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A-B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X-Y-Z units |
| ABBREVIATION |
Full Name |
| ACE (USACE) |
(US) Army Corps of Engineers |
AIF |
Associated Industries of Florida (oil-drill lobby group) |
| ANOVA |
Analysis of Variance |
APAFR |
Avon Park Air Force Range |
ASR |
Aquifer Storage and Recovery |
ATS |
Algal Turf Scrubber |
| AWS |
Alternative Water Supply |
AWSF |
Alternative Water Storage Facility |
| AWT |
Advanced Wastewater Treatment |
| BAF |
BioAccumulation Factor |
| BAT |
Best Available Technology |
| BCF |
BioConcentration Factor |
| BMAP |
Basin Management Action Plan |
| BMP |
Best Management Practice (Agriculture) |
| BOD |
Biological Oxygen Demand |
| BODR |
Basis of Design Report |
| BWCD |
Barron Water Control District |
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C-2 |
Canal in Miami-Dade County |
C-11 |
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C-23 |
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C-24 |
(Diversion Canal) |
C-25 |
(Belcher Canal) |
C-43 |
Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR Pilot), Caloosahachee |
C-44 |
(St. Lucie Canal) |
C-111 |
Miami-Dade water distribution spreader canal |
C-139 |
Annex Land |
C&SF |
Central & Southern Florida |
| C&SF Project |
Central & Southern Florida Flood Control Project |
| CAFO |
concentrated animal feeding operation |
CAPT |
Coordinating Agency Planning Team |
| CARL |
Conservation and Recreation Lands |
CBIR |
Community Budget Issue Request |
CCA |
Civic Council Association |
CE |
Caloosahatchee Estuary |
CELCP |
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program |
| CEM |
conceptual ecosystem model |
CERP |
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program |
| Chla |
chlorophyll a |
| CNMP |
Comprehensive Nutrient Management Program |
COP |
Certificates of Participation (financial Instrument for issuing bonds) |
COR |
Contracting Officer Representative |
| CR |
Community Respiration |
| CRE |
Caloosahatchee River and Estuary |
CREW |
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed |
CRW |
Caloosahatchee River Watershed |
CRWPP |
Caloosahatchee River Watershed Protection Plan |
| CSOP |
Combined Structural and Operational Plan |
| CUP |
Consumptive Use Permitting |
| CWA |
Clean Water Act |
CZMA |
Coastal Zone Management Act |
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| DBHYDRO |
District’s hydrometerological database |
| DCP |
Data Collection Platform |
| DCT |
Design Coordination Team |
| Decomp |
Decompartmentalization |
| DEP |
(Florida) Department of Environmental Protection |
| DERM |
Department of Environmental Resource Management |
| District (SFWMD) |
South Florida Water Management District |
| DMSTA |
Dynamic Model for Stormwater Treatments Areas |
| DO |
Dissolved Oxygen |
| DOC |
Dissolved Organic Carbon |
| DOI |
Department of the Interior |
| DOM |
Dissolved Organic Matter |
| DPV |
Downstream Protection Value |
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| EAA |
Everglades Agricultural Area |
| ECP |
Everglades Construction Project |
| ECR |
Everglades Consolidated Report |
| EFA |
Everglades Forever Act |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
| ELM |
Everglades Landscape Model |
| EMAP |
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program |
| EMCT |
Environmental Monitoring Coordination Team |
| ENP |
Everglades National Park |
| ENR |
Everglades Nutrient Removal |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (US) |
| EPA |
Everglades Protection Area (Water Conservation Areas 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B, the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge, and the Everglades National Park) |
| EPD |
Everglades Protection District |
| ERC |
Environmental Regulation Commission |
| ERC |
Environmental Regulation Commission |
ERP |
Environmental Resource Permit |
ESA |
Endangered Species Act |
ET |
Evapotranspiration |
| ETp |
potential evapotranspiration |
ETF |
Everglades Trust Fund |
| EvPA |
Everglades Protection Area (Water Conservation Areas 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B, the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge, and the Everglades National Park) |
EVS |
Ecological Value Score |
EWOD |
Everglades Works of the District |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Authority |
FAC |
Florida Administrative Code |
FARE |
Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy |
| FAS |
Floridan aquifer system |
FAV |
Floating Aquatic Vegetation |
| FDACS |
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| FDEP |
Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| FDOH |
Florida Department of Health |
| FDOT |
Florida Department of Transportation |
| FEC |
Fisheating Creek |
| FEIS |
Final Environmental Impact Statement |
| FFAC |
Florida Forever Advisory Council |
| FFB |
Florida Farm Bureau |
| FFWP |
Florida Forever Work Plan |
| FIATT |
Florida Invasive Animal Task Team |
FKWQIP |
Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Program |
| FLEPPC |
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council |
| FOCC |
Florida Oceans and Coastal Council |
| FP&L |
Florida Power and Light |
FPL |
Florida Power and Light Company – FL electrical power utility |
| FRESP |
Florida Ranchland Environmental Services Project |
| FRPP |
Farm and Ranchland Protection Program |
FS |
Florida Statutes |
| FSA |
Florida Stormwater Association |
| FSEIA |
Florida Solar Energy Industries Association |
FSQM |
Field Sampling Quality Manual |
FWC |
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| FWEAUC |
Florida Water Environment Association Utility Council |
| FWM |
flow-weighted mean |
| FWRA |
Florida Watershed Restoration Act |
FY |
Financial Year |
G |
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| GEER |
Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (biannual conference) |
GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
| GMA |
Growth Management Act (Florida) |
GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GRR |
General Reevaluation Report |
H-K |
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HDPE |
High Density Polyethylene |
| HHD |
Herbert Hoover Dike (Lake Okeechobee) |
| HLR |
hydraulic loading rate |
| HRP |
Headwaters Revitalization Project |
| HRT |
Hydraulic Residence (or retention) Time |
| HSI |
Habitat Suitability Index |
| HUC |
Hydrologic Unit Code |
| HWTT |
Hybrid Wetland Treatment Technology(TM) |
| ICGA |
Indiantown Citrus Growers Association |
| IMC |
Interagency Modeling Center |
| IOP |
Interim Operational Plan |
IRL |
Indian River Lagoon |
| ISWG |
Invasive Species Working Group |
| IWR |
Initial Water Reservation |
| JW |
Jurisdictional Wetland |
| KBMOS |
Kissimmee Basin Modeling and Operations Study |
| KCOL |
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes |
KOE |
Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Everglades |
| KRHRP |
Kissimmee River Headwaters Revitalization Project |
| KRREP |
Kissimmee River Restoration Evaluation Program |
| KRRP |
Kissimmee River Restoration Project |
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L-30 |
Seepage Management (Pilot) |
L-31N |
Canal adjacent to the Everglades |
| LA |
Load Allocation |
| LEC |
Lower East Coast |
| LILA |
Loxahatchee Impoundment
Landscape Assessment |
| LMA |
Lake Management Area |
LNWR
(ARM-LNWR) |
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahachee National Wildlife Refuge |
LO |
Lake Okeechobee |
| LOEM |
Lake Okeechobee Environment Model |
LOER |
Lake Okeechobee and Estuary Recovery |
LOFT |
Lake Okeechobee Fast-Track |
| LOIWRP |
Lake Okeechobee Isolated Wetland Restoration Program |
LOK |
Lake Okeechobee |
LOOP |
Lake Okeechobee Operating Permit |
LOPA |
Lake Okeechobee Protection Act |
LOPP |
Lake Okeechobee Protection Plan |
LORS |
Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule |
LOSA |
Lake Okeechobee Service Area |
LOW |
Lake Okeechobee Watershed |
| LOWA |
Lake Okeechobee WatershedAssessment |
LOWCP |
Lake Okeechobee Watershed Construction Project |
| LOWOD |
Lake Okeechobee Works of theDistrict |
| LOWP |
Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project |
| LOWQM |
Lake Okeechobee Water Quality Model |
LSM |
Land Suitability Model |
| LTMP |
Long-Term Management Plan |
| LWC |
Lower West Coast |
| LWL |
Lake Worth Lagoon |
LTPP |
Long-Term Process Plan |
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| MAP |
Monitoring and Assessment Plan |
| MAPS |
Managed Aquatic Plant System |
| MDL |
Method Detection Limit |
| MDN |
Mercury Deposition Network |
| MeHg |
methylmercury |
| MF |
Microfiltration |
MFL |
Minimum Flow Level |
| MGD |
Million Galons per Day |
MISP |
Master Implementation Sequencing Plan |
| MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOS |
Margin of Safety |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MWD |
Modified Water Deliveries |
N |
Nitrogen |
| NADP |
National Atmospheric Deposition Program |
| NAVD |
North American Vertical Datum |
| NCDC |
National Climatic Data Center |
NEEPP |
Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program |
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
NERSM |
Northern Everglades Regional Simulation Model |
NETP |
Northern Everglades Technical Plan |
| NEWTT |
Noxious Exotic Weed Task Team |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
NGVD |
National Geodetic Vertical Datum (elevation above sea level) |
| NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| non-ECP |
non-Everglades Construction Project |
| NOI |
Notice of Intent |
| NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NPS |
National Park Service |
| NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
NRDC |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NCD |
North Springs Improvement District |
| NGO |
Nongovernmental Organization |
| NNC |
Numeric Nutrient Criteria |
| NOI |
Notice of Intent |
| NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NSM |
Natural System Model |
| NWQMC |
National Water Quality Monitoring Council |
NWR |
National Wildlife Refuge |
O-P-Q |
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| O&M |
Operation and Maintenance |
| OFW |
Outstanding Florida Water |
| OIG |
Office of Inspector General |
| OSTDS |
Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems |
| P |
Phosphorus |
P2TP |
Phase II Technical Plan |
PAD |
Policy Advisory Committee |
| Park |
Everglades National Park |
| PCA |
Project Cooperative Agreement |
PD&E |
Project Development and Engineering |
| PDE |
Project Development and Engineering |
PDT |
Project Delivery Team |
PEER |
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Florida) |
PIR |
Project Implementation Report |
| PLR |
Phosphorus Loading Rate |
| PLRG |
Pollutant Loading Reduction Goal |
PMP |
Project Management Plan |
PM |
Performance Measure |
POI |
Public Outreach Initiative |
POR |
Period of Record |
PPS |
Public Procurement Sector |
PPDR |
Pilot Project Design Report |
| PQL |
Practical Quantitation Limit |
| PRB |
Permeable Reactive Barrier |
| PSTA |
Periphyton-Based Stormwater Treatment Area |
PVC |
Polyvinyl Chloride |
| QAPP |
Quality Assurance Project Plan |
| QA/QC |
quality assurance/quality control |
| QASR |
Quality Assurance Systems Requirements |
QRB |
Quality Review Board |
R |
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R&D |
Research and Development |
R&U |
Risk and Uncertainty |
RASTA |
Reservoir-Assisted Stormwater Treatment Area |
RECOVER |
Restoration Coordination and Verification (activities) |
Refuge |
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahachee National Wildlife Refuge |
| Restudy |
Central and Southern Florida Comprehensive Review Study (now the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, or
CERP) |
| RLSA |
Rural Land Stewardship Areas |
| RO |
Reverse Osmosis |
ROD |
Record of Decision |
| RSM |
Regional Simulation Model |
RWMA |
Rothenberg Wildlife Management Area |
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SAD |
South Atlantic Division |
| SAS |
surficial aquifer system |
SAV |
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation |
| SB |
Senate Bill |
| SCADA |
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| SCG |
Science Coordination Group |
| SCM |
Stormwater Control measure |
SFER |
South Florida Environmental Report |
| SFERWG |
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group |
| SFRPC |
South Florida Regional Planning Council |
SFWMD |
South Florida Water Management District |
SFWMM |
South Florida Water Management Model |
| SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
| SIRL |
Southern Indian River Lagoon |
SJRWMD |
St. Johns River Water Management District |
| SLE |
St. Lucie Estuary |
SLRW |
St. Lucie River Watershed |
| SLRWPP |
St. Lucie River Watershed Protection Plan |
SMA |
8.5 Square Mile Area (Miami-Dade, Miami South) |
| SOETF |
Save Our Everglades Trust Fund |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOR |
Save Our Rivers |
| SRB |
sulfate-reducing bacteria |
| SRF |
Systematic Reconnaissance Flight |
| SRP |
soluble reactive phosphorus |
| SSAC |
site-specific alternative criterion |
STA |
Stormwater Treatment Area |
| SW |
Surface Water |
| SWFFS |
Southwest Florida Feasibility Study |
| SWIM |
Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan |
T |
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| T&E |
Threatened and Endangered |
TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
| TC |
total carbon [mg/L] |
| TCNS |
Taylor Creek/Nubbin Slough |
| TDP |
total dissolved phosphorus [mg/L] |
| TDS |
Total Dissolved Solid [mg/L] |
| THg |
total mercury [mg/L] |
| TKN |
total Kjeldahl nitrogen [mg/L] |
TMDL |
Total Maximum Daily Load |
TNC |
The Nature Conservancy |
TOC |
Technical Oversight Committee (of SFWMD) |
TP |
Total Phosphorus [mg/L] |
TPL |
Trust for Public Lands |
| TRAP |
Technical Review Advisory Panel |
| TS |
total sulfur [mg/L] |
| TSS |
total suspended solids [mg/L] |
Tussock |
Rooted vegetation floating on peat rafts |
U-W |
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| UAL |
unit area load |
| UEC |
Upper East Coast |
| UF |
University of Florida |
| UF/IFAS |
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences |
UKB |
Upper Kissimmee Basin |
| UKISSWIN |
Upper Kissimmee Model |
(US) ACE |
US Army Corps of Engineers |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
(US) DOE |
(US) Department of the Environment |
| (US) DOI |
(US) Department of the Interior |
(US) EPA |
(US) Environmental Protection Agency |
| USFS |
United States Forest Service |
USFWS |
(US) Fish and Wildlife Service |
USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
USSR |
Unified Statewide Stormwater Rule |
UTF |
Urban Turf Fertilizer |
| VEC |
Valued Ecosystem Component |
| WAM |
watershed assessment model |
| WaterSIP |
Water Savings Incentive Program |
| WBID |
Waterbody Identification Number |
| WLA |
Waste Load Allocation |
| WMA |
Wildlife Management Area |
WCA |
Water Conservation Area |
| WOD |
Works of the District |
WPA |
Water Preservation Area |
| WRAC |
Water Resources Advisory Commission |
WRAC |
Workshop |
WRDA |
Water Resources Development Act |
| WSE |
Water Supply and Environment |
| WWF |
World Wildlife Fund |
| WWTP |
Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| WY |
Water Year (for the SFWMD it is, May 1 through April 30) |
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ac |
acre (area) |
ac-ft |
acre-foot (volume) |
cfs |
cubic feet per second (flow rate) |
ft |
feet (distance) |
| gpd |
gallons per day |
| gpy |
gallons per year |
ha |
hectares (area) |
| Hg |
mercury |
km |
kilometer (distance) |
m |
meter (distance) |
mi |
mile (distance) |
MGD |
million gallons per day (flow rate) |
| mgd |
million gallons per day (flow rate) |
| mgy |
million gallons per year (flow rate) |
| msl |
mean sea level (elevation) |
mt |
metric tones (weight) |
ppb |
parts per billion (concentration) |
ppm |
parts per million (concentration) |
ppt |
parts per thousand (concentration) |
yr |
year (time) |
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