Priority Classification, Priority Rating

A rating system based on the characteristics of the wastewater conveyed in any sewer structure; sewers carrying hazardous waster have higher priorities ( lower numbers); sewers with special process or location risks carry higher priorities.

Privatize

To take out of public operation or ownership; to instigate private sector participation in the financing and/or operation and/or maintenance and/or ownership of public assets, such as treatment plants and collection systems, for example.

Proactive

To adopt a positive role towards ensuring effective solutions. To anticipate and control events; the opposite of reactive. Probing by auger or coring tool, usually vertically, at the site to determine soil conditions.