Acronyms
- AAL
Applied Action Level
- AB
Assembly Bill
- APCD
Air Pollution Control District
- AQMD
Air Quality Management District
- ARAR
Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
- ARB
Air Resources Board
- ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
- ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
- CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
- Cal/EPA
California Environmental Protection Agency
- CAA
U.S. Clean Air Act
- CAO
Corrective Action Order
- CAP
Corrective Action Plan
- CCR
California Code of Regulations
- CEQA
California Environmental Quality Act
- CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (U.S. Superfund)
- CESQG
Conditionally-Exempt Small Quantity Generator
- CIWMB
California Integrated Waste Management Board
- CMS
Corrective Measures Study
- CUPA
Certified Unified Program Agency
- CWA
U.S. Clean Water Act
- DERP
Defense Environmental Restoration Program
- DOD
U.S. Department of Defense
- DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
- DOT
U.S. Department of Transportation
- DPR
Department of Pesticide Regulation
- DTSC
Department of Toxic Substances Control
- EO
Executive Order
- EBST
Environmental Baseline Survey to Transfer
- EE/CA
Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis
- EIR
Environmental Impact Report (CEQA)
- EIS
Environmental Impact Study (NEPA)
- EOA
Environmental Oversight Agreement (schools)
- ERAP
Expedited Remedial Action Plan
- FFSRA
Federal Facility Site Remediation Agreement
- FFCA
Federal Facilities Compliance Act
- FONSI
Finding of No Significant Impact (NEPA)
- FUDS
Formerly-Used Defense Site
- GAC
Granular Acitvated Carbon
- GWETS
Groudwater Extraction and Treatment System
- HB
House Bill
- HMBP
Hazardous Materials Business Plan
- HSC
California Health and Safety Code
- HSWA
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
- HWCL
California Hazardous Waste Control Law
- HWMP
Hazardous Waste Management Program (DTSC)
- IRAP
Interim Remedial Action Plan
- IRP
Installation Restoration Program
- I & SE
Imminent and Substantial Endangerment
- ISCP
Investigating Site Contamination Program
- ISD
Interim Status Document
- LAC
Local Assessment Committee
- NCP
National Oil & Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan
- NEPA
National Environmental Protection Act
- NESHAPS
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
- NFA
No Further Action
- NOC
Notice of Completion
- NOD
Notice of Determination (CEQA)
- NOD
Notice of Deficiency (Permitting)
- NOD
Notice of Defense (Compliance)
- NOE
Notice of Exemption
- NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- NPL
National Priorities List (U. S. Superfund)
- OEHHA
Office of Environmental Health Hazardous Assessment
- P2
Pollution Prevention
- PAC
Permit Assistance Center
- PBR
Permit By-Rule
- PEA
Preliminary Endangerment Assessment
- PHA
Public Health Assessment
- PIO
Public Information Officer
- PP
Public Participation
- PUC
California Public Utilities Code
- PUC
Public Utilities Commission
- RAB
Restoration Advisory Board
- RAP
Remedial Action Plan
- RAW
Removal Action Workplan
- RCRA
Resource Conservation & Recovery Act
- REA
Registered Environmental Assessor
- RFA
RCRA Facility Assessment
- RFI
RCRA Facility Investigation
- RFP
Request for Proposal
- RI
Remedial Investigation
- RI/FS
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
- ROD
Record of Decision
- RP
Responsible Party
- RWQCB
Regional Water Quality Control Board
- SARA
Superfund Amendments and ReauthorizationAct of 1986
- SB
Senate Bill
- SMWU
Solid Waste Management Unit
- SVE
Soil Vapor Extraction
- SWDA
U.S. Solid Waste Disposal Act
- SWRCB
State Water Resources Control Board
- TAG
Technical Assistance Grant
- TRC
Technical Review Committee
- TRI
Toxic Release Inventory
- TSCA
Toxic Substances Control Act
- TSD
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (facilities)
- TTU
Transportable Treatment Unit
- US EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
- UST
Underground Storage Tank
- UXO
Unexploded Ordnance
- VCA
Voluntary Cleanup Agreement
- VOC
Volatile Organic Compound