Tariff The formal rules and regulations of a
utility for providing service to customers. It contains a compilation of all of
the effective rate schedules of a particular company and the general terms and
conditions of service. Everything that is contained in the Service Tariff must
be filed with and approved by the appropriate regulatory agency.
Tariff Schedule A document filed with the regulatory
authority(s) specifying lawful rates, charges, rules and conditions under which
the utility provides service to the public.
Taxable Income
Income subject to taxes after all deductions, credits and
expenses.
Tax Burden A
company’s total tax liability as a result
of assessments by local, state and federal authorities.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol, TCP and IP are two open protocol standards used among computers
connected to the Internet, allowing different computer systems and platforms to
share data seamlessly. TCP/IP forms the foundation for Internet communications,
upon which such services as Gopher and World-Wide Web can be provided.
TDS Total dissolved solids. The sum of all
inorganic and organic particulate material. TDS is an indicator test used for
wastewater analysis and is also a measure of the mineral content of bottled
water and groundwater.
Teaching Hospital Hospital
engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care
to the patients.
Technical Administrator The technical
administrator is responsible for maintenance of all data, review of membership
status and approval and updates. The
technical administrator can be contacted at Jason@teampa.com
Technical
Suitability The ability of a site to have adequate utilities, subsurface conditions,
ingress and egress, both in quantity and in quality.
Technology-Based Treatment Requirements NPDES permit requirements based on the application of pollution
treatment or control technologies including BTP (best practicable technology),
BCT (best conventional technology), BAT (best available technology economically
achievable), and NSPS (new source performance standards).
Tech Prep Programs Technology Preparation
(Tech Prep) defines career-bound youth as high school students who plan to
attend a two-year community college or technical institute and/or to
participate in a registered apprenticeship program or internship.
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/career_edu/cwp/view.asp?A=115&Q=72929
Telnet A method of connecting from one host
computer system to another via the Internet. Telnet allows users to log into
accounts on remote systems and retrieve text-based information from a remote
host.
Temporary Hardness Hardness removed by heating
in wastewater or water treatment.
Terminal
(Transportation) An assigned area in which
containers are prepared for loading into a vessel, train, truck, or airplane or
are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel, train, truck, or
airplane.
Tertiary Treatment Removal from wastewater of traces of organic chemicals and
dissolved solids that remain after primary treatment and secondary treatment.
TEU Abbreviation for "Twenty foot Equivalent Unit."
Therm A unit of the heat content of gas equal to
100,000 Btu.
Thermal A term used to identify a type of electric
generating station, capacity, capability, or output in which the source of
energy for the prime mover is heat.
Thermal Energy Storage Storage of energy produced during one
period that is used for heating or cooling during a later period. For example,
chilled water may be produced electrically and later used to cool buildings, or
solar energy may be used to produce hot water during the day that is used for
heating at night. Other types of thermal storage might use ground, rock, or
other materials to store energy.
Thermal Pollution An increase in air or water temperature that disturbs the climate
or ecology of an area.
Three-Phase Power Supply Electric energy that is transmitted by
three or four wires to the customer. Relatively high voltage customers usually
receive three-phase power.
Title The legal
term for one's ownership interest in land.
Title Defect A claim against or competing interest in a property, which
affects the title of the registered owner.
Title Insurance Policy A form of insurance contract, which guarantees to indemnify an
owner or mortgagee of property for damage suffered as a result of undiscovered
title defects, which arise later.
Title Search (or Examination) The act of examining in
detail the public records relating to ownership of a parcel of land to ensure
that the current owner has clear title, free of any liens, claims, mortgages or
competing and adverse interests. Usually performed by a lawyer, qualified title
searcher, or title insurance company on behalf of a proposed purchaser or
mortgagee.
TL Abbreviation for "Trailer or Truck Load." (1) Quantity of freight required to fill a truck; (2) When used in connection with freight rates, the quantity of freight necessary to qualify a shipment for a truckload rate; (3) Historical definition is a shipment of 10,000 pounds or more.
TOFC Trailer
on Flat Car. The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also
known as Piggyback.
Ton-Mile 1. A unit used in
comparing freight earnings or expenses. 2. The amount earned from the cost of
hauling a ton of freight one mile. 3. The movement of a ton of freight one
mile.
Tonnage Generally refers to
freight handled.
Topography A study or description of a tract of land showing
specific relations of component parts such as shape, slope, elevation,
features, etc. See USGS
Topographic Survey This
survey determines boundary lines, slope of ground and locations of improvements
and appurtenances on a property. Typically, the topographic survey shows
elevation grades in 1 foot contours lines.
Toxicity Test The means to determine the toxicity of a chemical or an effluent
using living organisms. A toxicity test measures the degree of response of an
exposed test organism to a specified chemical or effluent.
Tractor Unit of highway motive power used to pull one or more
trailers/containers.
Trailer The truck unit into which freight is loaded as in
tractor-trailer combination.
Trailer on Flat
Car See TOFC
Transformer An electromagnetic device for changing the
voltage level of alternating-current electricity.
Transient/Spike A high-voltage, extremely short and fast
electrical pulse. These pulses can destroy electronic equipment instantly or
over a period of time.
Transmission The act or process of transporting electric
energy in bulk from a source or sources of supply to other principal parts of
the system or to other utility systems. Also a functional classification
relating to that portion of utility plant used for the purpose of transmitting
electric energy in bulk to other principal parts of the system or to other
utility systems, or to expenses relating to the operation and maintenance of
the transmission plant.
Transmission Access The ability of third
parties to make use of transmission facilities owned by others (wheeling
utilities) to deliver power to another utility.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol See TCP/IP
Transmission Company
A company engaged solely
in the transmission function of the electric power industry.
Transmission Grid An interconnected system of electric
transmission lines that allows power to move from any point to another over
multiple paths.
Transmission Voltage The voltage of electric energy in bulk from a source or sources of
supply to other principal parts of the system or to other utility systems
typically a substation located either offsite or on site.
Transportation Assessment An evaluation of the quality, frequency, cost
and type of transportation available in a given location.
Transportation
Gas All gas to which the customer
takes title at or before the City Gate.
Commodity charges apply with the addition of a local surcharge to
transport and deliver gas.
Transportation
Service
Service in which a gas pipeline or distribution company moves gas owned
by other companies from one location to another for a fee.
Truckload See TL
Turbidity Fine
particles of suspended material that give water a muddy or milky appearance.
Turning Basin Designated area for
ships/barges to turn vessel completely around.
Turnover (Labor) Separation of an employee from an
establishment (voluntary, involuntary, or other).
Turnover Rate
The number of total separations during the month divided by the number
of employees who worked during or received pay for the pay period that includes
the 12th of the month (monthly turnover); the number of total separations for
the year divided by average monthly employment for the year (annual turnover)
Type of Service The type of sewage treatment which could
include municipal, on site septic, on site package or other types of waste
treatment.