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2. DEFINITIONS <br /> Add-on Service Charge:Previous name for what now is called the Temporary Capacity Charge. <br /> Apartment:A suite of rooms designed as a residence and generally located in a multi-Dwelling Unit <br /> building. A qualifying discounted Apartment is a building with 4 or more Dwelling Units with no <br /> plumbing for individual laundry facilities in any of the units. <br /> Assigned SAC Baseline:A number calculated by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services <br /> (MCES) for each Permitted Industrial User that represents the total previously paid or allotted <br /> wastewater discharge capacity for the wastewater flow from each permitted Site.Note that <br /> Assigned SAC Baseline is not the same as a SAC Credit.The Assigned SAC Baseline is only used <br /> for Permitted Industrial User's Capacity Demand Review concerning its Industrial Wastewater. <br /> Any remodel,addition or new building built on an Industrial Property follows the SAC rules as <br /> listed in Section 5.2.1. <br /> Baseline:Used for Industrial Properties only,the Baseline was the flow documented at the end of 1991 <br /> if the Industrial Wastewater was discharged into the Metropolitan Disposal System(MDS)in 1991 <br /> under a permit issued by MCES (then known as Metropolitan Waste Control Commission <br /> (MWCC)). Industrial Wastewater discharged under a permit issued by MCES is referred to in these <br /> procedures as a"permitted"use. <br /> Campus:A specific contiguous geographic location that can be identified by a particular address, or <br /> addresses,or property identification description(s)that has a single owner. It may be an entire <br /> Campus of buildings such as a corporate Campus,college/university, fairgrounds or Permitted <br /> Industrial User.All Campus consideration requests must be remitted to MCES for approval. <br /> (Note:malls,retail centers,multi-tenant buildings are not considered Campuses.) <br /> Capacity Demand:The maximum potential capacity that the public sewers must be prepared to <br /> serve. For Commercial Properties,the demand is determined by the criteria in Appendix A.For <br /> Permitted Industrial Users,the demand is individually determined based on discharge volume <br /> from Industrial Wastewater and Commercial criteria. <br /> Capacity Demand Review:Every permit renewal cycle(three or five years depending on the type of <br /> Industrial Discharge Permit),MCES reviews Permitted Industrial Users and compares their <br /> current discharge volume(Capacity Demand)with their Assigned SAC Baseline. If a Permitted <br /> Industrial User whose discharge exceeds their Assigned SAC Baseline does not reduce its water <br /> discharge, additional SAC is assessed against the Customer Community(Community)within <br /> which the Permitted Industrial User is located. <br /> Commercial Property:Any property connected either directly or indirectly to the MDS that is not <br /> considered a Residential or Industrial Property per MCES definitions.This includes governmental <br /> and institutions, such as schools, hospitals,churches,etc. <br /> Community Review:An audit-like review by MCES of a Community's SAC records and payments. <br /> SAC training of Community staff is also available upon request.MCES reviews all Community's <br /> SAC records and payments at least once every three years. <br /> Community-Wide Credit:A SAC Credit that the Community uses anywhere within the Community <br /> to offset current SAC payments that would otherwise be due. <br /> Comprehensive Plan:The Comprehensive Plan and all plan amendments of each Community <br /> described in Minnesota Statutes 473.858 to 473.862. <br /> Page2 <br />