Appendix D: Definitions of Acronyms

Contents About This Document Introduction Water Quality Issues Management Practices for Agricultural Nonpoint Sources Section 1: Agricultural Industry Networks Section 2: Technical Information/Outreach Section 3: Education and Public Relations Section 4: Regulatory Coordination/Streamlining Section 5: Funding Mechanisms/Incentives Section 6: Public Lands and Rural Roads Bibliography Appendix A. Water Quality Protection Program Committee Members Appendix B. TMDL Schedule for Impaired Waters in Sanctuary Watersheds. Appendix C. Existing Laws and Programs Related to Agricultural Nonpoint Sources Appendix D. Definitions of Acronyms ACOE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers AMBAG Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments BLM Bureau of Land Management BMP best management practices CAFF Community Alliance with Family Farmers CalEPA California Environmental Protection Agency CalTrans California Department of Transportation CARCD California Association of Resource Conservation Districts CCC California Coastal Commission CDFG California Department of Fish and Game CDPR California Department of Pesticide Regulation CFBF California Farm Bureau Federation CIMIS California Irrigation Management Information System CLAA California Latino Agriculture Association CMC Center for Marine Conservation CRMP Coordinated Resource Management Plan CWA Clean Water Act CZARA Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act EQIP Environmental Quality Incentives Program FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FSA Farm Services Agency GIS geographic information system GPS global positioning system IPM Integrated Pest Management JARPA Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application MBNMS Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPS nonpoint source NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service PCA Pest Control Advisor RCD Resource Conservation District RDC Rural Development Center RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board STOPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load UCCE University of California Cooperative Extension USDA United States Department of Agriculture USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USFS United States Forest Service USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service USGS United States Geological Survey WQPP Water Quality Protection Program for Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

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