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Acronyms
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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| ACGIH | American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists |
| ACID | Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District |
| ACWA | Association of California Water Agencies |
| ADP | Automated Data Processing |
| AF | Acre-Foot or Acre-Feet |
| AFRP | Anadromous Fish Restoration Program |
| AISC | American Institute of Steel Construction |
| aka (a.k.a.) | also known as |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APO | Arizona Projects Office |
| ARMS | Automated Records Management System |
| ARTS | Automated Resources Training System |
| ARWRI | American River Water Resources Investigation |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASCMP | Administrative Support Career Management Program |
| ASIP | Action Specific Implementation Plans (referred to in ESA) |
| ASSE | American Society of Safety Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ASWS | Assistant Secretary for Water and Science |
| AWMC | Agricultural Water Management Council |
| AWS | American Welding Association |
| AWWA | American Water Works Association |
B |
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| b2 | (b)(2) Refers to Section 3406(b)(2) of the CVPIA (800,000 af of water) |
| BCDC | San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commissioner |
| BDPAC | Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee |
| BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| BLM | Bureau of Land Management |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |
| BPA | Blanket Purchase Agreement |
| BPA | Bonneville Power Administration |
| BRC | Business Resources Center |
C |
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| CALFED | California-Federal (as in CALFED Bay-Delta Program) |
| CAMP | Comprehensive Assessment of Monitoring Programs |
| CAP | Central Arizona Project |
| CBDA | California Bay-Delta Authority |
| CCAO | Central California Area Office |
| CCID | Contra Costa Irrigation District |
| CCSF | City and County of San Francisco |
| CCWD | Contra Costa Water District |
| CDER | California Center for Environmental Design Research |
| CDWA | Central Delta Water Agency |
| CDWR | California Department of Water Resources |
| CEQA | California Environmental Quality Act |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) (Public Law 96-510) |
| CFC | Combined Federal Campaign |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CGB | California-Great Basin |
| CGB-ASC | California-Great Basin Administrative Support Council |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFS | cubic feet per second (cfs) |
| CNFH | Coleman National Fish Hatchery |
| COA | Coordinated Operations Agreement |
| COB | Close of Business |
| COE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (also used as"Corps") |
| COMA | Consolidated Operations and Maintenance Agreement |
| COR | Contracting Officer's Representative |
| COTR | Contracting Officer's Technical Representative |
| CPT | Commissioner's Policy Team |
| CRMP | California Coordinated Resources Management Program |
| CSS | Construction Safety Standards |
| CUP | Central Utah Project |
| CUWA/AG | California Urban Water Agency/Agricultural Water Users |
| CUWWCC | California Urban Water Conservation Council |
| CVO | Central Valley Operations Office |
| CVOCC | Central Valley Operations Control Center |
| CVP | Central Valley Project |
| CVPIA | Central Valley Project Improvement Act |
| CVP-OCAP | Central Valley Project - Operations Criteria and Plan |
| CVPWA | Central Valley Project Water Association |
| CVTF | Central Valley Task Force |
| CWA | California Waterfowl Association |
| CWA | Clean Water Act |
| CWPSC | Centralized Water and Power Systems Control |
D |
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| DBA | d.b.a. doing business as |
| DCC | Delta Cross Channel |
| DCCG | Delta Cross Channel Gates |
| DEIR | Draft Environmental Impact Report |
| DEIS | Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| DFG | Department of Fish and Game |
| DHCS | Department of Health Care Services |
| DLMSP | Delta Levees Maintenance Subvention Program |
| DM | Department Manual |
| DMC | Delta-Mendota Canal |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOI | Department of the Interior |
| DOI | Delta Outflow Index |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DPEIS | Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement |
| DPOS | Draft Plan of Study |
| DRD | Deputy Regional Director |
| DWMG | Delta Water Management Group |
| DWR | Department of Water Resources |
E |
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| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EBMUD | East Bay Municipal Utility District |
| EBRPD | East Bay Regional Parks District |
| EIR | Environmental Impact Report |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERPP | Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act (of 1973) |
| EQWMP | Efficient Agricultural Water Management Practices |
F |
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| F | Fahrenheit |
| FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| FAO | Fisheries Assistance Office |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FED | Federal Ecosystem Directorate |
| FEIR | Final Environmental Impact Report |
| FEIS | Final Environmental Impact Statement |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FONSI | Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FPAP | Fish Passage Action Program |
| FPM | Federal Personnel Manual |
| FPMR | Federal Personnel Manual Regulations |
| FPPS | Federal Personnel Payroll System |
| FREA | Federal Reclamation Employees Association |
| FS | Feasibility Study |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| FWA | Friant Water Authority |
| FWS | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| FWUA | Friant Water Users Association |
G |
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| GAO | Government Accountability Office (had been General Accounting Office) |
| GBL | Government Bill of Lading |
| GCID | Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
| GP | Great Plains Region |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| GPRA | Government Performance and Results Act |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
H |
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| HCP | Hazardous Communication Program |
| HCP | Habitat Conservation Plans (related to ESA) |
| HEM | Hydrologic Economic Model |
| HEP | Habitat Evaluation Procedure |
| HR Forum | Human Resources Forum |
| HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
I |
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| IA | Interagency Agreement |
| IAG | Interagency Group |
| ICI Americas | Imperial Chemicals Incorporation Americas |
| IDEAS | Interior Department Electronic Acquisition System |
| IEP | Interagency Ecological Program |
| IKM | Integrated Key Milestones |
| IMM | Iron Mountain Mine |
| IPA | Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
| IRM | Information Resources Management |
| ISI | Integrated Storage Investigation (part of CALFE |
J |
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| There are no acronyms beginning with J |
K |
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| KBAO | Klamath Basin Area Office |
| KRCC | Klamath River Compact Commission |
| KRCD | Kings River Conservation District |
| KSA | Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
| kW | kilowatts also kwh (Kilowatt Hours) |
L |
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| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LAPS | Land Use Inventory and Real Property Systems |
| LBAO | Lahontan Basin Area Office |
| LC Region | Lower Colorado Region |
| LOA | Letter of Agreement |
M |
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| M&I | municipal and industrial |
| M&IE | meals and miscellaneous expense |
| MAF | Million Acre-Feet |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSCS | Multi-Species Conservation Strategy (part of CALFED) |
| MVWA | Mid-Valley Water Authority |
| MW | megawatts - A unit of measurement pertaining to Electrical Power unit called a Watt. |
| MWD | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California |
N |
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| NAGPRA | Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 |
| NBA | Net Benefit Analysis |
| NCAO | Northern California Area Office |
| NCCP | NCCP - Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP is California's equivalent to Reclamation's Section 7 consultation. CALFED's ASIP process is a combined NCCP and Section 7 consultation process.) |
| NCCP Community | Refers to both habitats and fish groups addressed in the MSCS. The MSCS provides the information for a programmatic NCCP for 20 natural communities, encompassing 18 habitat types and two ecologically based fish groups |
| NCCP Community Goals | CALFED goals developed by the MSCS team and NCCP communities |
| NCCP Community Prescriptions | MSCS targets that describe the future expected changes in extent and conditions of MSCS NCCP communities with full implementation of CALFED. |
| NCCP Habitat | Broad habitat categories, each of which includes a number of habitat or vegetation types recognized in frequently used classification systems. The MSCS includes an evaluation of 18 NCCP habitats. |
| NCCPA | Natural Community Conservation Plan Act |
| NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NFH | Nimbus Fish Hatchery |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NLT | no later than |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NMN | no middle name |
| NNWAS | Northern Nevada Water Augmentation Study |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOAA | NOAA Fisheries Service |
| NOAA Fisheries | National Marine Fisheries Service (aka NMFS) |
| NRDC | National Resources Defense Council |
| NTE | Not to exceed |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| NWRA | National Water Resources Association |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
O |
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| O&M | Operation and Maintenance |
| OCAP | Operations Criteria and Plan |
| OEA | Office of Environmental Affairs |
| OHA | Office of Hearings and Appeals |
| OIG | Office of Inspector General |
| OM&R | operation, maintenance, and replacement |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OPAC | Online Payment and Collection |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| ORC | Office of the Regional Council |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OWCP | Office of Workers' Compensation Program |
| OWRD | Oregon Water Resources Department |
P |
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| PBO | Performance Based Organization |
| PCS | Permanent Change of Station |
| PCWA | Placer County Water Agency |
| PDC | Project Dependable Capacity |
| PEIS | Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement |
| PFM | Preliminary Findings Memorandum |
| PG&E | Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
| PHABSIM | Physical Habitat Simulation Model |
| PLM | Polarized Light Microscopy |
| PME | Personnel Management Evaluation |
| PN Region | Pacific Northwest Region |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| POS | Plan of Study |
| POWER | Public Officials for Water and Environmental Reform |
| PR | Preliminary review |
| PROSIM | Project Simulation Model |
| PRP | Potentially responsible party |
| PSA | Preliminary settlement agreement |
| PSC | Putah South Canal |
| PUP | Public Use Plan |
| PVWMA | Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency |
Q |
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| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QC | Quality Control |
R |
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| R&B | Rehabilitation and Betterment Act |
| RAEOM | Replacements, Additions, and Extraordinary Maintenance |
| RAIN | Reclamation Accounting and Information Network |
| RBDD | Red Bluff Diversion Dam |
| RBFPS | Red Bluff Fish Passage Study |
| RCC | roller-compacted concrete |
| RCO | Regional Construction Office |
| RD | Regional Director |
| Reclamation | Bureau of Reclamation |
| REGIS | Research Program in Environmental Planning and Geographic Information Systems |
| REMMS | Recreation Enterprise Maintenance Management System |
| REO | Regional Emergency Official |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RI | Reclamation Instructions |
| RMP | Resource Management Plan |
| RMT | Regional Management Team |
| RO&M | Review of operation and maintenance |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| ROMSS | Reclamation Operation and Maintenance Safety Standards |
| RRA | Reclamation Reform Act (of 1982) |
| RTA | Reclamation Time and Attendance System |
| RWQCB | Regional Water Quality Control Board |
S |
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| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAFCA | Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency |
| SB-34 | Delta Flood Protection Act of 1988 |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| SCCAO | South-Central California Area Office |
| SCDD | Spring Creek Debris Dam |
| SCORE | Settlement Contractors Open Recontracting Effort |
| SCS | Soil Conservation Service |
| SCVWD | Santa Clara Valley Water District |
| SDWA | South Delta Water Agency |
| SEED | Safety Evaluation of Existing Dams |
| SEQA | State Environmental Quality Assessment |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SFCP | Special Flood Control Projects |
| SHPO | State Historic Preservation Officer |
| SIP | Service Improvement Team |
| SJAMP | San Joaquin Adaptive Management Plan |
| SJRMP | San Joaquin River Management Program |
| SJVDP | San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program |
| SLD | San Luis Drain |
| SMIS | Safety Management Information System |
| SMPA | Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement |
| SMSCG | Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gates |
| SMUD | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| SMWA | Sacramento Municipal Water Authority |
| SNL | Speed No Load |
| SOD | Safety of Dams |
| SOLA | Swamp and Overflow Land Act of 1850 |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedures |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SPPCO | Sierra Pacific Power Company (Reno NV area) |
| SRCD | State Resources Conservation District |
| SRCD | Suisun Marsh Resource Conservation District |
| SRPA | Small Reclamation Projects Office |
| STAR Award | Special Thanks for Achieving Results Award |
| SWP | State Water Project |
| SWRCB | State Water Resources Control Board |
T |
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| TAAS | Time and Attendance Automated System |
| TAC | Technical Advisory Committee |
| TAF | Thousand Acre-Feet |
| TCC | Technical Coordinating Committee |
| TCC | Tehama-Colusa Canal |
| TCCA | Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority |
| TCD | Temperature Control Device |
| TCFF | Tehama-Colusa Fish Facility |
| TCID | Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (Nevada) |
| TCID | Tehama-Colusa Irrigation District (Central Valley) |
| TDY | Temporary duty (military term) |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscope |
| TERA | Tracking Ecosystem Restoration Activities |
| TFCF | Tracy Fish Collection Facilities |
| TFFIP | Tracy Fish Facility Improvement Program |
| TFWDC | Townsend Flat Water Ditch Company |
| TMC | Truckee Meadows Communities (Reno, Sparks, Washoe County) |
| TRD | Trinity River Division |
| TROA | Truckee River Operating Agreement |
| TRWQSA | Truckee River Water Quality Settlement Agreement |
| TTP | Title Transfer Program |
U |
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| UC Region | Upper Colorado Region |
| USFS | U.S. Forest Service |
| USFWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
V |
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| VAMP | Vernalis Adaptive Management Plan |
| VSP | Visitor Services Plan |
W |
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| WAPA | Western Area Power Administration (see Western) |
| WBR | Water - Bureau of Reclamation |
| WEF | Water Education Foundation |
| Western | Western Area Power Administration |
| WET | Water Education for Teachers (a WEF project) |
| WQCP | Water Quality Control Plan |
| WRDA | Water Resources Development Act |
| WWD | Westlands Water District |
| WY | Water Year |
X |
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| There are no acronyms beginning with X |
Y |
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| Y2K | Year 200 |
| YPO | Yumas Projects Office |
Z |
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| z | end |
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