California Integrated Waste Management Board

Financial Assistance Acronyms

-A-
AB: Assembly Bill
ADMIN: Administrative; Administration

-B-
BOC: Board of Control
BOE: Board of Equalization

-C-
Cal/EPA: California Environmental Protection Agency
CALTRANS:
California Department of Transportation
CARB: California Air Resources Board
CCC:
California Conservation Corps
CCR: California Code of Regulations
CEQA: California Environmental Quality Act
CHP: California Highway Patrol
CIWMB: California Integrated Waste Management Board
COB: Close of Business
CPO: Computer Printout
CR: Curbside Recycling
CRRA: California Rural Recovery Association
CRRC: California Refuse Removal Council
CSAC: County State Association of Counties

-D-
DEIR: Draft Environmental Impact Report
DEIS: Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DGS: Department of General Services
DIV: Division
DOC: Department of Conservation
DOF: Department of Finance
DTSC: Department of Toxic Substances Control

-E-
EIR: Environmental Impact Report
EIS: Environmental Impact Statement
E-mail: Electronic Mail
ENV: Environmental
EPA:
Environmental Protection Agency

-F-
Fax: Facsimile
FEIR: Final Environmental Impact Report
FY: Fiscal Year
FYI: For Your Information

-G-
GIS: Geographic Information System
GRCDA: Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal Association

-H-
HHW: Household Hazardous Waste
HMIS: Hazardous Materials Identification System
HHWE: Household Hazardous Waste Element

-I-
IAA: Interagency Agreement
IEIE: Initial Environmental Impact Evaluation
IFB:
Invitation For Bid
IS/ND: Initial Study/Negative Declaration
ISRI: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
ISWGS: Initial Solid Waste Generation Study
IWM: Integrated Waste Management

-L-
LAN: Local Area Network
LCC: Local Conservation Corps
LF: Landfill
LFG: Landfill Gas

-M-
MEIR: Master Environmental Impact Report
MQ: Minimum Qualifications
MRF: Material Recovery Facility
MSW: Municipal Solid Waste

-N-
NCRA: Northern California Recycling Association
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
NIMBY: Not In My Backyard

-O-
OE & E: Operating Expenses & Equipment
O & M: Operations & Maintenance

-P-
PC: Personal Computer
PRC: Public Resources Code
PSA: Public Service Announcement
PY: Personnel Year

-R-
RDEIR: Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report
RDF: Refuse Derived Fuel
RDSI: Report of Disposal Site Information
RFI: Report of Facility Information
RSW: Residential Solid Waste
RWQCB: Regional Water Quality Control Board

-S-
SCH:
State Clearinghouse
SCO: State Controller's Office
SFY: State Fiscal Year
S/L: Statute of Limitations
SLCC: Sacramento Local Conservation Corps
SMRF: Small Materials Recovery Facility
SPO: Sub-Purchase Order
SRRE: Source Reduction & Recycling Elements
SWATs: Solid Waste Assessment Tests
SWF: Solid Waste Facility
SWGS:
Solid Waste Generation Study  
SWMU: Solid Waste Management Unit
SWRCB: State Water Resources Control Board

-T-
TB: Time Base
TC: Travel Claim
T/C: Telephone Contact/Call
TDF: Tire Derived Fuel
TEC: Travel Expense Claim
TPW: Tons-Per-Week
TPY: Tons-Per-Year

-U- 
UIC: Unemployment Insurance Code

-W- 
WDR: Waste Discharge Requirement
WIN: Waste Information Network
WMU: Waste Management Unit
WTE: Waste-To-Energy

-Y- 
YTD: Year-To-Date

Last updated: December 29, 2006
Financial Assistance,  http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Grants/
Vicki Hanson, vhanson@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6119