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
