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Sustainability Strategic Plan for the City of University City, Missouri <br />September 12, 2011/ REVISED JANUARY 8, 2012 <br />Page 39 <br /> <br />Glossary (continued) <br />Rain Garden: A planted depression that collects rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, <br />parking lots, and compacted lawn areas, allowing it to soak into the ground (rather than entering storm drains), <br />decreasing erosion, water pollution, and flooding <br />Renewable Energy: Energy production based on sources of energy that do not run out, for example wind, water and <br />solar power. <br />Riparian: Located on the bank of a river <br />Sanitary Sewer: An underground system for transporting sewage from houses or industry to sewage treatment plants <br />Single-Stream Recycling: Recycling that allows consumers to put all recyclable products into one disposal bin. Waste <br />such as plastic, paper, glass, metal and is later sorted by machines at the main recycling center and recycled for further <br />use as another product. <br />Soaker Hose: Hose with tiny holes allowing slow release of water so soil around plant roots gradually absorbs the water <br />Streetscape: Area centered on a street and extending from both sides of a street to the adjacent property lines including <br />curbs, gutters, tree lawns, and sidewalks. <br />Sustainable: Living and working in ways that do not jeopardize our current and future social, environmental and <br />economic resources. Ensuring that our children and grandchildren inherit a tomorrow that is at least as good as today, <br />preferably better. <br />Triple Bottom Line: People, Planet, Profit. An accounting system that considers more than the traditional financial <br />“bottom line”. In addition to financial outcomes, a company (or government's) performance should be measured <br />against its social and environmental responsibilities. <br />USGBC: US Green Building Council, the not-for-profit organization that administers the LEED Green Rating system as well <br />as the LEED AP and Green Associate accreditation programs. <br />Waste Audit: The process of identifying types and quantities of items in the waste stream. A waste audit is a major step in <br />planning a waste management system. It helps determine if changes need to be made in purchasing supplies and it <br />helps encourage waste reduction and recycling in daily activities. <br />Watershed: An area of land that collects and drains water into a common basin; the “River Des Peres Watershed” <br />encompasses all the land from which water drains into the River des Peres.