Acronyms
AET | actual evapotranspiration |
AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
ATU | aerobic treatment unit |
AU | animal units |
AVGWLF | Arc View GWLF |
BACT | best available control technology |
BG | billion gallon |
BMP | best management practice |
BOD | biochemical oxygen demand |
BWS | Bureau of Water Supply |
CBOD | carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand |
CBUDSF | continuously backwashing upflow dual sand filtration |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDIC | Catskill/Delaware Interconnecting Chamber |
CE | conservation easements |
CFI | continuous forest inventory |
CFP | Catskill Forest Preserve |
CFU | colony forming unit |
CMF | continuous microfiltration |
CREP | Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program |
CSBI | Catskill Streams Buffer Initiative |
CTCP | Catskill Turbidity Control Program |
CWA | Clean Water Act |
CWC | Catskill Watershed Corporation |
CWMP | Community Wastewater Management Program |
DBP | disinfection byproduct |
DEC | Department of Environmental Conservation |
DEM | digital elevation model |
DEP | Department of Environmental Protection |
DO | dissolved oxygen |
DOC | dissolved organic carbon |
DOH | Department of Health |
DOHMH | Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
DOM | dissolved organic matter |
EOH | east-of-Hudson |
EOHWC | EOH Watershed Corporation |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
EPSC | erosion prevention and sediment control |
FAD | filtration avoidance determination |
FBO | Flood Buyout Program |
FC | fecal coliform |
FEIS | final Environmental Impact Statement |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FTE | full-time equivalent |
GIS | Geographical Information Systems |
GLM | General Lake Model |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GWLF | Generalized Watershed Loading Function |
HAB | harmful algal bloom |
HEC-RAS | Hydrologic Engineering Center’s River Analysis System |
HEV | human enteric viruses |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HPC | heterotrophic plate counts |
HRU | hydrologic response unit |
IESWTR | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
IRSP | Individual Residential Stormwater Permit |
LAP | Land Acquisition Program |
LFA | Local Flood Analysis |
LID | low-impact development |
LIDAR | Light Detection and Ranging |
LOESS | locally weighted smoothing |
LRAA | locational running annual average |
MBR | membrane bioreactor |
MCL | maximum contaminant level |
MCLG | maximum contaminant level goal |
MEP | maximum extent practicable |
MGD | million gallons per day |
MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
MS4 | municipal separate storm sewer system |
MSL | mean sea level |
MST | microbial source tracking |
NANI | net anthropogenic nitrogen inputs |
NAPI | net anthropogenic phosphorus inputs |
NASEM | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
NCD | natural channel design |
NCRS | Natural Resource Conservation Service |
NFC | natural features criteria |
NLCD | National Land Cover Database |
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NOM | natural organic matter |
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NRC | National Research Council |
NRCS | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
NTU | nephelometric turbidity units |
NWI | National Wetland Inventory |
NWS | National Weather Service |
NYC | New York City |
NYS | New York State |
OST | Operations Support Tool |
PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
PET | potential evapotranspiration |
PFAS | per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances |
PFOA | perfluorooctanoic acid |
PFOS | perfluorooctane sulfonate |
SCM | stormwater control measure |
SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
SMIP | Stream Management Implementation Program |
SMP | Stream Management Program |
SPARROW | Spatially Reference Regressions on Watershed Attributes |
SPDES | State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
SRP | soluble reactive phosphorus |
SS | suspended solids |
SSC | suspended sediment concentrations |
STRP | sediment turbidity reduction project |
SUNY | State University of New York |
SWAT | Soil and Water Assessment Tool |
SWAT-HS | SWAT-Hillslope |
SWAT-VSA | SWAT-Variable Source Area |
SWCD | Soil and Water Conservation District |
SWMM | Storm Water Management Model |
SWPPP | stormwater pollution prevention plan |
SWTR | Surface Water Treatment Rule |
TC | total coliform |
TDP | total dissolved phosphorus |
TI | topographic index |
TMDL | Total Maximum Daily Load |
TOC | total organic carbon |
TP | total phosphorous |
TSI | Trophic State Index |
TSS | total suspended solids |
TTHM | total trihalomethanes |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
USFS | U.S. Forest Service |
USGCRP | U.S. Global Change Research Program |
USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
UV | ultraviolet |
VSLF | Variable Source Loading Function |
WAC | Watershed Agricultural Council |
WAP | Watershed Agricultural Program |
WDRAP | Waterborne Disease Risk Assessment Program |
WECC | Watershed Enforcement Coordination Committee |
WFP | Watershed Forestry Program |
WMP | Waterfowl Management Program |
WOH | west-of-Hudson |
WR&R | Watershed Rules and Regulations |
WRTDS | weighted regressions on time, discharge, and season |
WTM | Watershed Treatment Model |
WWTP | wastewater treatment plant |