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| Acronym | Acronym Meaning |
|---|---|
| AL | Action level |
| ABC | Association of Board Certification |
| ADE | Assistant District Engineer |
| AMP | Asset Management PLan |
| ARC | Appalachian Regional Commission |
| ARCSA | American Rainwater Catchment Association |
| ASDWA | Association of State Drinking Water Association |
| AWIA | America's Water Infrastructure Act |
| AWIA EPCRA | American Water Infrastructure Act Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know |
| AWOP | Area-Wide Optimization Program |
| AWWA | American Water Works Association |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |
| BSSP | Bacteriological Sampling Site Plan |
| BWA | Boil Water Advisory |
| CBF | Chesapeake Bay Foundation |
| CCCP | Cross Connection Control Plan |
| CCR | Consumer Confidence Report |
| CDBG | Community Development Block Grant |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIFA | Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities |
| CIP | Capital Improvement Plan |
| CMDP | Compliance Monitoring Data Portal |
| COG | Council of Governments |
| COMO | Communications Officer |
| CPE | Continuing Professional Education |
| CPSM | Construction & Professional Services Manual |
| CUPSS | Check-up Program for Small Systems |
| CWDF | Coalfield Water Development Fund |
| CWF | Community Water Fluoridation |
| DBP | Disinfection Byproducts |
| DCLS | Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services |
| DEQ | Department of Environmental Quality |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DIT | Daily Pressure Decay Test |
| DOC | Department of Corrections |
| DPB | Department of Planning and Budget |
| DPOR | Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation |
| DTS | Division of Technical Services |
| DWNSA | Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment |
| DWNIMS | Drinking Water National Information Management System |
| DWSRF | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund |
| EFCN | Environmental Finance Center Network |
| EHSS | Environmental Health Specialist Senior |
| EMMA | Electronic Municipal Marketing Access |
| EOSAS | Environmental Services Shared Administrative Services |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPI | Epidemiology |
| ERP | Emergency Response PLan |
| ESF | Emergency Support Function |
| ESSW | Establishing a Successful and Sustainable Waterworks |
| ETT | Enforcement Targeting Tool |
| FCAP | Financial and Construction Assistance Program |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GEC | Global Environmental Consulting |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GWR | Groundwater Rule |
| HAA5 | haloacetic acids (five) |
| HAB | Harmful Algae Bloom |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development |
| IADWW | Imagine a day without water |
| IDA | Industrial Development Authority |
| IDW | Instructor Development Workshop |
| IT | Information Technology |
| IUP | Intended Use PLan |
| JAM | Junior Joint Annual Meeting |
| LCR/LCRR | Lead and Copper Rule/Lead and Copper Rule Revisions |
| LHD | Local Health District |
| LHD | Local Health Department |
| LIDAR | Light Detection and Ranging |
| LSL | Lead Service Lines |
| LSLR | Lead Service Line Replacement (program) |
| LT2 | Long Term 2 |
| LTR-LCR | Long-Term Revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule |
| MCB | Marine Corps Base |
| MCL | Maximum Contaminant Level |
| mg/l | Milligrams per liter (equivalent to parts per million) |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPN | Most Probable Numbers |
| NCR | National Capital Region |
| NNPDC | Northern Neck PLanning District Commission |
| NOAV | Notice of Alleged Violation |
| NPDWR | National Primary Drinking Water Regulations |
| NTNC | Non-transient non-community waterworks |
| NVERS | Northern Virginia Emergency Response System |
| OCOM | Office of the Commissioner |
| OCPE | Office of Continuing and Professional Education |
| ODW | Office of Drinking Water |
| OEHS | Office of Environmental Health Services |
| OEP | Office of Epidemiology |
| OFHS | Office of Family Health Services |
| OHR | Office of Human Resources |
| OIM | Office of Information Management |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OSIG | Office of the State Inspector General |
| PER | Preliminary Engineer Report |
| PFAS | Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances |
| PMCL | Primary Maximum Contaminant Level |
| POU | Point of Use |
| ppb | Parts per Billion (equivalent to micrograms per liter) |
| PPD | Policy & Program Director |
| PRV | Pressure Reducing Valve |
| PT Log | Plans Tracking Log |
| PWSL | Public Water Supply Law, Code of Virginia §§ 32.1-167 through 32.1-176 |
| PWSS | Public Water System Supervision |
| R&R | Reporting & Retrieval |
| RPZ | Reduced Pressure Zone |
| RTCR | Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| SBS | Shared Business Services |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq. |
| SDWIS | Safe Drinking Water Information System |
| SERCAP | Southeast Rural Community Assistance Program |
| SME | Subject Matter Experts |
| SOC | Synthetic Organic Compounds |
| SPE | Small Projects Engineering |
| SSUP | Seasonal Startup Plan |
| SWAP | Source Water Assessment Program |
| SWIFT | Safe Water Information Field Tool |
| SWIM | Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management |
| SWIMR | Safe Water Information Management Reporting |
| SWPP | Source Water Protection Program |
| SWTP | Surface Water Treatment Plant |
| TCR | Total Coliform Rule |
| TMF | Technical, managerial and financial |
| TNC | Transient Noncommunity Waterworks |
| TOC | Total Organic Carbon |
| TSC | Technical Support Center |
| TTHM | total trhalomethanes |
| USDA | United State Department of Agriculture |
| VA WARN | Virginia Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network |
| VAC | Virginia Administrative Code |
| VCE | Virginia Correctional Enterprises |
| VCU PMG | Virginia Commonwealth University Performance Management Group |
| VCWA | Virginia Carolina Water Authority |
| VDEM | Virginia Department of Emergency Management |
| VDH | Virginia Department of Health |
| VEST | Virginia Emergency Support Team |
| VOP | Virginia Optimization Program |
| VPDES | Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| VPFP | Virginia Pooled Financing Program |
| VRA | Virginia Resources Authority |
| VRWA | Virginia Rural Water Association |
| VWEA | Virginia Water Environment Association |
| VWSRF | Virginia Water Supply Revolving Fund |
| WAC | Waterworks Advisory Committee |
| WBOP | Waterworks Business Operation Plan |
| WEP | Rural Utilities Service Water and Environmental Programs |
| WIFIA | Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act |
| WIIN | Water Infrastructure Improvements of the Nation Act |