Maintenance Reserve Account : The reserve account of cash balances set aside to over a project's maintenance and repair expenses.
Managed growth : Growth or expansion that is controlled so as not to be harmful.
Management Plan : Under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), a document that each Local Education Agency is required to prepare. It describes all activities planned and done by a school to comply with AHERA regulations, including building inspections to identify asbestos-containing materials, response actions, and operations and maintenance programs to minimize the risk of exposure.
Medical Waste : Wastes from hospitals, clinics, or other health care facilities that contain or have come into contact with diseased tissues or infectious microorganisms. Also referred to as infectious waste that is hazardous waste with infectious characteristics, including: contaminated animal waste, human blood and blood products, pathological waste, and discarded sharps (needles, scalpels, or broken medical instruments).
Megawatt (MW) : Equal to 1,000 kilowatts or 1 million watts.
Megawatt-hour (MWH) : Equal to 1,000 kilowatt-hours or 1 million watt-hours.
Merchant : Refers to projects where the private contractor builds a new facility without the government providing any revenue guarantee. In other words, the private contractor takes on the construction, operation, and market risk of the project.
Methane: A colorless, nonpoisonous, flammable gas created by anaerobic decomposition of organic compounds. It is a major component of natural gas used in the home.
Monitoring : Periodic or continuous sampling to determine pollution or radioactivity.
Municipal Solid Waste : Refuse that is created by households, commercial businesses, and industrial offices. The refuse is not categorized as hazardous material. This category does not include source-separated recyclables.
Municipal Utility or Muni : A utility owned by a city. Generally, surpluses in revenues over expenditures are contributed to the city budget.
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