Vehicle fleet turnover and stricter emission controls on <br />newer vehicles are factors that will contribute to lower emissions in the future. <br />licies <br />+CZ Springfield, Lane County, and Eugene shall consider downstream impacts when planning <br />for urbanization, flood control, urban storm runoff, recreation, and water quality along the <br />Willamette and McKenzie Rivers. <br />x.26 Local governments shall continue to monitor, to plan for, and to enforce applicable air <br />and water quality standards and shall cooperate in meeting applicable federal, state, and <br />local air and water quality standards. <br />2-2,Q.27-Local governments shall continue to cooperate in developing and implementing programs <br />necessary to meet air quality standards. This effort should include but not be limited to: <br />a. Review of all major public capital expenditure projects for potential air quality <br />impacts. <br />b. Integration of air quality concerns into the comprehensive land use plan. <br />C. Active participation in developing and implementing additional controls, as <br />needed. <br />LiA71l Ridge e, ib, 25 P~~roposed amendments to Chapter III-C, Environmental Resources Element, Page 22 of 24 Page 519 <br />o [Ile ugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan). <br />