List of Commonly Used Acronyms
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AACE - American Association of Code Enforcement
AADT - Annual Average Daily Traffic
AAE - Advanced Academy of Education
AASHTO - American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
ACP - Asphalt Concrete Pavement
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADR - Alternate Dispute Resolution
ADT - Average Daily Traffic
AFIS - Automated Fingerprint Identification System
AFSCME - Association of Federal, State, County & Municipal Employees
AGA - Association of Government Accountants
ALS - Advanced Life-support System
AMRL - AASHTO Materials Reference Library
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
APR - Admission to Practice Rules, Washington Court Rules
APWA - American Public Works Association
AR - Superior Court Administrative Rules, Washington Court Rules
ARLJ - Administrative Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Washington Court Rules
ASA - Amateur Softball Association
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ATB - Asphalt Treated Base
ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
AWC - Association of Washington Cities
AWWA - American Water Works Association
BANANA - Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody
BARS - Budgetary Accounting & Reporting System
BATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
BCC - Board of County Commissioners
BFE - Base Flood Elevation (100 year flood)
BJAR - Board for Judicial Administration Rules, Washington Court Rules
BLEA - Basic Law Enforcement Academy
BLS - Basic Life-support System
BMP - Best Management Practices
BMS - Bridge Management System
BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BOD5 - Biochemical Oxygen Demand (five day test)
BPA - Bonneville Power Administration
BR - Babe Ruth
BRAC - Bridge Replacement Advisory Committee
BRR - Bridge Replacement & Rehabilitation
BST - Bituminous Surface Treatment
BZA - Board of Zoning Adjustment
CA - Certification Acceptance
CAAA - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
CAC - Court Appointed Counsel
CAFR - Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
CAO/CEO - Chief Administrative Office/Chief Executive Officer
CAR - Court of Appeals Administrative Rules, Washington Court Rules
CBOD - Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CC - Centralia College
CCIS - Construction Contracts Information System
CCRA - Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association
CCRL - Cement & Concrete Reference Laboratory
CDBG - Community Development Block Grant
CE - (NEPA) (SEPA) Categorical Exclusions
CEQ - Council on Environmental Quality (federal)
CEU - Continuing Education Credits
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CFS - Cubic Feet per SEcond
CGFA - Chehalis Girls Fastpitch Association
CGFM - Certified Government Financial Manager
CH4 - Methane
CHRI - Criminal History Record Information
CI - Confidential Informant
CIP - Capital Improvement Plan
CIRT - Critical Incident Response Team
CJA - Criminal Justice Agency
CJC - Code of Judicial Conduct, Washington Court Rules
CJCRP - Commission on Judicial Conduct Rules of Procedure, Washington Court Rules
CJTC - Criminal Justice Training Commission
CL2 - Chlorine
CLCG - Centralia Landfill Closure Group
CM - City Manager
CM/AQ - Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Program
CMC - Certified Municipal Clerk; Chehalis Municipal Code
CMFA - Certified Municipal Finance Administrator
CMS - Congestion Management System
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
COA - Condition of Award
COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget REconciliation Act of 1985
COE - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
COMPLY - Complaint Resolution/Nuisance Abatement System
CPA - Certified Public Accountant
CPS - Child Protective Services
CR - Superior Court Civil Rules, Washington Court Rules
CRLJ - Civil Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Washington Court Rules
CrR - Superior Court Criminal Rules, Washington Court Rules
CrRLJ - Criminal Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Washington Court Rules
CRAB - County Road Administration Board
CRS - Community Rating System
CS - Community Service; Civil Service
CSAC - Child Sexual Assault Clinic
CTED - Community, Trade, & Economic Development (Department of)
CTR - Commute Trip Reduction (legislation)
CUF - Commercially Useful Function
CUP - Conditional Use Permit
DAF - Damage Assessment Forms
DARE - Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DB - Disadvantaged Business
DBE - Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
DCTED - Department of Community, Trade, & Economic Development
DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
DEIS - Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DEM - Department of Emergency Management
DFO - Disaster Field Offices
DHV - Design Hourly Volume
DISCIS - District/Municipal Court Information System
DMR - Discharge Monitoring Report
DNR - Department of Natural Resources
DNS - Declaration of Non-Significance
DOC - Department of Corrections; Department of Commerce
DOE - Department of Ecology; Department of Energy
DOH - Department of Health
DOI - Department of Interior
DOL - Department of Licensing
DOT - Department of Transportation
DRC - Development Review Committee
DRJ - Discipline Rules for Judges, Washington Court Rules
DRM - Disaster Recovery Manager
DRS - Department of Retirement Systems
DSHS - Department of Social & Health Services
DSR - Damage Survey Report
DUI - Driving Under the Influence
E911 - Enhanced 911
EA - Environment Assessment; Economic Area
EDC - Economic Development Council
EEO/AA - Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EFSEC - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
EHM - Electronic Home Monitoring
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
EMS - Emergency Medical Services
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
EO - Executive Order
EOC - Emergency Operations Center
EOE - Equal Opportunity Employer
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
EQA - Environmental Quality Administrator
ER - Washington Rules of Evidence, Washington Court Rules
ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
ERU - Equivalent Residential Unit (for measuring water-sewer capacity and demand)
ESU - Equivalent Service Unit (for measuring stormwater utility fees)
F & WS - Federal Fish & Wildlife Service
FA - Federal Aid
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FAPG - Federal Aid Policy Guide
FAS - Federal Aid SEcondary
FAUS - Federal Aid Urban Systems
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
FEIS - Final Environmental Impact Statement
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
FHZ - Flood Hazard Zone
FICA - Federal Insurance Contribution Act
FIRM - Flood Insurance Rate Maps
FLSA - Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA - Family Medical Leave Act
FOG - Fats, Oils, & Greases
FONSI - Finding Of No Significant Impact
FOR - Flood Of Record
FTA - Failure To Appear; Federal Transit Administration
FTC - Failure to Comply
FWCA - Fish & Wildlife Coordination Act
FWPCA - Federal Water Pollution Control Act
FY - Fiscal Year
G &O - Gibbs & Olson
GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAR - Governor's Authorized Representative
GASB - Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GFOA - Governmental Finance Officers Association
GIS - Geographic Information System
GMA - Growth Management Act
GPM - Gallons Per Minute
GR - General Rules, Washington Court Rules
GREAT - Gang Resistance Education And Training
GSP - General Special Provisions
H2S - Hydrogen Sulfide
HBRRP - Highway Bridge Replacement & Rehabilitation Program
HHS, HES - High Hazard & Hazard Elimination Systems; Health & Human Services
HHW - Household Hazard Waste
HITS - Homicide Investigation Tracking System
HMO - Health Maintenance Organization
HOV - High-Occupancy Vehicle
HPR - High Planning & Research
HR - Human Resources
HUD - Housing & Urban Development (Department of)
I & I - Inflow & Infiltration (stormwater intrusion in sanitary sewer lines)
IAATI - International Association of Auto Theft Investigators
IACP - International Association of Chiefs of Police
ICBO - International Conference of Building Officials
ICMA - International City/County Management Association
IIMC - International Institute of Municipal Clerks
IISC - Institute ISTEA Steering Committee
IM - Instructional Memorandum
IMS - Intermodal Management System
IRLJ - Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Washington Court Rules
IRC - Internal Revenue Code
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
ISTEA - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
ITE - Institute of Transportation Engineers
JARPA - Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application
JIS - Judicial Information System
JISCR - Judicial Information System Committee Rules, Washington Court Rules
JuCR - Juvenile Court Rules, Washington Court Rules
JUVIS - Juvenile Information System
L & I - Labor & Industries (Department of)
LA - Local Agency
LAG - Local Agency Guidelines
LAW - Law Enforcement Administrators of Washington
LC - Lewis County
LCSO - Lewis County Sheriff's Office
LED - Law Enforcement Digest
LEIRA - Law Enforcement Information Records Association
LEOFF - Law Enforcement Officers & Fire Fighters Retirement System
LF - Load Factor
LGPI - Local Government Personnel Institute
LID - Local Improvement District
LL - Little League
LPA - Local Public Agency
LRFD - Load & Resistance Factor Design
LRP - Long-Range Plan
LULU - Locally Unwanted Land Use
MAR - Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration Rules, Washington Court Rules
MBE - Minority (Owned) Business Enterprise
MCHA - Mason County Housing Authority
MDL - Method Detection Level
mg/l - milligrams per liter
MGD - Million Gallons per Day
ML - Mixed Liquor (an activated sludge treatment stream)
MLS - Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids
MLVSS - Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids
MO - Modus Operandi (mode of operation, method of procedure)
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
MPO - Metropolitan Planning Organization
MPR - Superior Court Mental Proceedings Rules, Washington Court Rules
MRSC - Municipal Research Services Center
MSA - Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSD - Material Sources Data
MSDS - Material Safety Date Sheet
MSW - Municipal Solid Waste
MTA of US & C - Municipal Treasurers Association of United States & Canada
MUTCD - Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
MVET - Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
NA - Not Applicable; Not Available
NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NACA - National Animal Control Association
NACHP - National Advisory Council for Historic Preservation
NASR - National Association of Search & Rescue
NATIA - National Technical Investigators Association
NBI - National Bridge Inventory
NBIS - National Bridge Inspection Standards
NBMA - Northwest Biosolids Management Association
NCHRP - National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NCIC - National Crime Information Center
NCIET - National Certification in Engineering Technologies
NEC - National Electric Code
NEPA - National Environment Policy Act
NH3+ - Ammonium
NH4 - Ammonia
NHS - National Highway System
NIMBY - Not In My Backyard
NLETS - National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service
NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPS - National Park Services
NSA - National Softball Association
OA - Obligation Authority
OAC - Office of the Administrator for the Courts
OAHP - Office of Archaeological & Historic Preservation
OASI - Old Age & Survivors Insurance
OEO - Office of Equal Opportunity
OFCCP - Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OFM - Office of Financial Management
OJT - On-the-Job Training
OMB - Office of Management & Budget
OMWBE - Office of Minority & Women's Business Enterprise
OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Act
OST - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
OWLA - Oregon Washington Lawmans Association
P & PSC - Planning & Programming Service Center
PC - Personal Computer; Planning Commission; Personal Compensation
PCAA - Planning & Community Affairs Agency
PCC - Portland Concrete Cement
PDA - Preliminary Damage Assessment
PE - Preliminary Engineering; Professional Engineer
PERC - Public Employment Relations Commission
PFO - Professional Finance Officer
pH - percent hydrogen ion (measurement of acidity or basicity)
PHSA - Public Health Service Act
PL - Public Law
PM - Project Manager
PMS - Pavement Management System
PNPCA - Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association
POTW - Publicly Owned Treatment Works (a wastewater treatment plant)
PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
PPM - Parts Per Million; Policy & Procedure Manual
PPO - Preferred Provider Organization
PR - Preliminary Report
PS - Professional Services
PS & E - Plans, Specifications, & Estimates
PSEA - Public Safety Education Assessment
PSP - Possession of Stolen Property
PTMS - Public Transportation Management System
PUD - Public Utility District
PW - Public Works
PWTF - Public Works Trust Fund
QA - Quality Assurance
QC - Quality Control
R & D - Research & Development
R/R - Railroad
R/W - Right of Way
RAP - Record of Arrest & Prosecution
RAP - Rules of Appellate Procedure, Washington Court Rules
RAS - Return Activated Sludge
RCW - Revised Code of Washington
REET - Real Estate Excise Tax
RI/FS - Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
RLD - Rules for Lawyer Discipline, Washington Court Rules
ROD - Record of Decision
ROW - Right of Way
RPC - Rules of Professional Conduct, Washington Court Rules
RRS - Railway-Highway Grade Crossing
RTPO - Regional Transportation Planning Organization (LC or SW WA)
S & R - Search & Rescue
SAA - Substance Abuse Assessment
SAO - State Auditor's Office
SAR - Supreme Court Administrative Rules, Washington Court Rules
SBA - Small Business Administration
SCAR - Supplemental Court of Appeals Administrative Rule, Washington Court Rules
SCBA - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCOMIS - Superior Court Management Information System
SCS - Soil Conservation Service
SDP - Substantial Development Permit
SDWA - Safe Drinking Water Act
SEPA - State Environmental Policy Act
SHN - Strategic Highway Network
SHPO - State Historical Preservation Officer
SID - State Identification Number
SIP - State Implementation Plan
SLAPP - Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
SMA - Shorelines Management Act
SMS - Safety Management System
SMSA - Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
SO2 - Sulfur Dioxide
SOP/SOPP - Standard Operating Practice/Standard Operating Policies & Procedures
SO - Single Occupancy Vehicle
SPR - Superior Court Special Proceedings Rules, Washington Court Rules
SS - Suspended Solids
STIP - Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
STP - Surface Transportation Program; Sewage Treatment Plant; Seattle To Portland (bike ride)
SWAC - Solid Waste Advisory Committee
SWFOA - Southwest Washington Finance Officers Association
SWIBS - State of Washington Inventory of Bridges & Structures
SWRTC - Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council
TA - Tentative Approval, Travel Authorization
TCCC - Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce
TCM - Transportation Control Measures
TCP - Traffic Control Plan
TCS - Twin City Slowpitch
TDM - Transportation Demand Management
TIB - Transportation Improvement Board
TIP - Transportation Improvement Program
TMA - Transportation Management Areas
TMDL - Total Maximum Daily Load
TMS - Traffic Monitoring System
TRB - Transportation Research Board
TS & L - Type, Size, & Location State of Design
TSM - Transportation Management System
TSME - Transportation Systems Management Element
UBC - Uniform Building Code
UFC - Uniform Fire Code
UGA - Urban Growth Area
ULID - Utility Local Improvement District
UMC - Uniform Mechanical Code
UNET - Unified Narcotics Enforcement Network
UPC - Uniform Plumbing Code
USC - United States Code
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USDOL - United States Department of Labor
USDOT - United States Department of Transportation
USFS - United States Forest Service
UTC - Utilities & Transportation Commission
VSS - Volatile Suspended Solids
WA-CERT - Washington Community Economic Revitalization Team
WAC - Washington Administrative Code
WACA - Washington Animal Control Association
WACE - Washington Association of Code Enforcement
WACIC - Washington Crime Information Computer
WACO - Washington Association of County Officials
WAPA - Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
WAS - Waste Activated Sludge
WASIS - Washington State Identification System
WASPC - Washington Association of Sheriff & Police Chiefs
WCIA - Washington Cities Insurance Authority
WCMA - Washington City/County Management Association
WDFW - Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife
WETRC - Washington Environmental Training Resource Center
WFOA - Washington Finance Officers Association
WISHA - Washington Industrial Safety & Health Act
WMCA - Washington Municipal Clerks Association
WMTA - Washington Municipal Treasurers Association
WRPA - Washington Recreation & Parks Association
WSA - Washington Sheriffs Association
WSAC - Washington State Association of Counties
WSCPA - Washington State Crime Prevention Association; Washington Society of CPAs
WSDES - Washington State Department of Emergency Services
WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation
WSEC - Washington State Energy Code
WSEO - Washington State Energy Office
WSHNA - Western States Hostage Negotiation Association
WSIN - Western States Information Network
WSNIA - Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association
WSP - Washington State Patrol
WSPCA - Washington State Patrol Canine Association
WSTOA - Washington State Tactical Officers Association
WTP - Water Treatment Plant
WUTC - Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission
WWTP - Wastewater Treatment Plant