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Forecast: In Thrive MPS 2040, a calculation of growth in population, households and jobs <br /> based on data about current conditions (for example, the 2010 Census) that is extrapolated into <br /> the future. <br /> Groundwater: The supply of freshwater under the surface in an aquifer or soil that forms a <br /> natural reservoir. (Compare with surface water.) <br /> Growth strategy: The Council's selection of an urban growth and development pattern for the <br /> region and the measures to implement it. <br /> Household: All the people who occupy a housing unit. <br /> Imminent threat to public health or safety: Situations with the potential to immediately and <br /> adversely impact or threaten public health and safety. <br /> Infill: Development or redevelopment of land that has been bypassed, remained vacant, and/or <br /> is underused as a result of the continuing urban-development process. <br /> Infiltration: <br /> 1. The seepage of water from land surface down below the root zone. This water may move <br /> horizontally through the soil toward nearby streams, wetlands, and lakes —becoming baseflow. <br /> Or this water may move vertically down to recharge deeper regional aquifers. <br /> 2. The seepage of groundwater into sewer pipes through cracks or joints in the pipes. <br /> Inflow: Inflow is typically flow from a single point, such as discharge from sump pumps and <br /> foundation drains, or stormwater entering openings in the sewer access covers. <br /> Infrastructure: Fixed facilities, such as sewer lines and roadways; permanent structures. <br /> Integration: The incorporation of all planning aspects (for example, land use, transportation, <br /> housing, water resources, and natural resources) into decisions about development. <br /> Investments, regional investments: Investments made by the Metropolitan Council into <br /> regional infrastructure. <br /> Land planning act : (See Metropolitan Land Planning Act.) <br /> Land supply: Available amount of developable land. <br /> Local comprehensive plan: Plans for local land use and infrastructure. Counties, cities and <br /> townships are required to have their local comprehensive plans reviewed by the Metropolitan <br /> Council to ensure that they are consistent with metropolitan system plans. (Compare with <br /> comprehensive plan.) <br /> Local government: Municipal units of government, such as counties, cities and townships. <br /> MDS: Metropolitan Disposal System <br /> 89 <br />