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Look through 108 acronyms and abbreviations related to Wastewater:
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
DO
— Dissolved Oxygen
BACWA
— Bay Area Clean Water Agencies
NACWA
— National Association of Clean Water Agencies
QA/QC
— Quality Assurance/Quality Control
CFR
— Code of Federal Regulations
OMB
— Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
NAS
— United States National Academy of Sciences
BOD
— Biochemical Oxygen Demand
EIS
— Environmental Impact Statement (US)
MGD
— Million Gallons Per Day
TSS
— Total Suspended Solids
PSSEP
— Partnership for Sound Science in Environmental Policy
ANPRM
— Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making
CMOM
— Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance
RWQCB
— Regional Water Quality Control Board
SSMP
— Sewer System Management Plan
RO
— Reverse Osmosis
HAP
— Hazardous Air Pollutant
NOX
— Nitrogen Oxide
TDS
— Total Dissolved Solids
EIR
— Environmental Impact Report
MCL
— Maximum Contaminant Level
CWA
— Clean Water Act (1977)
NOP
— Notice of Preparation
AWWA
— American Water Works Association (Denver)
NPS
— Non-Point Source pollution
APWA
— American Public Works Association's
VOCS
— Volatile Organic Compounds
WEF
— Water Environment Federation (formerly WPCF)
TMDL
— Total Maximum Daily Load
CSO
— Combined Sewer Overflow
RFQ
— Request for Qualifications
RMP
— Risk Management Program
SRF
— State Revolving Fund
LAFCO
— Local Agency Formation Commission
WAS
— Waste Activated Sludge
LA
— Load Allocation
PPCPS
— Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products
WERF
— Water Environment Research Foundation
WIN
— Water Infrastructure Network
CVCWA
— Central Valley Clean Water Association
TAC
— Toxic Air Contaminant
SS
— Suspended Solids
CWARA
— Clean Water Authority Restoration Act
ATCM
— Airborne Toxic Control Measure
UPCCAA
— Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act
PCBS
— polychlorinated biphenyls
CDO
— Cease and Desist Order
WQBEL
— Water Quality Based Effluent Limitation
CECS
— Constituents of Emerging Concern
LOCC
— League of California Cities
GASB
— Government Accounting Standards Board's
FOG
— Fat Oil And Grease
WET
— Whole Effluent Toxicity or Waste Extraction Test
NGOS
— Non Governmental Organizations
WLA
— Waste Load Allocation
EBEP
— Enclosed Bays and Estuaries Plan
TSO
— Time Schedule Order
WQS
— Water Quality Standards
ONRW
— Outstanding National Resource Water
CAAQS
— Calif Ambient Air Quality Standard
PAHS
— polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
CEQA
— Calif Environmental Quality Act
WRDA
— Water Resource Development Act
TRI-TAC
— Technical Advisory Committee of CASA, CWEA, and LOCC
WDR
— Waste Discharge Requirements
POTWS
— Publicly Owned Treatment Works
WRFP
— Water Recycling Funding Program
MACT
— Maximum Achievable Control Technology
ACWA
— Assoc of California Water Agencies
WWWIFA
— Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Financing Agency
SSO
— Sanitary Sewer Overflow
ESMP
— Electronic Self-Monitoring Report
NRDC
— (U.S.) Natural Resources Defense Council
ISWP
— Inland Surface Waters Plan
CIWMB
— Calif Integrated Waste Management Board
NTR
— National Toxics Rule
DHS
— Dept of Health Services
NPDES
— Nat'l Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
PAG
— Public Advisory Group
WMI
— Watershed Management Initiative
JPA
— Joint Powers Authority
WESTCAS
— Western Coalition of Arid States
DTSC
— Dept of Toxic Substances Control
CALARP
— Calif Accidental Release Prevention Program
REGION
— IX Western Region of EPA
CWAP
— Clean Water Action Plan
ERAF
— Educational Reserve Augmentation Fund
WWTP
— West Wastewater Treatment Plant
CDFA
— Calif Dept of Food & Agriculture
LHC
— Little Hoover Commission
CPUC
— Calif Public Utilities Commission
CWEA
— Calif Water Environment Association
MMP
— mandatory minimum penalty
TCLP
— Federal Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure
SLAPP
— Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
SWRCB
— State Water Resources Control Board
MUN
— Municipal Drinking Water Use
SERTS
— Soluble or Extractable Regulatory Thresholds
SCAP
— Southern California Alliance of POTWs
CARB
— Calif Air Resources Board
CTR
— California Toxics Rule
TSD
— Total Solids Dissolved
EDW
— Effluent Dominated Waterbody
UV
— Ultraviolet Treatment
SIP
— State Implementation Policy
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