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
 

A

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B

BAT
Best Available Technology Economically Achievable (applies to non-conventional and toxic pollutants)
BCT
Best conventional pollutant control technology (applies to conventional pollutants)
BMP
Best Management Practice
BPJ
 
Best Professional Judgment
BPT
 
Best Practicable Control Technology
BOD
 
Biological Oxygen Demand

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C

CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
COE
 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CSO
 
Combined Sewer Overflow
CWA
 
Clean Water Act
CZARA

Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments

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D

DOD
  Department of Defense

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E

EIS
  Environmental Impact Statement
EPA
  Environmental Protection Agency
ESA
  Endangered Species Act
ESC
  Erosion and Sediment Control

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F

FEMA
  Federal Emergency Management Agency
FROP
  Flow Restrictor/Oil Pollution Control Device
FWPCA
  Federal Water Pollution Control Act

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G

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H

HRT
  Hydraulic Residence Time

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I

IECA
  International Erosion Control Association
ISTEA
  Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act

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J

JP-5
  Jet Propellant 5

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M

MS4s
  Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
MEP
  Maximum Extent Practicable
MSDS
  Material Safety Data Sheet
MSGP
  Multisector General Permit
MSHA
  Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

N

NCP
  National Contingency Plan
NMFS
  National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA
  National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
NOI
  Notice of Intent
NOT
  Notice of Termination
NPDES
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NRC
 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRDC
  Natural Resources Defense Council
NRT
 

National Response Team

NURP
  National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

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O

O&G
  Oil and Grease
O&M
  Operations and Maintenance
OPA
 

Oil Pollution Act

OSC
 

On-Scene Coordinate

OSDS
  On-site Disposal System
OSHA
  Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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P

PAHs
  Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
PAM
  Polyacrylamide
PCBs
  Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PCC
  Portland Concrete Cement
PPT
  Pollution Prevention Team
POTW
  Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PSD
  Particle Size Distribution

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Q

R

RCP
 

Regional Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

RCRA
  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
R/D Facility
  Retention and Detention Facility
RRT
 

Regional Response Team

RUSLE
 

Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation

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S

SARA
  Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SDWA
  Safe Drinking Water Act
SIC
  Standard Industrial Classification
SPCC
  Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
SWPPP
  Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
SWMP
  Stormwater Management Plan (or Program)

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T

TMDL
  Total Maximum Daily Load
TOC
  Total Organic Carbon
TRE
  Toxicity Reduction Evaluations
TSS
  Total Suspended Solids

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U

UFC
  Uniform Fire Code
UL
  Underwriters Laboratories
USACE
  United States Army Corps of Engineers
USC
  United States Code
USCG
  United States Coast Guard
USDA
  United States Department of Agriculture
USDOT
  United States Department of Transportation
USEPA
  United States Environmental Protection Agency
USLE
  Universal Soil Loss Equation
UST
  Underground Storage Tank

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W

WEF
  Water Environment Federation

 

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