Acronyms Used on the DEEP Website
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
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| ADA | Americans with Disability Act |
| AFC | Anadromous Fish Conservation |
| AFS | American Fisheries Society |
| ALAPCO | Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials |
| APA | Aquifer Protection Area |
| AQI | Air Quality Index |
| ASMFC | Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission |
| AST | Aboveground Storage Tank |
| ATG | Automatic Tank Gauge |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| AWT | Advanced Waste Treatment |
| BACT | Best Available Control Technology |
| BARU | Boating Accident Reconstruction Unit |
| BAT | Best Available Technology |
| BEST | Bureau of Enterprise Systems and Technology |
| BFL | Birds in Forested Landscapes |
| BMPs | Best Management Practices |
| BIG | Boating Infrastructure Grant Program |
| BWM | Bureau of Water Management |
| CAA | Clean Air Act |
| CAAA | Clean Air Act Amendments |
| CAES | Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
| CAP | Compliance Advisory Panel |
| CARB | California Air Resources Board |
| CARE | Connecticut Aquatic Resource Education |
| CBIA | Connecticut Business and Industry Association |
| CCMA | Connecticut Coastal Management Act |
| CCMP | Comprehensive Conservation & Management Plan |
| CDA | Connecticut Development Authority |
| CE/FS | Conservation Education/Firearms Safety |
| CECs | Continuing Education Credits |
| CEM | Continuous Emissions Monitoring |
| CEPA | Connecticut Environmental Policy Act |
| CERCLIS | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Information Systems |
| CEQ | Council on Environmental Quality |
| CERCLA | Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act |
| CESQGs | Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators |
| CEU | Continuing Education Units |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CGA | CT General Assembly |
| CGS | Connecticut General Statutes |
| CL&P | Connecticut Light & Power Company |
| CMRHR | Connecticut Municipal Recycling Honor Roll |
| CO | Carbon Monoxide |
| COA | Connecticut Ornithological Association |
| COC | Cost of Cleanup |
| COP | Certificate of Permission |
| CPPU | Central Permit Processing Unit |
| CPWO | Certificate Personal Watercraft Operation |
| CREC | Capitol Region Education Council |
| CRERPA | Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency |
| CRCG | Crushed Recycled Container Glass |
| CRRA | Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority |
| CSC | Connecticut Siting Council |
| CSO | Combined Sewer Overflow |
| CT DEEP | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| CT DPH | Connecticut Department of Public Health |
| CT GHG | Connecticut Greenhouse Gas |
| CVA | Clean Vessel Act |
| CWA | Clean Water Act |
| CWCS | Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy |
| CWD | Chronic Wasting Disease |
| CWF | Clean Water Fund |
| CZMA | Coastal Zone Management Act |
| DAS | Department of Administrative Services |
| DCP | Department of Consumer Protection |
| DECD | Department of Economic and Community Development |
| DEEP | Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| DERC | Discrete Emission Reduction Credit |
| DMR | Discharge Monitoring Reports |
| DMV | Department of Motor Vehicles |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DPH | Department of Public Health |
| DSC | Digital Selective Calling |
| ECAF | Environmental Condition Assessment Form |
| EDT | Eastern Daylight Saving Time |
| EEE | Eastern Equine Encephalitis |
| EHR | Environmental Hazard Reporting |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EIA | Energy Information Administration |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| ELUR | Environmental Land Use Restriction |
| EnCon | Environmental Conservation Police |
| EOP | Emergency Operation Plan |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERC | Emission Reduction Credit |
| ERI | Environmental Research Institute |
| ERT | Environmental Review Team |
| ETPH | Extractable Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons |
| EVR | Enhanced Vapor Recovery |
| FAC | Fisheries Advisory Council |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question |
| FCSWCD | Fairfield County Soil and Water Conservation District |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FONSI | Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FWS | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GPLPE | General Permit to Limit Potential to Emit from Major Stationary Sources of Air Pollution |
| GWPC | Groundwater Protection Criterion |
| HAPs | Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| HCE | Habitat Conservation and Enhancement Program |
| HHW | Household Hazardous Waste |
| HIN | Hull Identification Number |
| HIP | Harvest Information Program |
| HMGP | Hazard Mitigation Grant Program |
| HTL | High Tide Line |
| IMM | Integrated Marsh Management |
| IPCs | Intermediate Processing Centers |
| IPM | Integrated Pest Management |
| IWRD | Inland Water Resources Division |
| LAER | Lowest Achievable Emission Rate |
| LDR | Land Disposal Restrictions |
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LEP | Licensed Environmental Professional |
| LEV | Low Emission Vehicle |
| LIP | Landowner Incentive Program |
| LIS | Long Island Sound |
| LISS | Long Island Sound Study |
| LISTS | Long Island Sound Trawl Survey |
| LQG | Large Quantity Generator |
| MACT | Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
| MDC | Metropolitan District Commission |
| MERR | Mobile Equipment Repair & Refinishing |
| MHW | Mean High Water Line |
| MLW | Mean Low Water Line |
| MQSA | Mammography Quality Standards Act |
| MRFSS | Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey |
| MSAT | Mobile Source Air Toxics rule |
| MSD | Marine Sanitation Devices |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheets |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |
| MSW | Municipal Solid Waste |
| MTBE | Methyl-Tertiary Butyl Ether |
| MWC | Municipal Waste Combuster |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| NAVHDA | North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association |
| NDDB | Natural Diversity DataBase |
| NEAC | Nuclear Energy Advisory Council |
| NEP | National Estuary Projects |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NERR | National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| NESCAUM | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management |
| NEWMOA | Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association |
| NFIP | National Flood Insurance Program |
| NGVD | National Geodetic Vertical Datum |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NOAA | National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration |
| NOx | Nitrous Oxides |
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NPL | National Priority List |
| NPS | Non-Point Source |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NRDC | Natural Resources Defense Council |
| NSR | New Source Review |
| NWCO | Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator |
| O³ | Ozone |
| OBD | On-Board Diagnostic |
| OCRM | Ocean & Coastal Resource Management |
| OLISP | Office of Long Island Sound Programs |
| OPM | Office of Policy and Management |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| OTAG | Ozone Transport Assessment Group |
| OTC | Ozone Transport Commission |
| OTR | Ozone Transport Region |
| OWF | Outdoor Wood Burning Furnace |
| P2 | Pollution Prevention |
| PA | Public Act |
| PAMS | Photochemical Assessment Monitoring System |
| PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PERD | Permitting, Enforcement and Remediation Division |
| PFD | Personal Flotation Device |
| PIQ | Pre-Inspection Questionnaire |
| PLT | Project Learning Tree |
| PM | Particulate Matter |
| POTW | Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
| PTP | Property Transfer Program |
| PURA | Public Utilities Regulatory Authority |
| QAPP | Quality Assurance Project Plan |
| QRWA | Quinnipiac River Watershed Association |
| RAC | Rivers Advisory Committee |
| RACT | Reasonable Available Control Technology |
| RBOB | Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending Plan |
| RBRC | Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation Recovery Act |
| RCRIS | Resource Conservation Recovery Act Information System |
| RCSA | Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies |
| RD&D | Research, Development & Demonstration Projects |
| RFG | Reformulated Gas |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RPS | Renewable Portfolio Standards |
| RRF | Resources Recovery Facility |
| RSR | Remediation Standard Regulations |
| RTP | Recreational Trails Program |
| RVP | Reid Vapor Pressure |
| SAV | Submerged Aquatic Vegetation |
| S&R | Search & Rescue |
| SBAP | Small Business Assistance Program |
| SC | Special Concern |
| SCEL | Stream Channel Encroachment Lines |
| SCM | Suggested Control Measure |
| SCO | Special Conservation Officer |
| SCORP | Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Program |
| SCPRIF | Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund |
| SCSU | Southern Connecticut State University |
| SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
| SERC | State Emergency Response Commission |
| SIP | State Implementation Plan |
| SIPRAC | State Implementation Plan Revision Advisory Council |
| SOBA | States Organization for Boating Access |
| SPLP | Synthetic Precipitate Leaching Procedure |
| SQG | Small Quantity Generator |
| SRF | State Revolving Fund |
| STAPPA | State & Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators |
| STPs | Sewage Treatment Plants |
| SWAP | Source Water Assessment Program |
| SWG | State Wildlife Grant |
| SWPPP | Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan |
| TDD/TYY | Telecommunications Device for the DEAF/Text Teletype |
| TEP | Technical Environmental Professional |
| TIP | Turn-In-Poachers |
| TMA | Trout Management Area |
| TMDL | Total Maximum Daily Load |
| TPH | Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon |
| TRI | Toxic Release Inventory |
| TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| TSS | Total Suspended Sediments |
| ULV | Ultra Low Volume |
| UCONN | University of Connecticut |
| USC | United States Code |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| USFWS | United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USGBC | U.S. Green Building Council |
| USGCRP | U.S. Global Change Research Program |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| USPS | United States Powder Squadron |
| UST | Underground Storage Tank |
| UV | Ultraviolet Radiation |
| VAS | Volunteer Angler Survey |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| WCRP | Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program |
| WEED | Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division |
| WET | Water Education for Teachers |
| WLA | Waste Load Allocation |
| WMA | Wildlife Management Area |
| WPC | Water Planning Council |
| WPCA | Water Pollution Control Act |
| WTMA | Wild Trout Management Areas |
| WQC | Water Quality Certificate |
| WQS | Water Quality Standards |