Capacity Screen

This is the critical Step in the process.

Based on the defined Level of Service the measures that describe the existing capacity, existing demand and total capacity provided by the project are reported. Note that the capacity measures will vary from project to project while still delivering the Level of Service. For example some projects may be designed to support the average daily flows, others the peak flows.

An agreed upon measurement of the amount of, or quality of service an organisation is expected to supply to its customers. For example, housing is expected to be safe. This could be measured by answers to questions such as "Are there security latches on the windows?", "Are smoke detectors fitted in all bedrooms?" and "Is there an alarm system?". To meet the minimum level of service there must be window latches, the next level of service would include smoke detectors and the highest level of service would include alarm systems. There is a higher cost burden required to achieve each higher level of service. See also Performance.

Select the required Outcome from the drop down list at the top of the screen.

Projects with multiple Outcomes will require data entry for each individual Outcome.

According to the analysis method chosen for each outcome in the Project Splits Screen the capacity screen may display 2 variations of screens.

1. Analysis method 3

   

2. Analysis method 4

   

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   Field			Description
   Method of measurement:
   	unit of measure		The unit of measure in which the Capacities were measured.
   			Mandatory field.
   	comment		Commentary to clarify the unit of measure used.
   Capacity calculations:
   	year of first DC collection		The year of first planned DC collection
   	existing capacity		The existing Capacity of the current infrastructure.
   	existing demand		The existing demand of the existing community.
   		year estimated	The year in which the existing demand was estimated.
   			Displayed as the estimated year at the top of the screen.
   	design capacity		The total Capacity of the existing infrastructure plus the capacity to be added by the planned Project.
   		year reached	The year in which the total Design Capacity will be reached, based on current projections.
   	end of life		The year in which the planned works will be replaced.
   	endogenous correction		Where it is assessed that the endogenous correction should be applied; that correction will be the percentage of total annual growth that equates to changes in the existing community use.
   			This adjustment to the outcomes recognises that not all growth results from the incoming community. Some growth arises from the existing community.
   			e.g. increased vehicle usage per person, or the increased household water usage through addition of appliances
   	capacity discussions		Commentary that confirms the Capacity recordings.