Acronyms

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
6. F
7. G
8. H
9. I
10. J
11. K
12. L
13. M
14. N
15. O
16. P
17. Q
18. R
19. S
20. T
21. U
22. W
23. V
24. X
25. Y
26. Z

A

Ac

Acre

ACAMP

Alabama Coastal Area Management Program

ACC

Alabama Control Center

ACOE

Army Corp of Engineers

ACF

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint

ACT

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa

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

Af

Acre-feet

AL

Alabama

ALP

Alternative Licensing Procedures

AMP

Adaptive Management Plan

APC

Alabama Power Company

APCA

Alabama Power Cooperative Approach

APE

Area of Potential Effect

APEA

Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment

ARA

Alabama Rivers Alliance

B

B.A.I.T.

Bass Anglers Information Team

BMP

Best Management Practices

BOD

Biological Oxygen Demand

C

°C

Degrees Celsius

CAFO

Concentrated animal feeding operation

CEII

Critical Energy Infrastructure Information

cf

Cubic foot

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

cfs

Cubic feet per second

CLFS

Clean Lakes Feasibility Study

CPE

catch per unit effort

CPH

catch per hour

CRT

Cooperative Relicensing Team

CWA

Clean Water Act

CWP

Clean Water Partnership

D

DEA

Draft Environmental Assessment

DEIR

Draft Environmental Impact Report

DO

Dissolved oxygen

E

EA

Environmental Assessment

EAP

Emergency Action Plan

ECPA

Electric Consumers Protection Act

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EMA

Emergency Action Agencies

EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

EPAct

Energy Policy Act

ESA

Endangered Species Act

F

°F

Fahrenheit

FAD

fish accumulator device

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

G

GIS

Geographic Information Systems

GSA

Geological Survey of Alabama

H

HEP

Habitat Enhancement Program

HOBO

Home Owners and Boat Owners Association

hp

Horsepower

HPH

harvest per hour

HPMP

Historic Properties Management Plan

HUC

Hydrologic Unit Code

Hz

hertz

I

IIP

Initial Information Package

ILP

Integrated Licensing Process

K

kV

Kilovolt

kW

Kilowatt

kWr

Kilowatt-Hour

M

m

Meters

MD

Martin Datum

mg/L

Milligrams/Liter

mgd

Millions of gallons per day

msl

Mean sea level

MW

Megawatt

MWh

Megawatt-Hour

N

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NERC

North American Electric Reliability Council

NGOs

non-government organizations

NMFS

National Marine Fisheries Service

NOI

Notice of Intent

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NHPA

National Historic Preservation Act

NRHP

National Register of Historic Places

NWI

National Wetlands Inventory

NWS-SERFC

National Weather Service's Southeast River Forecast Center

P

PA

Programmatic Agreement

PAD

Pre-Application Document

PCB

Polychlorinated biphenyl

PM&E

Protection, mitigation, and enhancement

PMF

Probable Maximum Flood

ppm

Parts per million

R

RAT

Resource Advisory Team

RM

River Mile

RSL

Restricted Service List

S

SD1

Scoping Document 1

SD2

Scoping Document 2

SERC

Southeastern Electric Reliability Council

SHPO

State Historic Preservation Officer

SMP

Shoreline Management Plan

T

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

U

USACE

United States Army Corps of Engineers

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

USFS

United States Forest Service

USFWS

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS

United States Geological Survey

V

V

Volt

W

WMA

Wildlife Management Area

WQ

Water Quality

WQC

Water Quality Certificate