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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 />