| ASR | aquifer storage and recovery |
| BMP | best management practice |
| cfs | cubic feet per second |
| COI | Certificate of Inclusion |
| CSRB | Comal Springs riffle beetle |
| DO | dissolved oxygen |
| EAA | Edwards Aquifer Authority |
| EAHCP | Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan |
| EARIP | Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act |
| FWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| HCP | Habitat Conservation Plan |
| HSI | habitat suitability index |
| ITP | incidental take permit |
| LTBG | long-term biological goal |
| M&M | minimization and mitigation |
| NASEM | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| PVA | population viability analysis |
| RWCP | Regional Water Conservation Program |
| SAV | submerged aquatic vegetation |
| SAWS | San Antonio Water System |
| SCM | stormwater control measure |
| SMS | San Marcos salamander |
| SOP | standard operating procedure |
| SSA | State Scientific Area |
| TCEQ | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
| TPWD | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| TWR | Texas wild rice |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| VISPO | Voluntary Irrigation Suspension Program Option |
| WQPP | Water Quality Protection Plan |
| WSTB | Water Science and Technology Board |