Need help understanding some of the acronyms? For your convenience, we’ve provided a quick reference list of the common acronyms that we use.
| A/E | Architectual/Engineering |
|---|---|
| AAI | All Appropriate Inquiry |
| ABCWUA | Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority |
| ACBM | Asbestos Containing Building Materials |
| AOC | Area of Concern |
| APAR | Affected Property Assessment Report |
| AST | Aboveground Storage Tank |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| CAPM | Corrective Action Project Manager |
| CATEX | Categorical Exclusion |
| CEI | Certified Environmental Inspector |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| CHMM | Certified Hazardous Materials Manager |
| DART | Dallas Area Rapid Transit |
| DBE | Disadvantaged Business Enterprise |
| DCRP | Dry Cleaner Remediation Program |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| DNAPL | Dense, Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid |
| dse | Dougherty Sprague Enterprises, Inc. |
| E&E | Ecology and Environment |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EBS | Environmental Baseline Study |
| EDDA | Environmental Due Diligence Assessment |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EM | Environmental Management |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERAP | Emergency Response Action Plan |
| ESA(s) | Environmental Site Assessment(s) |
| ESF | Emergency Support Function |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FRERP | Federal Radiology Emergency Response Plan |
| FRP | Facility Response Plan |
| FUDS | Formerly Used Defense Sites |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| HHW | Hazardous Household Waste |
| HSC | Health Science Center |
| HUB | Historically Underutilized Business |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development |
| IAP | Incident Action Plan |
| ICPs | Incident Command Posts |
| ICS | Incident Command System |
| IFR | Indoor Firing Range |
| ILEA | Initial Lead Exposure Assessment |
| IT | Information Technology |
| KAFB | Kelly Air Force Base |
| LAAP | Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant |
| LDEQ | Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality |
| LPST | Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank |
|---|---|
| MALSR | Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights |
| MSD | Municipal Setting Designation |
| NAPLs | Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NBC | Nuclear-Biological-Chemical |
| NCP | National Contingency Plan |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NIMS | National Incident Management System |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| O&M | Operations & Maintenance |
| OMM | Operations, Maintenance and Management |
| OPA | Oil Pollution Act |
| OSCARS | On-scene Coordinator Area Response System |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| PAH | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PCA | Property Condition Assessments |
| PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyl |
| PCE | Perchloroethylene or tetrachlorethene |
| PE | Professional Engineer |
| PG | Professional Geologist |
| PMZ | Plume Management Zone |
| REM | Registered Environmental Manager |
| RI/FS | Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Support |
| RRA | Range Restoration Area |
| SAF | Soil Amendment Facility |
| SARA | Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| SDB | Small Disadvantaged Business |
| SHPO | State Historic Preservation Office |
| SOPs | Standard Operating Procedures |
| SPCC | Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure |
| START | Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team |
| SVE | Soil Vapor Extraction |
| SWPPP | Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan |
| TCEQ | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
| TDSHS | Texas Department of State Health Services |
| TPH | Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons |
| TWDB | Texas Water Development Board |
| TXARNG | Texas Army National Guard |
| TXDOT | Texas Department of Transportation |
| UCS | Unified Command System |
| USACE | U.S. Army Corp of Engineers |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| USFS | United States Forest Service |
| USPS | United States Post Office |
| UST | Underground Storage Tank |
| VAMC | Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
| VCP | Voluntary Cleanup Program |
| VOCs | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| WBE | Women Owned Business |