Acronyms and Abbreviations

AQI

Air Quality Index

BMPs

best management practices

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

CGIA

North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

CIP

Capital Improvements Plan

CLG

Certified Local Government

CWMTF

Clean Water Management Trust Fund

DDT

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

DENR

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

DLR

North Carolina Division of Land Resources

DWQ

North Carolina Division of Water Quality

EA

Environmental Assessment

EEP

Ecosystem Enhancement Program

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EMC

Environmental Management Commission

EPT

Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera

ESA

Endangered Species Act of 1973

ETJ

extraterritorial jurisdiction

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FIRM

Flood Insurance Rate Map

FSC

Federal species of concern

GAP

Gap Analysis Program

GIS

Geographic Information System

GPDC

Gallon per day per capita

gpm

gallons per minute

IBT

interbasin transfer

Kgal

1,000 gallons

lb/ac/yr

Pounds per acre per year

LDO

Land Development Ordinance

LI

Limited impact

LID

Low impact development

LRUSA

Long Range Urban Service Area

MG

million gallons

MGD

million gallons per day

MOA

Memorandum of Agreement

MS4s

Municipal separate storm sewer systems

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standard

NCAC

North Carolina Administrative Code

NCDOT

North Carolina Department of Transportation

NCEPA

North Carolina Environmental Policy Act

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NFIP

National Flood Insurance Program

NHEO

Natural Heritage Element Occurrence

NHP

North Carolina Natural Heritage Program

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NRHP

National Register of Historic Places

NSW

nutrient sensitive waters

NWI

National Wetlands Inventory

OSHRP

Open Space and Historic Resources Plan

PI

potential impact

PUD

Planned Unit Development

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RDU

Raleigh-Durham

RTP

Research Triangle Park

SAESH

Significant Aquatic Endangered Species Habitat

SCI

Secondary and Cumulative Impacts

SDWA

Safe Drinking Water Act

SEPA

(North Carolina) Environmental Policy Act

SHPO

State Historic Presentation Office

SLOW

Save Lots of Water

SNHA

Significant Natural Heritage Area

SR

State Route

TMDL

total maximum daily load

TSS

total suspended solids

UDO

Unified Development Ordinance

USACE

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

USEPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

USFWS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

WRF

water reclamation facility

WSW

water supply watershed

WTP

water treatment plant

WWTP

wastewater treatment plant