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Acronyms

Ac - Acre

Af - Acre-feet

ACAMP - Alabama Coastal Area Management Program

ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act

ADCNR - Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

ADECA - Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs

ADEM - Alabama Department of Environmental Management

ADPH - Alabama Department of Public Health

AMP - Adaptive Management Plan

APC - Alabama Power Company

APE - Area of Potential Effect

ARA - Alabama Rivers Alliance

B.A.I.T. - Bass Anglers Information Team

BMP - Best Management Practices

°C - Degrees Celsius

CAFO - Concentrated animal feeding operation

CEII - Critical Energy Infrastructure Information

CFR - Code of Federal Regulations

cf - Cubic foot

cfs - Cubic feet per second

CLFS - Clean Lakes Feasibility Study

CWA - Clean Water Act

CWP - Clean Water Partnership

DEA - Draft Environmental Assessment

DEIR - Draft Environmental Impact Report

DO - Dissolved oxygen

EA - Environmental Assessment

EIS - Environmental Impact Statement

EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency

ESA - Endangered Species Act

°F - Degrees Fahrenheit

FDA - United States Food and Drug Administration

FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FPA - Federal Power Act

FPC - Federal Power Commission (predecessor of FERC)

ft - Feet or foot

GIS - Geographic Information Systems

GSA - Geological Survey of Alabama

HEP - Habitat Enhancement Program

HOBO - Home Owners and Boat Owners Association

hp - Horsepower

HPMP - Historic Properties Management Plan

HUC - Hydrologic Unit Code

Hz - hertz

ILP - Integrated Licensing Process

kV - Kilovolt

kW - Kilowatt

kWr - Kilowatt-Hour

m - Meters

MD - Martin Datum

mg/L - Milligrams/Liter

mgd - Millions of gallons per day

msl - Mean sea level

MW - Megawatt

MWh - Megawatt-Hour

NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act

NERC - North American Electric Reliability Council

NGOs - Non-government organizations

NHPA - National Historic Preservation Act

NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

NWI - National Wetlands Inventory

NWS-SERFC - National Weather Service’s Southeast River Forecast Center

PA - Programmatic Agreement

PAD - Pre-Application Document

PCB - Polychlorinated biphenyl

PM&E - Protection, mitigation, and enhancement

PMF - Probable Maximum Flood

ppm - Parts per million

RM - River Mile

RSL - Restricted Service List

SD1 - Scoping Document 1

SD2 - Scoping Document 2

SERC - Southeastern Electric Reliability Council

SHPO - State Historic Preservation Officer

SMP - Shoreline Management Plan

T&E - Threatened and Endangered Species

TE&S - Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species

TMDL - Total maximum daily load

TSI - Trophic State Index

TSS - Total Suspended Solids

TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority

USACE - United States Army Corps of Engineers

USFWS - United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS - United States Geological Survey

V - Volt

WMA - Wildlife Management Area

WQ - Water Quality

WQC - Water Quality Certificate

More Information

The relicensing process includes many important terms and quite a few groups and departments represented by acronyms. Here's a glossary and an index of acronyms to help you keep it all straight.