Acronym Glossary
Agency/Organization Acronyms
| ACE | Army Corps of Engineers |
|---|---|
| AMI | Advanced Metering Infrastructure |
| APCD | Air Pollution Control District |
| CalPERS | California Public Employees Retirement System |
| CAMP | California Asset Management Program |
| CCC | California Coastal Commission |
| CCSD | Cambria Community Services District |
| CDFW | California Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| CPS | Complete Paperless Solutions |
| DDW | Division of Drinking Water |
| DWR | Department of Water Resources |
| DWR | Division of Water Rights |
| EMMA | Electronic Municipal Market Access |
| FPPC | Fair Political Practices Commission |
| F&R | Facilities & Resources |
| GGS | Gladwell Governmental Services |
| LAIF | Local Agency Investment Fund |
| LAFCO | Local Agency Formation Commission |
| MLH | Moss, Levy & Hartzheim LLP |
| MRG | Municipal Resource Group |
| PERL | Public Employees' Retirement Law |
| PROS | Parks, Recreation & Open Space |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RMDL | Remodel |
| RWQCB | Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| SSSP | San Simeon State Park |
| SWRCB | State Water Resources Control Board |
| USFWS | United States Fish and Wildlife Services |
| WRF | Water Reclamation Facility |
| WWTP | Wastewater Treatment Plant |
Fire Department Acronyms
| AFG | Assistance to Firefighters Grant |
|---|---|
| ALS | Advanced Life Support |
| BLS | Basic Life Support |
| EAP | Evacuation Assistance Program |
| EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| FHFRP | Fire Hazard Fuel Reduction Program |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| OTS | Office of Traffic Safety |
| PSPS | Public Safety Power Shutdown |
| SAFER | Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response |
Utilities Acronyms
| AFY | Acre Feet Per Year |
|---|---|
| AHP | Affordable Housing Program |
| AMI | Advanced Metering Infrastructure |
| AMP | Adaptive Management Plan |
| AMR | Automatic meter reading equipment |
| AOP | Advanced Oxidation Process |
| APCD | SLO County Air Pollution Control District |
| AQMD | South Coast Air Quality Management District |
| AWSDA | Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment |
| AWTP | Advanced Water Treatment Plant |
| BA | Biological Assessment |
| BO | Biological Opinion |
| CBC | California State Building Code |
| CCR | Consumer Confidence Report |
| CDFW | California Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| CDP | Coastal Development Permit |
| CEQA | California Environmental Quality Act |
| CII | Commercial, industrial, and institutional |
| CIMIS | California Irrigation Management Information System, www.cimis.water.ca.gov/ |
| CUPA | Certified Unified Program Agency |
| CZLUO | Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance |
| DDW | Drinking Water Program (State Water Resources Control Board) |
| DWR | Department of Water Resources |
| DP | Development Plan |
| ECM | Energy Conservation Modules |
| EDU | Equivalent Dwelling Unit |
| EIR | Environmental Impact Report |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act |
| ESHA | Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area |
| ET | Evapotranspiration, water loss via evaporation from plant surfaces and soil at base of plant and transpiration from plant leaf or grass surfaces |
| ETo | Reference ET for a standard crop of grass 4 inches to 7 inches tall |
| EWS | Emergency Water Supply |
| FOG | Fats, Oils, Grease |
| I&I | Infiltration and Inflow |
| IFS | Instream Flow Study |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GMP | Groundwater Management Plan |
| HDPE | High-Density Polyethylene |
| LAFCO | Local Agency Formation Commission |
| LCP | Local Coastal Program |
| MF | Membrane Filtration |
| MFR | Multi-family Residential |
| MND | Mitigated Negative Declaration |
| NCAP | North Coast Area Plan |
| NOE | Notice of Exemption |
| NOFO | Notice of Funding Opportunity |
| NOV | Notice of Violation |
| NPDES | National Pollutants Discharge Elimination System |
| PEA | Preliminary Energy Assessment |
| PEIR | Programmatic Environmental Impact Report |
| PG&E | Pacific Gas & Electric |
| RAS | Return Activated Sludge |
| RO | Reverse Osmosis |
| RWQCB | Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| SEIR | Subsequent Environmental Impact Report |
| SFR | Single Family Residential |
| SGMA | Sustainable Groundwater Management Act |
| SOW | Scope of Work |
| SSLOCSD | South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District |
| SSMP | Sewer System Management Plan |
| SSWF | San Simeon Well Field |
| SWCA | Steven W. Carothers Associates |
| SWIB | Surface Water Impoundment Basin |
| SWRCB | State Water Resources Control Board |
| SWTP | Surface Water Treatment Plant |
| TAC | Technical Advisory Committee |
| TDS | Total Dissolved Solids |
| TMDL | Total Maximum Daily Load |
| UBC | Uniform Building Code |
| ULF | Ultra-low flow |
| UWMP | Urban Water Management Plan |
| VFD | Variable Frequency Drive |
| WAS | Waste Activated Sludge |
| WDR | Waste Discharge Requirements |
| WO | Work Order |
| WRF | Water Reclamation Facility |
| WSCP | Water Shortage Contingency Plan |
| ZLD | Zero Liquid Discharge |