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Stantec CITY OF ELK RIVER -STORM WATER UTILITY Appendix C June 25, 2012 section 208 of the federal Clea~l Water Act, Uiuted States Code, title 33, section 1288, that discharges alto waters of the state; b. "New Development' means all construction activity that is not defined as redevelopment. "Outfall" means the point source where a municipal separate storm sewer system discharges to receiving water, or the stormwater discharge permanently leaves the permittee's MS4. It does not include diffuse runoff or conveyances which connect segments of the same stream or water systems (e.g., when a conveyance temporarily leaves and MS4 at a road crossing). "Pipe" meaas a closed manmade conveyance device used to transport stormwater from location to location. The definition of pipe does not include foundation drain pipes, irrigation pipes, land drain the pipes, and road sub-grade drain pipes. "Receiving Water" means any lake, river, stream or wetland that receives stormwater dishcarges from an MS4. "Redevelopment' means any construction activity where, prior to the start of construction, the areas to be disturbed has 15 percent of more of impervious surface(s). "Reduce" means reduce to Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP) unless otherwise defined in the context in which it is used. "Stormwater" means stormwater nuloff, snow melt runoff, and surface nuloff and drainage. (Minn. R. 7090.0080, subp.l2.) "Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program" or "SWPPP" means a comprehensive program developed by the permittee to manage and reduce the discharge of pollutants in stormwater to and from the small MS4. "Total Maximum Daily Load" or "TMDL" means the sum of the individual Waste Load Allocations for point sources and load allocations for nonpoint sources and load allocations for nonpoint sources and natural background, as more fully defined in 40 CFR & 130.2, paragraph (i). A TMDL sets and allcoateds the maximum amount of pollutant that may be introduced into a water of the state and still assure attaimnent and maintenance of water quality standards. (Minn. R. 7052.0010. subp. 42) "Waste Load Allocation" or "WLA" means the portion of a receiving water's loading capacity that is allocated to one of its existing or future point sources of pollution, as more dully defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 130.2, paragraph (h). hl the absence of a TMDL approved by USEPA under CFR 130.7, or an assessment and remediation plan developed and approved according to part 7052.0200, subpart 2, item C, a WLA is the allocation for an individual point source that ensures that the level of water quality to be achieved by the Project No. 193802143 6.34