| APPZ | Avon Park permeable zone |
| ASR | aquifer storage and recovery |
| CERP | Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan |
| CFU | colony-forming unit |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAS | Floridan aquifer system |
| FDEP | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| ft2/d | square feet per day |
| GWUDI | groundwater under the direct influence of surface water |
| IAR | incremental adaptive restoration |
| ICU | intermediate confining unit |
| LF1 | uppermost permeable zone of the Lower Floridan aquifer |
| LT2ESWTR | Long-Term-2-Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| MCL | maximum contaminant limit |
| MGD | million gallons per day |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| PCU | platinum-cobalt color unit |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| psi | pounds per square inch |
| SFWMD | South Florida Water Management District |
| TDR | Technical Data Report |
| TDS | total dissolved solids |
| USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| UV | ultraviolet |