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GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSIN ENVIRONMENTAL and Natural Resources PRACTICE
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ABEL |
Ability to pay for environmental liability, both pollution controls and civil penalties |
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ACE |
Any Credible Evidence rule (CAA) |
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ACO |
Administrative Consent Order |
| Acre | A unit of land equal to 4,840 square yards (.4 hectare). The English version of this measure refers to the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day, but its root is German, referring simply to the plow. The English measure was an area 4 rods wide and 10 rods long. (A rod is 16-1/2 feet long.) |
| Acre Foot | The volume of a unit of water one acre (.4 hectare) in area and one foot (30.5 cm) in depth.; 43,560 cubic feet (1233.5 cubic meters). |
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ADR |
Alternate Dispute Resolution |
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AEC |
Atomic Energy Commission (now NRC) |
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AID (or USAID) |
U.S. Agency for International Development |
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AMPs |
Allotment management plans (grazing) |
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ANPR |
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
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APA |
Administrative Procedure Act |
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AQCR |
Air Quality Control Regions (CAA) |
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AR |
Attributable Risk |
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ARARs |
Applicable, Relevant, Appropriate Requirements (CERCLA) |
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ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
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BACT |
Best Available Control Technology |
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BADT |
Best Adequately Demonstrated Pollution Control Technology (CWA) |
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BANANA |
Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody (see NIMBY) |
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BAT |
Best Available Technology, or, Best Available Technology Economically Achievable (CWA) |
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BCT |
Best Conventional Control Technology (CWA) |
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BDAT |
Best Demonstrated Available Technology (RCRA) |
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BECC |
Border Envtl Coop Comm., (NAFTA) |
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BEN |
EPA computer modeled value to determine the economic benefit of noncompliance |
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BLM |
Bureau of Land Management (DoI) |
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BMP |
Best Management Practices |
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BOD |
Biological Oxygen Demand (CWA) |
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BPJ |
Best Professional Judgment (CWA) |
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BPT |
Best Practicable Control Technology Currently Available (CWA) |
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BRZ |
Biological Resource Zones (BRZMA) |
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BRZMA |
Biological Resources Zone Management Act |
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CAA |
Clean Air Act |
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CAFO |
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation |
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CAM |
Compliance Assurance Monitoring |
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CAMU |
Corrective Action Management Unit (CERCLA) |
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CAP |
Capacity Assurance Plan (RCRA) |
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CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
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CDC |
Center for Disease Control |
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CEC |
Comm. on Envtl Coop, (NAFTA) |
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CEM |
Continuous Emission Monitoring |
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CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality (Executive Office of the President) |
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CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) |
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CERCLIS |
CERCLA Information System |
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CERES |
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economics |
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CFCs |
Chlorofluorocarbons |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangers Species |
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CMP |
Coastal Management Plan (CZMA) |
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COD |
Chemical Oxygen Demand |
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CSO |
Combined Sewer Overflows (CWA) |
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CWA |
Clean Water Act (also FWPCA) |
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CZMA |
Coastal Zone Management Act |
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DEC |
Department of Environmental Conservation |
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DEIS |
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) |
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DEQ |
Department of Environmental Quality |
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DMRs |
Discharge Monitoring Reports (CWA) |
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DNR |
Department of Natural Resources |
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DOA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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DOI |
U.S. Department of Interior |
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DOJ |
U.S. Department of Justice |
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DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
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EA |
Environmental Assessment (NEPA) |
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EAJA |
Equal Access to Justice Act |
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EBEs |
Environmentally Beneficial Expenditures (CWA) |
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EC |
European Community |
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ECJ |
European Court of Justice |
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EDF |
Environmental Defense Fund |
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EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) |
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ELP |
Environmental Leadership Program |
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ELR |
Environmental Law Reporter (by Environmental Law Institute) |
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EO |
Executive Order |
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EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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EPCRA |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act |
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ERDA |
Energy Research and Development Commission |
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ESA |
Endangered Species Act |
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EU |
European Union |
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FACA |
Federal Advisory Committee Act |
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FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
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FDF |
Fundamentally Different Factors (FDF) (CWA) |
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FEIS |
Final Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) |
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FERC |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
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FFDCA |
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act |
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FIFRA |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act |
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FLPMA |
Federal Land Policy and Management Act |
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FOE |
Freidns of the Earth |
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FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
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FONSI |
Finding of No Significant Impact (NEPA) |
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Form R |
A toxic chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form (EPCRA); TRI information must be frilled on a “Form R” |
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FORPLAN |
A computerized model to determine LRMPs |
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FPC |
Federal Power Commission |
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FQPA |
Food Quality Protection Act of 1966 |
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FR |
Federal Register |
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FRCP |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure |
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FS |
U.S. Forest Service (DOA) |
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FSEIS (or FEISS) |
Final Supplemental EIS |
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FWPCA |
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also CWA) |
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FWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) |
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GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
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GAO |
General Accounting Office (Comptroller-General, Congress) |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GI-GO |
Garbage In-Garbage Out |
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GNP |
Gross National Product |
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HCPs |
Habitat Conservation Plans |
| Hectare | A metric unit of square measure equal to 100 ares (an are is 100 square meters) or a total of 10,000 square meters (2.47 acres). |
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HEW |
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now split into separate Departments of Education, Health & Human Services) |
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HMTA |
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act |
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HRS |
Hazardous Ranking System (CERCLA) |
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HWIR |
Hazardous Waste Identification Rule |
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I & M |
Inspection and Maintenance (CAA auto & truck emissions) |
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ICJ |
International Court of Justice (The Hague) |
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ICOLP |
International Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection |
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ICS |
Individual Control Strategy (CWA) |
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IGO |
Intergovernmental organization |
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IJC |
International Joint Commission |
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ILO |
International Labor Organization |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
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ISC |
Interagency Scientific Committee (ESA) |
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ISO |
International Standards Organization |
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IWC |
International Whaling Commission |
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LAER |
Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate (CAA, non-attainment areas) |
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LAs |
Load Allocations (CWA) |
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LCA |
Life Cycle Assessment |
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LCCA |
Lead Contamination Control Acts (SDWA) |
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LCDC |
Land Conservation and Development Commission (Ore.) |
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LDCs |
Less-Developed Countries |
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LDRs |
Land Disposal Restrictions (CERCLA) |
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LEVs |
Low Emission Vehicles |
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LRMPs |
Land and Resource Management Plans (NFMA) |
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LUBA |
Land Use Board of Appeals (DOT) |
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LULU |
Locally Undesirable Land Use |
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LUST |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank |
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MACT |
Maximum Available Control Technology |
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MBTA |
Migratory Bird Treaty Act |
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MCL |
Maximum Contaminant Level (CWA) |
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MCLG |
Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (CWA) |
| Miner's Inch | A measure of the flow of water over a miner's sluice. The term refers to the amount of water that will flow through a holein a board that is one inch square, but it also assumes a certain amount of pressure creating a proper flow. The flow was set so that the water would leave take away the dirt, but not the ore, and is approximately 1.5 cubic feet per minute (64,000 liters per day). |
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MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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MUSY |
Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act |
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NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (AA) |
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NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
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NAM |
National Association of Manufacturers |
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NCP |
national Contingency Plan (Superfund) |
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NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
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NESHAP |
National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (CAA) |
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NFMA |
National Forest Management Act |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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NIMBY |
Not In My Back Yard! Syndrome |
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NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
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NOAA |
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (Dept. of Commerce) |
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NOEL |
No Observable Effect Level |
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NOPE |
Not On Planet Earth (see NIMBY) |
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NOV |
Notice of Violation |
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NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (CWA) |
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NPL |
National Priority List (CERCLA) |
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NPS |
National Park Service |
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NRC |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or (state) Natural Resources Commission |
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NRDC |
National Resources Defense Council |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation |
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NSPS |
New Source Performance Standards (CAA) |
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NWF |
National Wildlife Foundation |
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NWP |
Nationwide Permit (CWA) |
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NWQS |
National Water Quality Standards (CWA) |
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O&M |
Operation and Maintenance |
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OCS |
Outer Continental Shelf |
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OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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OMB |
Office of Management and Budget (executive offices of the President) |
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OPA |
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 |
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ORV |
Off-Road Vehicle |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Act, Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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OSWER |
Office of Solid Waste and Energy Response (EPA) |
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OTA |
Office of Technology Assessment (congressional) |
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PCBs |
Polychlorinated biphenyls |
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PCSD |
President’s Council on Sustainable Development |
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PLLRC |
Public Land Law Review Commission |
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PMNs |
Pre-marketing Notifications (ToSCA) |
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POTW |
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (CWA) |
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PPA |
Pollution Prevention Act |
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PRIA |
Public Rangelands Improvement Act |
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PRP |
Potentially Responsible Party (CERCLA) |
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PSD |
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (CAA) |
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QNCR |
EPA’s Quarterly Noncompliance Reports |
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RACM |
Reasonably Available Control Measurements (CAA) |
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RACT |
Reasonably Available Control Technology (CAA) |
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RAM |
Real-time Air-quality-simulator Model (CAA) |
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RARE I,II,III |
Roadless Areas Review and Evaluation (Wilderness Act) |
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RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
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RD |
Remedial Design (CERCLA) |
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RI/FS |
Remedial Investing/Feasibility Study (CERCLA) |
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ROD |
Record of Decision |
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RPAR |
Rebuttable Presumption Against Registration (ToSCA) |
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RPA |
Resources Planning Act |
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SARA |
Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act |
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SCS |
U.S. Soil Conservation Service (DOA) |
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SDWA |
Safe Drinking Water Act |
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SEIS |
Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) |
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SEP |
Supplemental Environmental Project |
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SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
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SIP |
State Implementation Plan (CAA) |
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SIR |
Supplemental Information Report (NEPA) |
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SLAPP |
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Policy |
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SMCRA |
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act |
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SMOA |
Superfund Memorandum of Agreement |
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SO2 |
Sulfur Dioxide |
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SPCC |
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (CERCLA) |
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SPDES |
State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (CWA) |
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SPP |
Stormwater Prevention Plans (CWA) |
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Superfund |
CERCLA |
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SWDA |
Solid Waste Disposal Act |
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TCE |
Trichloroethylene |
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TCMs |
Transportation Control Measures (CAA) |
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TCP |
Trichlorophenol |
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TDRs |
Transferable Development Rights |
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TOC |
Total Organic Carbon |
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TOSCA |
Toxic Substance Control Act |
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TRI |
Toxics Release Inventory (EPCRA) |
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TRO |
Temporary Restraining Order |
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TSCA |
ToSCA |
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TSD |
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (CERCLA) |
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TSS |
Total Suspended Solids |
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TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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UNEP |
United Nations environment Programme |
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USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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USFS |
U.S. Forest Service (DOA) |
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USGAO |
United States General Account Office (see GAO) |
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UST |
Underground Storage Tank |
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VOC |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
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WLA |
Wasteload Allocation |
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WQBEL |
Water Quality Based Effluent Standards (CWA) |
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WQS |
Water Quality Standards (CWA) |
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WRP |
Wetlands Reserve Program |
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WSRA |
Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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ZID |
Zones of Initial Dilution |
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