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Common Acronyms and Abbreviations

A-B | C-D | E-I | J-N | O-Q | R-S | T-Z

A-B

AB

Assembly Bill

ACW

Asbestos-Containing Waste

ADC

Alternate Daily Cover

ADF

Advance Disposal Fee

ADMIN

Administrative; Administration

ADT Average Daily Trips

AG

Attorney General

AKA Also Known As

AHERA

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act

ALJ

Administrative Law Judge

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AOC

Area Of Concern

APA

Administrative Procedure Act

APCD

Air Pollution Control District

APN Assessor's Parcel Number

APR

Air-Purifying Respirator

AQMD

Air Quality Management District

ARB

Air Resource Board

ASTM

American Standards Testing Methods; American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTSWMO

Association of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials

ATO

Administrative Time Off

BAWDS

Board Agenda Web Document System

BCC

blind carbon copy

BCP

Budget Change Proposal

BCRAC

Beverage Container Recycling Advisory Committee

BDO Boards, Departments and Offices
BGS Below Ground Surface
BIA

Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S.

BLEVE

Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

BLM

Bureau of Land Management, U.S.

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.

BOC

Board Of Control

BOE

Board of Equalization

BPC

Business and Professions Code

BTU

British Thermal Unit

BY

Budget Year

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C-D

C&D

Construction & Demolition

C/PC Closure and Postclosure
C/PCMP Closure and Postclosure Maintenance Plan
CA

Corrective Actions

CAC

California Administrative Code

CAD/CAM

Computer-Assisted Design/Computer Assisted Manufacture

CAL/EPA

California Environmental Protection Agency

CalMAX

California Materials Exchange

CAL-OSHA

California Occupational Safety & Health Act

CALTRANS

California Dept. of Transportation

CAPS

California Association of Professional Scientists

CARB

California Air Resource Board (see ARB)

CAW

California Against Waste

cc

carbon copy

CCC

California Conservation Corps

CCDEH California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health
CCP

Code of Civil Procedure

CCR

California Code of Regulations

CDF

California Division Of Forestry

CDFA

California Department of Food & Agriculture

CDFG

California Department of Fish and Game

CDI Construction, Demolition and Inert Debris
CDMG

California Division of Mines and Geology

CDPR

California Department of Parks and Recreation (see "DPR")

CEA

Career Executive Assignment

CEC

California Energy Commission

CEG

Certified Engineering Geologist

CEQA

California Environmental Quality Act

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations; Conformance Finding Request

CFS

Cubic Feet Per Second

CGC

California Government Code (see "GC")

CGI

Combustible Gas Indicator

CH4 Methane
CHP

California Highway Patrol

CIA

Closed, Illegal, or Abandoned (Site)

CIWMB

California Integrated Waste Management Board

CIWMP

Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan

CO Compliance Order
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
COB

Close of Business

CoFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CoGen

Cogeneration

CORC

California Organic Recycling Council

CoSWMP

County Solid Waste Management Plan

CPA

Certified Public Accountant

CPC

California Penal Code

CPCFA

California Pollution Control Financing Authority

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CPO

Computer Printout

CQA

Construction Quality Assurance

CR

Curbside Recycling

CRLA

California Rural Legal Assistance

CRRA

California Rural Recovery Association

CRRC

California Refuse Removal Council

CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CRV

California Redemption Value

CSAC

Country Supervisors Association of California (obsolete); 
California State Association of Counties (new)

CSC

California Supreme Court

CSEA

California State Employee's Association

CSG

Council of State Governments

CSU

California State University

CSUS

California State Universities & Colleges

CSWMP

County Solid Waste Management Plan

CTO

Compensating Time Off

CUP Conditional Use Permit
CUPA Certified Unified Program Agent
CWPCA

California Water Pollution Control Association

CY

Cubic Yards

CYA

California Youth Authority

DA District Attorney
db

Decibel. Also dB

DEIR

Draft Environmental Impact Report

DEIS

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

DFG

Department of Fish and Game

DGS

Department of General Services

DHS

Department of Health Services

DOAR

Director's Office Action Request

DOB

Date Of Birth

DOC

Department of Conservation

DOE

Department of Education

DOF

Department of Finance

DOHS

Department of Health Services

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOR

Division of Recycling

DOSH

Department of Occupational Safety and Health

DOT

Department of Transportation

DPA

Department of Personnel Administration

DPLA Diversion Planning and Local Assistance
DPR

Department of Parks & Recreation (see "CDPR"); Department of Pesticide Regulations

DPW

Department of Public Works

DS

Disposal Site

DTSC

Department of Toxic Substances Control

DWR

Department of Water Resources

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E-I

e.g.

(L. exampli gratia)) for the sake of example; for example

EA

Enforcement Agency

EAC

Enforcement Advisory Council

EAP

Employee Assistance Program

EG

Engineering Geologist

EHMI

Environmental Hazards Management Institute

EIR

Environmental Impact Report

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

E-MAIL

Electronic Mail

EMS Environmental Management System
ENV

Environmental

EOAC

Environmental Outreach Advisory Committee

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPP

Enforcement Program Plan

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

F/A or FA

Financial Assurance

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FAX

Facsimile

FEIR

Final Environmental Impact Report

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FHA

Federal Highway Administration

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act, U.S.

FONSI

Finding of No Significant Impacts

FSOR

Final Statement of Reasons

FSR

Feasibility Study Report

FTB

Franchise Tax Board

FTC

Federal Trade Commission

FTE

Full-Time Equivalent

FY

Fiscal Year

FYI

For Your Information

GC

Government Code

GCL Geosynthetic Clay Liner
GIS

Geographic Information System

GNP

Gross National Product

GPS

Global Positioning System

GRCDA

Government Refuse Collection and Disposal Association

HazMat

Hazardous Materials

HB

House Bill (U.S.)

HDPE

High Density Polyethylene

HHW

Household Hazardous Waste

HHWE

Household Hazardous Waste Element

HMIS

Hazardous Materials Identification System

HSC

Health and Safety Code

i.e.

(L. id est) that is (to say)

IAA

Inter-Agency agreement

IDLH

Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health

IDP

Individual Development Plan

IEIE

Initial Environmental Impact Evaluation

IIPP

Injury and Illness Prevention Program/Plan

IMB

Information Management Branch

IPC

Intermediate Processing Center (see "MRF")

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

IS/ND

Initial Study/Negative Declaration

ISOR

Initial Statement of Reasons

ISRI

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.

ISWGS

Initial Solid Waste Generation Study

ITO

In the Office

IWM

Integrated Waste Management

IWMB

Integrated Waste Management Board

IWMS

Integrated Waste Management Specialist

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Last updated: March 02, 2009


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