Section 2 contains acronyms and abbreviations with their most commonly
used pronunciations and definitions. These acronyms and abbreviations
are listed alphabetically.
| Acronym | How
is it
pronounced? | Program |
| 10 |
| Section 10 |
| 118 |
| Section 118 of the Clean Water Act |
| 305(b) |
| Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act |
| 319
| | Section 319 of the Clean Water Act |
| 401 | | Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act |
| 402 | | Section
402 of the Clean Water Act |
| 404 |
| Section 404 of the Clean Water Act |
| 1990
CAAA | | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 |
| 6217 | | Section 6217 of
the CZARA |
| 6280 | | MN
Rule Chapter 6280 |
| 7001 | | MN
Rule Chapter 7001 |
| 7007 | | MN
Rule Chapter 7007 |
| 7009 | | MN
Rule Chapter 7009 |
| 7021 | | MN
Rule Chapter 7021 |
| 7050 | | MN
Rule Chapter 7050 |
| 7060 | | MN
Rule Chapter 7060 |
| 8420 | | MN
Rule Chapter 8420 |
| ACOE | the Corps
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| ANS
| | Aquatic Nuisance Species |
| AOC | | Area of Concern |
| APHIS | a'-fis | Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA) |
| ARDC |
| Arrowhead Regional Development Commission |
| BAF |
| Bioaccumulation Factor |
| BAT |
| Best Available Technology |
| BC
| | Bythotrephes |
| BCC |
| Bioaccumulative Chemical of Concern |
| BCF
| | Bioconcentration Factor |
| BMP | | Best Management Practice |
| BOD | | Biological Oxygen
Demand |
| BWSR | bowser | Board
of Water and Soil Resources |
| CAA |
| Clean Air Act |
| CAAA |
| Clean Air Act Amendments |
| CDF |
| Confined Disposal Facility |
| CEPA |
| Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| CERCLA | sir'-clah | Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| CFR
| | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CGLI | | Council of Great
Lakes Industries |
| CGLG | | Council
of Great Lakes Governors |
| CLSES |
| Center for Lake Superior Environmental Studies |
| COA | | Canada/Ontario Agreement |
| CSO | | Combined Sewer Overflow |
| CWA | | Clean Water Act |
| CWAR | | Clean Water Act Reauthorization |
| CWE | | Center for Water and
the Environment |
| CZARA | cee-zar'-ah | Coastal
Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 |
| CZM |
| Coastal Zone Management |
| CZMA |
| Coastal Zone Management Act |
| DDT |
| Dichlorodiphenyltrichloro-ethane |
| EMAP | ee'-map | Environmental
Monitoring and Assessment Program |
| EPA |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERL-D |
| Environmental Research Laboratory - Duluth (U.S. EPA) |
| FWPCA | | Federal Water Pollution
Control Act |
| FY | | Fiscal
Year |
| GEIS | | Generic
Environmental Impact Statement |
| GLC |
| Great Lakes Commission |
| GLCP |
| Great Lakes Critical Pollutants |
| GLERL | glerl | Great
Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory |
| GLFC |
| Great Lakes Fishery Commission |
| GLI |
| Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative |
| GLIN | glin | Great
Lakes Information Network |
| GLIFWC | glif'-wick | Great
Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission |
| GLLFAS |
| Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
| GLNPO | glen'-poe | Great Lakes
National Program Office |
| GLPF |
| Great Lakes Protection Fund |
| GLTxRE |
| Great Lakes Toxic Reduction Effort |
| GLTxRI |
| Great Lakes Toxics Reduction Initiative |
| GLWQA | GLI | Great
Lakes Water Quality Agreement |
| GLWQI |
| Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative |
| HAPs | haps | Hazardous
Air Pollutants |
| HCB | | Hexachlorobenzene |
| Hg | | Mercury |
| IAGLR | eye-ag'-ler | International
Association of Great Lakes Research |
| IJC |
| International Joint Commission |
| ILSR | ill'-sir | Institute
for Lake Superior Research |
| I and I |
| Inflow and Infiltration |
| LA |
| Load Allocation |
| LaMP | lamp | Lakewide
Management Plan |
| LGU | | Local
Governmental Unit |
| LLO | | Large
Lakes Observatory |
| LSC | | Lake
Superior Center |
| LSRI | | Lake
Superior Research Institute |
| MDH |
| Minnesota Department of Health |
| MDNR,
DNR | | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
| MED | | Mid-Continent Ecology
Division |
| MERLA | merla | Minnesota
Environmental Response and Liability Act |
| MISA | | Municipal
Industrial Strategy for Abatement |
| MM | | Management
Measures |
| MPCA, PCA | | Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency |
| NAAQS | | National
Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| NBS | | National
Biological Service |
| NEMEEC | ne'-mick | Northeastern
Minnesota Environmental and Economic Council |
| NMWE | | Northeast
Minnesota Waste Exchange |
| NOAA | no'-ah | National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOx | | Nitrogen
Oxides |
| NPDES | | National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NPL | | National
Priorities List |
| NPS | | U.S.
National Park Service |
| NRRI | enn-are-eye | Natural
Resources Research Institute |
| NSGCP | | National
Sea Grant College Program |
| NSMB | | North
Shore Management Board |
| NSMP | | North
Shore Management Plan |
| NSP | | Nonpoint
Source Pollution |
| NWP's | | Nationwide
Permits |
| OCS | | Octachlorostyrene |
| OFAH | | Ontario Federation
of Anglers and Hunters |
| OHW | | Ordinary
High Water Mark |
| OIRW | | Outstanding
International Resource Waters |
| ONRW | | Outstanding
National Resource Waters |
| ORVW | | Outstanding
Resource Value Waters |
| PAHs | | Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| P2 | | Pollution
Prevention |
| PCBs | | Polychlorinated
Biphenyls |
| POTW | | Publicly
Owned Treatment Works |
| ppb | | parts
per billion |
| ppm | | parts
per million |
| ppt | | parts
per trillion |
| RAP | rap | Remedial
Action Plan |
| RCRA | rick'-rah | Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act |
| REMAP | ree'-map |
Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program |
| RfD | | Reference
Dose |
| SAB | | Science
Advisory Board |
| SARA | sarah | Superfund
Amendment Reauthorization Act |
| SCS | | Soil
Conservation Service |
| SIP | | State
Implementation Plan |
| SNA | | Designated
Scientific and Natural Areas |
| SOLEC | so'-leck | State
of the Lake Ecosystem Conference |
| SO2 | | Sulfur
Dioxide |
| SOTLSBRS | | State
of the Lake Superior Basin Reporting Series |
| SWCD | | Soil
and Water Conservation Districts |
| TMDL | | Total
Maximum Daily Load |
| TCDD | | Dioxin | >
| USC | | United States Code |
| USDA | | U.S. Department of
Agriculture |
| USEPA | | U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency |
| USFWS | | U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USGS | | U.S.
Geological Survey |
| WCA | wack'-ah |
Wetlands Conservation Act |
| WCAR | wack'-ah
rules | Wetland Conservation Act Rules |
| WDNR
| Wisconsin DNR | Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources |
| WET | | Whole
Effluent Toxicity |
| WLA | | Wasteload
Allocation |
| WLSRRMC | | Western
Lake Superior Region Resource Management Cooperative |
| WLSSD | | Western
Lake Superior Sanitary District |
| ZID | | Zone
of Initial Dilution |
| ZDP | | Zero
Discharge Demonstration Program |
