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 |