ACWA
Assoc of California Water Agencies
ANPRM
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
APWA
American Public Works Association
ATCM
Airborne Toxic Control Measure
AWWA
American Water Works Association
BACWA
Bay Area Clean Water Agencies
BOD
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CAAQS
Calif Ambient Air Quality Standard
CalARP
Calif Accidental Release Prevention Program
CARB
Calif Air Resources Board
CDFA
Calif Dept of Food & Agriculture
CDO
Cease and Desist Order
CECs
Constituents of Emerging Concern
CEQA
Calif Environmental Quality Act
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CMOM
Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance
CIWMB
Calif Integrated Waste Management Board
CPUC
Calif Public Utilities Commission
CSO
Combined Sewer Overflow
CTR
California Toxics Rule
CVCWA
Central Valley Clean Water Association
CWA
Clean Water Act
CWAP
Clean Water Action Plan
CWARA
Clean Water Authority Restoration Act
CWEA
Calif Water Environment Association
DHS
Dept of Health Services
DO
Dissolved Oxygen
DTSC
Dept of Toxic Substances Control
EBEP
Enclosed Bays and Estuaries Plan
EDW
Effluent Dominated Waterbody
EIS/EIR
Environmental Impact Statement/Report
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ERAF
Educational Reserve Augmentation Fund
ESMP
Electronic Self-Monitoring Report
FOG
Fats, Oils and Grease
GASB
Government Accounting Standards Board
HAP
Hazardous Air Pollutant
ISWP
Inland Surface Waters Plan
JPA
Joint Powers Authority
LA
Load Allocation (non-point sources)
LAFCO
Local Agency Formation Commission
LOCC
League of California Cities
LHC
Little Hoover Commission
MACT
Maximum Achievable Control Technology (air controls)
MCL
Maximum Contaminant Level
MGD
Million Gallons per Day
MMP
Mandatory Minimum Penalty
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MUN
Municipal Drinking Water Use
NACWA
National Association of Clean Water Agencies
NAS
National Academy of Sciences’
NGOs
Non Governmental Organizations
NOP
Notice of Preparation
NOX
Nitrogen Oxides
NPDES
Nat’l Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPS
Non-Point Source
NRDC
Natural Resources Defense Council
NTR
National Toxics Rule
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
ONRW
Outstanding National Resource Water
PAG
Public Advisory Group
PAHs
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PCBs
PolyChlorinated Biphenyls
POTWs
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PPCPs
Pharmaceutical and personal Care Products
PSSEP
Partnership for Sound Science in Environmental Policy
QA/QC
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Region
IX Western Region of EPA (CA, AZ, NV & HI)
RFP
Request For Proposals
RMP
Risk Management Program
RFQ
Request For Qualifications
RO
Reverse Osmosis
RWQCB
Regional Water Quality Control Board
SCAP
Southern California Alliance of POTWs
SEP
Supplementary Environmental Projects
SERTs
Soluble or Extractable Regulatory Thresholds
SLAPP
Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
SIP
State Implementation Policy (CTR/NTR criteria)
SRF
State Revolving Fund
SS
Suspended Solids
SSO
Sanitary Sewer Overflow
SSMP
Sewer System Management Plan
SWRCB
State Water Resources Control Board
TAC
Toxic Air Contaminant
TCLP
Federal Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure
TDS
Total Dissolved Solids
TMDL
Total Maximum Daily Load
Tri-TAC
Technical Advisory Committee of CASA, CWEA, and LOCC
TSD
Total Solids Dissolved
TSO
Time Schedule Order
TSS
Total Suspended Solids
UPCCAA
Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act
UV
Ultraviolet Treatment
VOCs
Volatile Organic Compounds
WAS
Waste Activated Sludge
WDR
Waste Discharge Requirements
WEF
Water Environment Federation
WERF
Water Environment Research Foundation
WET
Whole Effluent Toxicity or Waste Extraction Test
WESTCAS
Western Coalition of Arid States
WIN
Water Infrastructure Network
WLA
Waste Load Allocation (point sources)
WMI
Watershed Management Initiative
WRFP
Water Recycling Funding Program
WRDA
Water Resource Development Act
WWTP
Wastewater Treatment Plant
WQBEL
Water Quality Based Effluent Limitation
WQS
Water Quality Standards
WWWIFA
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Financing Agency