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Acronyms

A l B l C l D l E l F l G l H l I l L l N l O l P l Q l R l S l T l U l V l W 

ACF Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (River System)

AG Auditor General

AQI  Air Quality Index

ARC  Acquisition and Restoration Council

ASP Agency Strategic Plan

AST Aboveground Storage Tank

BACT Best Available Control Technology

BFA Bureau of Finance and Accounting

BIS Bureau of Information Systems

BMP Best Management Practices

BPS Bureau of Personnel Services

CAMA Coastal & Aquatic Managed Areas

CAR Contamination Assessment Report

CARL Conservation And Recreation Lands

CCA Chromated Copper Arsenate (Treated Wood)

CCCL Coastal Construction Control Line

C&D Landfill Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill

CD Central District (DEP)

CEI Compliance Evaluation Inspection

CEMS  Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (federal)

CI Complaint Inspection

CO Consent Order

CSI Compliance Sampling Inspection

CSO Citizen Support Organization

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DARM Division of Air Resource Management

DAS Division of Administrative Services

DCA Department of Community Affairs

DEP Florida Department of Environmental Protection

DER Florida Department of Environmental Regulation

DLE Division of Law Enforcement

DMR Discharge Monitoring Report

DMS Florida Department of Management Services

DNR Florida Department of Natural Resources

DRAM  Division of Resource Assessment and Management

DRP Division or Recreation and Parks

DSL Division of State Lands

DWM Division of Waste Management

DWRM  Division of Water Resource Management

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EIS Economic Impact Statement

EMA Ecosystem Management Area

EMIS Equipment Management Information Systems

EMF Electromagnetic Fields

EOG Executive Office of the Governor

EPA/USEPA Environmental Protection Agency (United States)

ERC Environmental Regulation Commission

ERP Environmental Resource Permit

ESA Environmental Site Assessment

FAC Florida Administrative Code

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FF Florida Forever

FGS Florida Geological Survey

FRDAP Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program

FRWA Florida Rural Water Association

FS Florida Statutes

FWCC Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

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GIS  Geographic Information System

HAPs Hazardous Air Pollutants

HMO Health Maintenance Organization

HuRA Human Resources Application (Tracking System)

HSWA Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (federal)

HW  Hazardous Waste

LBR Legislative Budget Request

LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

LWCF Land & Water Conservation Fund

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MACT  Maximum Achievable Control Technology

MHWL Mean High Water Line

MSSW Management & Storage of Surface Water

NAAQS  National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NCL Noncompliance Letter

NED Northeast District (DEP)

NEER National Estuarine Research Reserve

NESHAPs National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants

NFA No Further Action

NOD Notice of Deficiency

NOV Notice of Violation

NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NSR  New Source Review

NWFWMD Northwest Florida Water Management District

NWD Northwest District (DEP)

OFW Outstanding Florida Waters

OGC  Office of General Counsel

OGT  Office of Greenways & Trails

OHWL Ordinary High Water Line

OIG Office of the Inspector General

OIP  Office of Intergovernmental Programs

ONRW Outstanding National Resource Water

OPS Other Personal Services

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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PAI Performance Audit Inspection

PEER (Florida) Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

PMDC Performance Based Program Budgeting

PIRG (Florida) Public Interest Research Group

PB2 Performance Based Program Budgeting

PLSP Public Lands Stewardship Program

PPO Preferred Provider Organization

PSD  Prevention of Significant Deterioration

RACT  Reasonable Available Control Technology

RAP Remedial Action Plan

RBCA Risk-based Corrective Action

RCRA Resource Conservation & Recovery Act

REDI Rural Economic Development Initiative

RI Reconnaissance Inspection

RICO Racketeering Influence & Corrupt Organization

RMA Resource Management Audit

RTP  Recreational Trails Program

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SD South District (DEP)

SAB Safety Advisory Board

SAMAS State Automated Management and Accounting Subsystem

SED Southeast District (DEP)

SES Select Exempt Service

SFWMD South Florida Water Management District

SJRWMD St. Johns River Water Management District

SUPER State Underground Petroleum Emergency Response Act

SWFWMD Southwest Florida Water Management District

SMS Senior Management Service

SRF State Revolving Fund

SRWMD Suwannee River Water Management District

SWD Southwest District (DEP)

STORET Storage & Retrieval

SWAMP Surface Water & Ambient Monitoring Program

SWIM Surface Water Improvement & Management

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TCLP Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure

TMDL Total Maximum Daily Loads

TIITF Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (Board of)

UAA Use Attainability Analysis (WRM)

UIC Underground Injection Control

UMP Unit Management Plan

USCOE United States Army Corps of Engineers

UST Underground Storage Tanks

VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds

WL Warning Letter

WWTF Wastewater Treatment Facility

WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant 

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Last updated: February 08, 2007

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