Commonly Used Terminology
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Commonly Used Acronyms
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ABRT Arkansas Basin Roundtable
AF Acre-Foot AG Attorney General AGO Colorado Attorney General’s Office AGUA Arkansas Groundwater Users Association AMI Advanced Metering Infrastructure AOP Annual Operating Plan ARR Aquifer Recharge and Recovery ARWC Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative ASR Aquifer Storage and Recharge ATM Alternative Transfer Method AVRC Arkansas Valley Research Center AVRP Arkansas Valley Range Project BCC Bent County Commissioners BCCD Bent County Conservation District BIP Basin Implementation Plan BLM United States Bureau of Land Management BMP Best Management Practices BOR United States Bureau of Reclamation BRT Basin Roundtable CBI Colorado Bureau of Investigation CCA Colorado Cattleman’s Association CCC Crowley County Commissioners CCG Colorado Corn Growers Association CCLT Colorado Coalition of Land Trust CCP Colorado Compliance Pipeline CDA Colorado Department of Agriculture CDPHE Colorado Department of Health and Environment CDSS Colorado’s Decision Support System CEOC Conservation Easement Oversight Commission CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CFS Cubic Foot per Second CIR Crop Irrigation Requirement CPW Colorado Parks and Wildlife CSU Colorado Springs Utilities CSU Colorado State University CTF Conservation Task Force Consumptive Use CWA Clean Water Act CWAPA Colorado Water and Power Authority CWC Colorado Water Congress CWCB Colorado Water Conservation Board CWPDA Colorado Water Protective and Development Association DARCA Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance DLG Division of Local Government DNR Department of Natural Resources DOLA Department of Local Affairs DORA Department of Regulatory Agency DPR Direct Portable Reuse DWR Division of Water Resources EIS Environmental Impact Statement EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPACT Energy Policy Act EQIP Environmental Quality Incentives Program ESA Endangered Species Act ET Evapotranspiration FCTF Fountain Creek Task Force FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission GIS Geographic Information System GDP Gross Domestic Product GPD Gallons per Day |
IBCC Interbasin Compact Committee
IPP Identified Projects and Processes IRR Irrigation ISA Interruptible Service Agreement ISWMD Intrastate Water Management and Development ISAM Irrigation System Analysis Model IT Information Technology IWM Irrigation Water Management IWSA Interruptible Water Supply Agreement JMR John Martin Reservoir LAVWCD Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District LAWMA Lower Arkansas Water Management Association M&I Municipal and Industrial MGD Million Gallons per Day MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding MW Megawatts MWh Megawatt per Hour NEPA National Environmental Protection Act NGO Nongovernmental Organizations NPS U.S. National Parks Service NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service OCC Otero County Commissioners PCC Prowers County Commissioners PCC Pueblo County Commissioners PCC Pueblo Community College PEPO Public Education, Participation and Outreach PLT Project Leadership Teams PPRWA Pikes Peak Regional Water Conservancy District PRWCD Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District PUC Public Utilities Commission PW Pueblo Water RBF River Bank Filtration RICD Recreational In-Channel Diversions RO Reverse Osmosis SDA Special Districts Association SDC Super Ditch Company SDS Southern Delivery System SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act SECWCD Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District SEO State Engineer’s Office SMP Stream Management Plan SWSI Statewide Water Supply Initiative SWSP Substitute Water Supply Plan TBD Trans-basin Diversion TDS Total Dissolved Solids TMD Trans-mountain Diversion TU Trout Unlimited UAWCD Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District USDA United States Department of Agriculture USFS United Stated Forest Service USFWS United Stated Fish and Wildlife Services USGS United Stated Geological Survey WEGP Water Efficiency Grant Program WISE Water Infrastructure and Supply Efficiency WNA Water Needs Assessment WQCC Water Quality Control Commission WQCD Colorado Water Quality Control Division WRSA Water Supply Reserve Account ZLD Zero Liquid Discharge |