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