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Acronyms BOD biological oxygen demand CI Cyberinfrastructure CCSP Climate Change Science Program CEI Common Execution Infrastructure CLEANER Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research COI Common Operating Infrastructure CUAHSI Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science CZEN Critical Zone Exploration Network CZO Critical Zone Observatory E&O Education and Outreach EPA Environmental Protection Agency GEON Geosciences Network LTER long term ecological research MREFC Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction NAE National Academy of Engineering NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEON National Ecological Observatory Network NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation O&M Operations and Maintenance OOI Ocean Observatory Initiative POA Patterns of Administration SEDS Science, Education, and Design Strategy SWAQ Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality TREC Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USBR U.S. Bureau of Reclamation USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USGS U.S. Geological Survey WATERS WATer and Environmental Research Systems WNPO WATERS Network Project Office WSTB Water Science and Technology Board 21