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ACRONYMS
List of Acronyms
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
af - Acre foot
ASBS - Areas of Special Biological Significance
AST – Above Ground Storage Tank
B
BMP’s - Best Management Practices
BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BPJ – Best Professional Judgement
BPTCP - Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program
C
CALEPA – California Environmental Protection Agency
CALTRANS – California Department of Transportation
CAO - Cleanup and Abatement Order
CCAMP – Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program
CDO - Cease and Desist Order
CCR - California Code of Regulations
CDF - California Department of Forestry
CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act
CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
cfs - Cubic Feet Per Second
COD – Chemical Oxygen Demand
CPP – Continuing Planning Process
CTR – California Toxics Rule
CWA - Clean Water Act
CWC - California Water Code
CWS - Clean Water Strategy
CZARA – Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendment
D
DFG – (California) Department of Fish and Game
DHS – (California) Department of Health Services
DO – Dissolved Oxygen
DPR – (California) Department of Pesticide Regulation
DTSC – (California) Department of Toxic Substances Control
DWQ – (California) Department of Water Quality
DWR – (California) Department of Water Resources
DWSAP – Drinking Water Source Assessment and Protection Program
EIR - Environmental Impact Report
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
EPA – (Federal) Environmental Protection Agency
F
G
GAMA – Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program
gpd - Gallons Per Day
gpm - Gallons Per Minute
H
HAZMAT – Hazardous Materials
I
ISDS – Individual Sewage Disposal System
J
JTU - Jackson Turbidity Unit
K
L
LA – Load Allocation
LUFT – Leaking Underground Fuel Tank
LUST - Leaking Underground Storage Tank
M
MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level
MDL - Maximum Daily Load
MDL - Method Detection Limit
mgd - Million Gallons Per Day
ML – Minimum Level
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
N
NMFS – National Marine Fisheries Service
NOI – Notice of Intent
NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPL – National Priorities List
NPS – Non-Point Source
O
OAL - Office of Administrative Law
OSDS – On-site Sewage Disposal System
P
POTW - Publicly Owned Treatment Works
ppb - Parts Per Billion
ppm - Parts Per Million
Q
QA/QC – Quality Assurance Quality Control
R
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RFP – Request for Proposals
ROWD – Report of Waste Discharge
RWQCB – Regional Water Quality Control Board
S
SEP – Supplemental Environmental Project
SMW - State Mussel Watch Program
SWAMP – Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program
SWAP – Source Water Assessment Program
SWAT - Solid Waste Assessment Test
SWP - State Water Project
SWRCB – State Water Resources Control Board
TCDD – Total Chlorinated Dibenzodioxins
TDS – Total Dissolved Solids
TMDL – Total Maximum Daily Load
TPCA - Toxic Pits Cleanup Act
TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act
TSM - Toxic Substances Monitoring Program
TSS – Total Suspended Solids
TUa – Acute Toxicity
TUc – Chronic Toxicity
UST - Underground Storage Tank
V
VOC - Volatile Organic Compound
W
WDR - Waste Discharge Requirement
WLA – Waste Load Allocation
WMU - Waste Management Unit
WQL – Water Quality Limited Segment
X
Y
Z
ZID – Zone of Initial Dilution
