River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2004)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms
Appendix B
Acronyms
AFB
alternative formulation briefing
BCA
benefit-cost analysis
CRP
Conservation Reserve Program
CSMW
Coastal Sediment Management Workgroup
CVP
Central Valley Project
CWA
Clean Water Act
CWPPRA
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act
EIS
environmental impact statement
ENSO
El Niño Southern Oscillation
FCA
Flood Control Act
FCSA
feasibility cost-sharing arrangement
FGDC
Federal Geographic Data Committee
FY
fiscal year
GCM
General Circulation Model
GIS
geographic information systems
GIWW
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
HEC
Hydrologic Engineering Center
HUC
hydrologic unit code
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ITR
independent technical review
IWR
Institute for Water Resources
LCA
study Louisiana Comprehensive Coastwide Ecosystem Restoration Study
LERRDS
lands, easements, rights of way, relocations, and disposal areas
MR&T
Mississippi River and Tributaries
MOA
memorandum of agreement
MOU
memorandum of understanding
MRGO
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
MSL
mean sea level
NED
national economic development
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NER
national ecosystem restoration
NGO
nongovernmental organization
NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service
NRC
National Research Council
NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
O&M
operation and maintenance
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
P&G
Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies
P&S
Principles and Standards for Planning Water and Related Land Resources
PED
pre-construction engineering and design
PGN
Planning Guidance Notebook
PNW
Pacific Northwest
PPE
post-project evaluation
PSE&G
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
PSP
project study plan
PSW
Pacific Southwest
RSL
relative sea level
RSMP
Regional Sediment Management Program
SWP
State Water Project
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
UMRBA
Upper Mississippi River Basin Association
USEPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
WRC
Water Resources Council
WRDA
Water Resources Development Act
WRP
Wetlands Reserve Program
WRPA
Water Resources Planning Act
