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Accessory
dwelling unit: |
A
separate area, planned and built in conjunction with a host residence,
generally but not necessarily smaller, which affords the opportunity for
independent living and generation of wastewater in addition to that
generated by the host residence. |
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Anticipated
revenue return: |
The
amount of operating revenue expected to be received over a period of time,
calculated to be available for use by the District in meeting operating,
maintenance, and other financial obligations, based on an assumed number
and schedule of connections. |
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Benchmark
flow: |
A flow amount, calculated as the most recent
three-year average daily flow, and compared annually with the average
daily flow, to determine the appropriate entrance charge to be assessed,
in cases for which it is not realistic to attempt to monitor or control
the precise amount and timing of development. |
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Capacity to
serve: |
A review
performed by the District, evaluating the capability of the various
components of District facilities to provide collection, pumping,
treatment, and disposal services, to determine if a proposed new flow is
appropriate for discharge to District facilities, determined as a function
of design capacity and the amount of current flow. |
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Common
sewer: |
A
sanitary sewer pipe serving more than one ratepayer, customer, account, or
building, generally but not always located in a public way and owned and
operated by the District. |
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Cost
recovery charge: |
A one-time charge levied by the District, as a
condition of connection to District facilities, calculated as a function
of cost to the District of constructing the facilities, apportioned among
the projected number of new connections. |
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Entrance
charge: |
A one-time charge levied by the District on all
applications for permit to connect to District facilities, as a dedicated
means to fund the cost of expansion of existing sanitary sewer facilities,
made necessary by additional flows resulting from growth. Amount of the
charge is calculated based on the quantity of new flow generated by the
new connection and the entrance charge rate. |
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Excess
capacity: |
The
quantity of wastewater flow that, when evaluated in accordance with
conventional engineering standards and practice, can be added to existing
District facilities, without incurring a need to expand any of these
facilities. |
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Existing
development: |
Property
improvement that is currently in place, which can be expected to
immediately generate wastewater, as distinguished from proposed
development which is not yet in place. |
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Facilities
expansion: |
The replacement of existing sanitary sewer facilities
with larger facilities, to provide additional wastewater service capacity. |
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Facilities
extension: |
The construction of new sanitary sewer facilities
into an area not previously served by sanitary sewers, regulated by the
Facilities Extension Policy. |
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Flow unit:
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The base unit or standard of quantitative comparison,
used in the entrance charge program. Equal to the average daily wastewater
discharge of a single-family residential unit, defined in the Collection &
Pumping System Facilities Study (February 1992) as 175 gallons per day. As
a unit of measurement, the flow unit allows comparison of residential and
non-residential uses, so that all categories of projects constructed can
be consistently and uniformly assessed their fair portion of the cost of
sanitary sewer facilities to serve growth. |
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New
development: |
Property
improvements that create new sources of wastewater which do not currently
exist. |
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New
facilities necessary to serve growth : |
Existing facilities which must be made larger, due to
additional flow from new connections as a result of growth and
development. |
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Non-operational component of anticipated revenue : |
That portion of operating revenue which is not used
for routine operation and maintenance of District facilities, and which is
therefore considered available for capital improvement and debt
retirement. |
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Participation recovery: |
The practice by which the District recovers any costs
it incurs as a result of its participation in the cost of a facilities
extension. New users of the extension may be assessed a one-time charge
for their pro-rated share of the amount of District participation, as
those new users connect to the extension. |
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Willingness
to serve: |
A review performed by the District, evaluating the
characterization of a proposed new flow, to determine if the new flow is
appropriate for discharge to District facilities. |
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