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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

PAD and NOI filed at FERC on June 5, 2008. FERC NEPA Scoping meeting in September in Alexander City, AL. More details to follow on exact date and time of public scoping meetings.

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.