Acronym Library
Here you will find the collaborative list of pertinent abbreviations.
BMP / Best Management Practices
CRMC / Coastal Resource Management Council
DDT / Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DEM / Department of Environmental Management
EDTA / Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EERE / Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
EPA / Environmental Protection Agency
USGS / United States Geological Survey
FEMA / Federal Emergency Management Agency
GIS / Geographic Information Systems
GMO / Genetically Modified Organism
HOV / High-Occupancy Vehicle
MGD / Millions of gallons per day
NIMBY / "Not in my back yard."
NPL / National Priorities List
Q=ciA / Where Q= Peak discharge, c = Rational method runoff coefficient, i = Rainfall inch/hour, A = Drainage area, acre
RIDOT / Rhode Island Department of Transportation
SAMP / Special Area Management Plan
SPF / Sand-Plant Filter
STB / Save The Bay
WRWC / Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
WWF / World Wildlife Foundation
Let's collect more: email me with corrections / more entries. [dbryan@risd.edu]