Appendix J - Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Report

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PF80 - Cooroy Care Farm
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 Term                Definition
 nitrogen            An important nutrient found in high concentrations in recycled waters, originating
                     from human and domestic wastes. A useful plant nutrient that can also cause off-
                     site problems of eutrophication in lakes, rivers and estuaries.
 NPV                 Net Present Value
 non-potable         (Water) of a quality not suitable for drinking
 NTU                 Nephelometric Turbidity Units
 nutrient            Any substance assimilated by living things that promotes growth
 O&M                 Operations & Maintenance
 Opex                Operation & Maintenance Cost
 pathogen            A disease-causing organism (e.g. bacteria, viruses and protozoa)
 percentile          A percentile is the value of a variable below which a certain percent of
                     observations fall
 phosphorus          An important nutrient found in high concentrations in recycled waters, originating
                     principally from detergents but also from other domestic wastes. A useful plant
                     nutrient that can also cause off-site problems of eutrophication in water bodies
 pollutant           Substance that damages the quality of the environment
 potable             (Water) of a quality suitable for drinking, cooking and personal bathing
 protozoa            A phylum of single-celled animals. Includes Guardia and cryptosporidium
 rainwater           Refer to roofwater
 recycled water      Appropriately treated effluent suitable for further use
 residual            Chlorine dosing for the purposes of maintaining a residual concentration in the
 chlorination        distribution system
 RO                  Reverse Osmosis
 roofwater           Water collected from the roofs of buildings
 SS                  Suspended Solids
 stakeholder         A person or group (e.g. an industry, a government jurisdiction, a community group,
                     the public, etc) that has an interest or concern in something
 stormwater          All surface water runoff from rainfall, predominantly in urban catchments
 TN                  Total Nitrogen
 TP                  Total Phosphorus
 TSS                 Total Suspended Solids
 turbidity           The cloudiness of water caused by the presence of fine suspended matter
 USEPA               United States Environmental Protection Agency
 UV                  Ultraviolet
 water balance       The relationship between input, storage and output within a hydrological system
 water quality       The chemical, physical and biological condition of water
 water recycling     Beneficial use of appropriately treated wastewater and urban stormwater purposes
 WTP                 Water Treatment Plant