25 FREQUENTLY USED ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Acronym/Abbreviation
AAQA
AAQS
ACO
Acre
ADT
Air Basin
Ammonia (NH3)
APCD
APCO
AQIA
AQMD
ASAE
ATC
AU
BACM
BACT
BARCT
bgs
BLM
BMP
BOS
BPS
BPTC
CAA
CAAA
CAFO
CalARP
CalEPA
CalFIRE
CalOSHA
Caltrans
CARB
CBC
CCAA
CCAR
CCAT
CCIC
CCR
CDFG
CEQA
CESA
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Definition
Ambient Air Quality Analysis
Ambient Air Quality Standard
Animal Confinement Ordinance
43,560 square feet
Average Daily Trips
San Joaquin Valley Air Basin
Gaseous ammonia released by the microbiological decay of plant and animal proteins
Air Pollution Control District
Air Pollution Control Office
Air Quality Impact Assessment
Air Quality Management District
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Authority to Construct
Animal Units
Best Available Control Measures
Best Available Control Technology
Best Available Retrofit Control Technology
Below ground surface
Bureau of Land Management
Best Management Practices
Merced County Board of Supervisors
Best Performance Standards
Best Practicable Treatment or Control
Federal Clean Air Act
Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
Confined or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
California Accidental Release Program
California Environmental Protection Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
California Occupational Health and Safety
State of California Department of Transportation
California Air Resources Board
California Building Code
California Clean Air Act
California Climate Action Registry
California Climate Action Team
Central California Information Center
California Code of Regulations
California Department of Fish and Game
California Environmental Quality Act
California Endangered Species Act
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Frequently Used Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation
CFR
CH4
CIWMB
CLG
CLUP
CMP
CNDDB
CNMP
CNPS
CO
CO2
Corps
CRHR
CUP
CUPA
CVRWQCB
CWA
DEH
DEIR
DHS
DOT
DPAG
DTSC
DWR
EIR
EPA
EUI
FAA
FAR
FEIR
FEMA
FESA
FIRM
FRAP
GAMA
gpm
GHG
GWMA
HCP
HMBP
HNO3
HRA
IPCC
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Code of Federal Regulations
Methane
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Certified Local Government
Merced County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan
Conservation Management Practices
California Natural Diversity Database
Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan
California Native Plant Society
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
United States Army Corps of Engineers
California Register of Historic Places
Conditional Use Permit
Certified Unified Program Agency
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Clean Water Act
Division of Environmental Health, Merced County
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Department of Health Services
United States Department of Transportation
Dairy Permitting Advisory Group
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Energy Utilization Index
Environmental Impact Report
US Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Utilization Index
Federal Aviation Administration
Floor-to-Area Ration
Final Environmental Impact Report
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Endangered Species Act
Flood Insurance Rate Maps
CalFIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment
Gallons per minute
Greenhouse Gas
Grasslands Wildlife Management Area
Habitat Conservation Plan
Hazardous Material Business Plan
Nitric Acid
Health Risk Assessment
International Panel on Climate Change
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Frequently Used Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation
IS
ISO
LOS
LRA
LUFT
LUST
MAC
MBTA
MCF
MCL
MMRP
MRP
MSL
MWISP
NAAQS
N 2O
NCCP
NEPA
Nitrogen
NMFS
NMP
NMVOC
NO
NO2
NOP
NOx
NPDES
NPS
NRCS
NRHP
NSR
O3
OEHHA
OES
OHOPR
OSAP
OSHA
OSDRS
PAH
Pb
PC
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Definition
Initial Study
Insurance Services Office
Level of Service
Local Responsibility Area
Leaking Underground Fuel Tanks
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Municipal Advisory County
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Methane Conversion Factor
Maximum Contaminant Level
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan
Monitoring and Reporting Program
Mean Sea Level
Monitoring Well Installation and Sampling Plan
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Nitrous Oxide
Natural Community Conservation Plan
National Environmental Policy Act
A chemical element, commonly used in fertilizer as a nutrient, which is also a component
of animal wastes
National Marine Fisheries Service
Nutrient Management Plan
Nonmethane volatile organic compounds
Nitric Oxide
Nitrogen Dioxide
Notice of Preparation
Nitrogen Oxides
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
California Native Plant Society
National Resource Conservation Service (formerly, Soil Conservation Service, US
Department of Agriculture)
National Register of Historic Places
New Source Review
Ozone
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
California Office of Emergency Services
Hydroxyl Radical
Office of Planning and Research
Open Space Action Plan, Merced County General Plan
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Open Space Development Review System
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Lead
Merced County Planning Commission
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Frequently Used Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation
PEIR
PEL
PM10
PM2.5
ppm
PRD
PSD
PTO
REL
RLEP
RMR
ROG
ROWD
RWCQB
SAAQS
SDWA
SHL
SHMP
SHPO
SIL
SIP
SJVAB
SJVAPCD
SO2
SOI
SOx
SR
SRA
SUDP
SWIS
SWPPP
SWRCB
TDS
TLV
TMDL
TMR
TOG
TWA
µg/m3
UBC
UNFCCC
USDA
USFS
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Programmatic Environmental Impact Report
Permissible Exposure Limit
Suspended Particulate Matter; Ten micron Particulates
Fine Particulate Matter
Parts per million
Permit Registration Documents
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Permit to Operate
Reference Exposure Level
Ruminant Livestock Efficiency Program
Risk Management Review
Reactive Organic Gases
Report of Waste Discharge
Regional Water Quality Control Board
State Ambient Air Quality Standards
Safe Drinking Water Act
State Historic Landmark
State of California Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
State Historic Preservation Officer
Significant Impact Level
State Implementation Plan
San Joaquin Air Valley Basin
San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District
Sulfur Dioxide
Sphere of Influence
Sulfur Oxide
State Route
State Responsibility Area
Specific Urban Development Plan
Solid Waste Information System
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
State Water Resources Control Board
Total Dissolved Solids
Threshold Limit Value
Total Maximum Daily Load
Total Mixed Ration
Total Organic Gases
Time Weighted Average
Micrograms per Cubic Meter
Uniform Building Code
United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Forestry Service
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Frequently Used Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation
USFWS
USGS
UST
VMT
VOC
WDR
WMA
WMP
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Geological Survey
Underground Storage Tank
Vehicle Miles Traveled
Volatile Organic Compounds
Waste Discharge Requirement
Wildlife Management Area
Waste Management Plan
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