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Measured wet weather peak to average ratio: The observed peak -hour flow during wet weather divided by the target annual flow. Metropolitan Development Guide: The collection of regional plans that includes Thrive MSP 2040 and the policy plans for the regional systems: transportation, wastewater and water quality, regional parks and open space. Metropolitan Land Planning Act : Minnesota Statute 473 directing the Council to adopt long- range, comprehensive policy plans for transportation, airports, wastewater services, and parks and open space, and authorizing the Council to review the comprehensive plans of local governments. Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA): The area, in which the Metropolitan Council ensures that regional services and facilities under its jurisdiction are provided. Multifamily housing: Residential structure with two or more separate dwelling units. Nonurban land uses: Residential, commercial or industrial land uses that are not found in the urban area, and where urban services are unavailable. (Compare with urban land uses.) Observed peak -hour flow: The observed peak- hour flow is the highest flow rate over one hour duration during a 24-hour period that has been measured and reported. Observed peak -to -average ratio: The observed peak to average ratio is the observed peak hour flow divided by the annual average flow. On-site septic system: System for disposing and treating human and domestic waste at or near the location where the waste is generated, such as a septic tank and soil absorption system or other system, allowed by state and city when access to the municipal sewer system is not required of feasible. Open Space: Public and private land that is generally natural in character. It may support agricultural production, or provide outdoor recreational opportunities, or protect cultural and natural resources. It contains relatively few buildings or other human -made structures. Depending on the location and surrounding land use, open space can range in size from a small city plaza or neighborhood park of several hundred square feet, corridors linking neighborhoods of several acres to pasture, croplands or natural areas and parks covering thousands of acres. Ordinance: A law or regulation adopted by a governmental authority, usually a city or county. Policy Area: An area distinguished by its land use patterns, community needs and other factors, with its own set of specified policies and implementation strategies. Recharge: 1. Process by which water from rainfall, snowmelt or other sources seeps through the soil into the saturated zone. The portion of infiltration that moves from the unsaturated sediment below the root zone into the underlying aquifers (saturated zone). 90