EPA Clean Water Act (CWA) Tribal Training Acronyms AIEO: American Indian Environmental Office ANA: Administration for Native Americans BIA: Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA/BIE: Bureau of Indian Affairs/Bureau of Indian Education BMP: Best Management Practice CAFO: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation CFR: Code of Federal Regulations CSO: Combined Sewer Overflow CSS: Combined Sewer System CWA: Clean Water Act CWAP: Clean Water Action Plan DO: Dissolved Oxygen DNR: Department of Natural Resources DW: Drinking Water EL: Effluent Limit ELG: Effluent Limitations Guideline EPA: Environmental Protection Agency FAE: Financial Assistance Eligibility FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission GAP: General Assistance Program GLIFWC: Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission GW: Groundwater IEL: Indian Environmental Liaison IEO: Indian Environmental Office IMS: Indian Health Service LA: Load Allocation mL: Milliliters MOS: Margin of Safety MS4: Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System NOI: Notice of Intent NPDES: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NMED: New Mexico Environmental Department NMSU WERC: New Mexico State University Waste-management, Education, and Research Consortium NPS: Nonpoint Source ONRW: Outstanding National Resource Water POTW: Publicly Owned Treatment Work QAPP: Quality Assurance Project Plan RA: Regional Administrator SOP: Standard Operating Procedure SSO: Sa n ita ry Sewer OverfI ow SW: Surface Water SEPA ------- TAS: Treatment in a Manner Similar to a State TEA: Tribal Environmental Agreement THPO: Tribal Historic Preservation Officer TMDL: Total Maximum Daily Load TN: Total Nitrogen TP: Total Phosphorus TPEO: Taos Pueblo Environmental Office UAA: Use Attainability Analysis UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization USAGE: United States Army Corps of Engineers USGS: United States Geological Survey WAM: Watershed Analysis and Management WBP: Watershed-based Plans WET: Whole Effluent Toxicity WLA: Wasteload Allocation WQBEL: Water Quality-based Effluent Limit WQI: Water Quality Indicators WQS: Water Quality Standard WRAS: Watershed Restoration Action Strategy WWTP: Waste Water Treatment Plant SEPA ------- |