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Recharge Area: An area where surface water from rainfall, snowmelt or other sources seeps through the soil into the saturated zone. Redevelopment: Any proposed expansion, addition, or major facade change of an existing building, structure, or parking facility. Regional Infrastructure: Infrastructure pertaining to any of the Council's systems: wastewater, transportation, and parks and open space (See also regional systems.) Regional Systems: Systems for which the Metropolitan Council is the responsible planning and operating authority. They include wastewater services, transportation, parks and open space, and airports. (See also regional infrastructure.) Reinvestment: Investment intended to improve upon, remodel or replace existing infrastructure that has become out -dated and obsolete. Runoff: Rainfall or snowmelt that has not evaporated or infiltrated into the soil, but flows over the ground surface. Rural Centers: Local commercial, employment, and residential activity centers serving rural areas in the region. These small towns are surrounded by agricultural lands and serve as centers of commerce to those surrounding farm lands. The density is 3-5 units/acre. Rural Residential Area: Communities that have residential patterns characterized by large lots and do not have plans to provide urban infrastructure. Maximum allowable density is 4 units/40 acres. Septage: Solids and liquids removed during periodic maintenance of an individual sewage treatment system, or solids and liquids that are removed from toilet waste treatment devices such or a holding tank. Septic system: (See on-site septic treatment system.) Sewershed: The area that actually or could potentially contribute wastewater to a single point in the MCES interceptor system. Stormwater: Surplus surface water generated by rainfall that does not seep into the earth but flows overland to flowing or fixed bodies of water. (See also runoff.) Suburban area: Communities that saw their primary era of development during the 1980s and early 1990s. Suburban communities also include places that were once resort destinations along Lake Minnetonka and White Bear Lake and along the St. Croix River. Suburban communities are in the MUSA and have a minimum average net density of 5 units/acre. Suburban Edge: Communities that have experienced significant residential growth beginning in the 1990s and continuing to the 2010s. At least 40% of the land in these communities is developed, but significant amounts of land remain for future development. Suburban Edge communities are in the MUSA and have a minimum average net density of 3-5 units/acre. Surcharging: To fill beyond the capacity of the pipe; overflow. 91