Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice (2012)
Chapter: List of Acronyms
ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
ASDSO | Association of State Dam Safety Officials |
ASFPM | Association of State Floodplain Managers |
CA DWR | California Department of Water Resources |
CMMI | Capability Maturity Model Integration |
DEFRA | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DHS | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
DOI | U.S. Department of the Interior |
DSAC | Dam Safety Action Classification |
EAP | Emergency Action Plan |
FEAT | Flood Emergency Action Team |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FIFM-TF | Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force |
GEMA | Georgia Emergency Management Agency |
ICODS | Interagency Committee on Dam Safety |
IPET | Interagency Performance Evaluation Taskforce |
IPOC | Independent Panel of Consultants |
IRRM | Interim Risk Reduction Measure |
LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
NAFSMA | National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NCLS | National Committee on Levee Safety |
NDSP | National Dam Safety Program |
NFIP | National Flood Insurance Program |
NID | National Inventory Dams |
NLD | National Levee Database |
NPDP | Stanford University National Performance of Dams Program |
NRC | National Research Council |
NDSRB | National Dam Safety Review Board |
OPG | Ontario Power Generation |
PFMA | Potential Failure Mode Analysis |
RESTORE | Rivers: Engaging, Supporting and Transferring Knowledge for Restoration in Europe |
SEI | Software Engineering Institute |
SLFPAE | Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority—East |
SPF | Standard Project Flood |
UNESCAP | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
UNISDR | United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
USBR | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
USCOLD | U.S. Committee on Large Dams |
USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
USSD | U.S. Society on Dams |
VT DEC | Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation |
WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
WRC | Water Resources Council |
WRDA | Water Resources Development Act |
