Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply: Assessing the New York City Strategy (2000)
Chapter: Appendix E: Acronyms
Appendix E
Acronyms
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
BACT
best available control technology
BDL
below-detection-limit
BMP
best management practice
BOD
biological oxygen demand
CBUDSF
continuous backwash upflow dual sand filtration
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CFU
colony forming units
CREP
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
CWA
Clean Water Act
CWC
Catskill Watershed Corporation
CWT
Coalition of Watershed Towns
DAF
dissolved air flotation
DBP
disinfection byproduct
D/DBP
disinfectants/disinfection byproducts
DO
dissolved oxygen
DOC
dissolved organic carbon
DOM
dissolved organic matter
ECL
Environmental Conservation Law
ECM
event mean concentration
EIS
environmental impact statement
EOH
East-of-Hudson
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESWTR
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
FAD
filtration avoidance determination
GAC
granulated activated carbon
GIS
Geographic Information System
GWLF
generalized watershed loading function
HAA
haloacetic acid
HAAFP
haloacetic acid formulation potential
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HPC
heterotrophic plate count
ICR
Information Collection Rule
IESWTR
Interim ESWTR
IR
inactivation ratio
LA
load allocation
LCR
Lead and Copper Rule
LT1 ESWTR
Long-term 1 ESWTR
LT2 ESWTR
Long-term 2 ESWTR
MCL
maximum contaminant level
MCLG
maximum contaminant level goal
MDC
Metropolitan District Commission
MIP
Model Implementation Program
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
MOS
margin of safety
MRDL
maximum residual disinfectant level
MRDLG
maximum residual disinfectant level goal
MTBE
methyl tert-butyl ether
MWRA
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
NOM
natural organic matter
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPS
nonpoint source
NSF
National Sanitation Foundation
NTU
nephelometric turbidity unit
NYC DEP
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
NYC DOH
New York City Department of Health
NYS DEC
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
NYS DOH
New York State Department of Health
NYS DOS
New York State Department of State
OSTDS
on-site sewage treatment and disposal system
PP
particulate phosphorus
QA/QC
quality assurance/quality control
SDWA
Safe Drinking Water Act
SEQR
State Environmental Quality Review
SPDES
State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
SPPP
stormwater pollution prevention plan
SRP
soluble reactive phosphorus
SS
suspended solids
SWAP
source water assessment program
SWTR
Surface Water Treatment Rule
TCR
Total Coliform Rule
THM
trihalomethane
THMFP
trihalomethane formulation potential
TMDL
total maximum daily load
TOC
total organic carbon
TP
total phosphorus
TSS
total suspended solids
TTHM
total trihalomethane
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
WAC
Watershed Agricultural Council
WAP
Watershed Agricultural Program
WBDR
West Branch of the Delaware River
WFP
Watershed Forestry Program
WLA
waste load allocation
WOH
West-of-Hudson
WRI
Water Resources Institute
WWTP
wastewater treatment plant
