| SECTION 11.0 | LIST OF ACRONYMS |
°C Degrees Celsius
°F Degrees Fahrenheit
µg/kg Micrograms per kilogram
µm Microns
µPa Micropascals
1,2-DCE 1,2-dichloroethene
1,2-DCP 1,2-dichloropropane
AAQS Ambient Air Quality Standards
AC Alternating Current
ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
ACM Asbestos-containing material
ACPs Area Contingency Plans
Action Plan Revised Action Plan for San Francisco
ADT Average daily trips
AHPA Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act
AIS Automatic Identification System
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AP Alquist-Priolo
AQMP Air Quality Management Plan
AST Aboveground storage tank
AT&SF Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe
ATC/PTO Authority to Construct/Permit to Operate
AWSS Auxiliary Water Supply System
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit
BCDC Bay Conservation and Development Commission
bgs Below ground surface
bhp Brake Horsepower
BMPs Best Management Practices
BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe
BPTCP Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program
CAA Clean Air Act
CAAA Clean Air Act Amendment
CAISO California Independent System Operator
CalARP California Accidental Release Prevention (Program)
CalEPA California Environmental Protection Agency
Caltrain Peninsula Commuter Service
Caltrans California Department of Transportation
CARB California Air Resources Board
CBC California Building Code
CCCFPD Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
CCCGP Contra Costa County General Plan
CCCHD Contra Costa County Health Department
CCR California Code of Regulations
CCWD Contra Costa Water District
CDFG California Department of Fish and Game
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Conservation, and Liability Act
CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System
CESA California Endangered Species Act
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CHRIS California Historical Resource Information System
CIWMA California Integrated Waste Management Act
CNDDB California Natural Diversity Data Base
CNPS California Native Plant Society
CO Carbon Monoxide
COLREGS International Rules for Preventing Collision At Sea
CPPD City of Pittsburg Planning Department
CRHR California Register of Historic Resources
CRSB Coast Range-Sierran Block
C/S Cable Ship
CTR California Toxics Rule
CUPA Certified Uniform Program Agency
CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act
dB Decibel
dBA A-weighted sound level
DC Direct Current
DMMO Dredged Material Management Office
DNAPL Dense non-aqueous phase liquid
DP Dynamic positioning
DPT Department of Parking and Traffic
DPW Department of Public Works
DTSC Department of Toxic Substances Control
EDR Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
EEA Environmental Evaluation Application
EFH Essential Fish Habitat
EHSs Extremely Hazardous Substances
EMFAC On-road Motor Vehicle Emissions Models Specific to California
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPC Engineering, procurement, and construction
EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
ERL Effects Range Low
ERM Effects Range Mean
ESA Environmental Site Assessment
ESI Environmental Sensitivity Index
ESL Environmental Screening Levels
ESU Evolutionarily Significant Unit
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FESA Federal Endangered Species Act
FSFAH Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage
FTA Federal Transit Administration
GMP Groundwater Management Plan
H&SC Health and Safety Code
HABS Historic American Buildings Survey
HAER Historic American Engineering Record
HAZnet Health Action Zone net
HCP Habitat Conservation Plan
HCWA Hazardous Waste Control Act
HDD Horizontal directional drilling
HDPE High density polyethylene pipe
HMBP Hazardous Materials Business Plan
HOV High-Occupancy Vehicle
HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
HVAC High-voltage alternating current
HVDC High-voltage direct current
HWCL Hazardous Waste Control Law
Hz Hertz
I-80 Interstate 80
IG General Industrial
IHA Incidental Harassment Authorization
IMO International Maritime Organization
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ITM Inland Testing Manual
JARPA Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application (process)
KCMIL 1,000 circular mil
km Kilometer
KOPs Key Observation Points
kt Knots
kV Kilovolt
LBP Lead-based paint
LCM Loss circulation materials
Ldn Day-Night Average Noise Level
Leq Equivalent sound level
Lmax Maximum sound level
Lmin Minimum sound level
LNAPL Light non-aqueous phase liquid
LOS Level of service
LTMS Long-Term Management Strategy
LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tank
Lw Sound Power Level
M Magnitude
mcy Million cubic yards
mG Milligauss
mgd Million gallons per day
m.p.h. Mile per hour
MFD Marine Facilities Division
mg/kg Milligrams per kilogram
MGP Manufactured gas plant
MHHW Mean higher high water
ML Local Magnitude
MLLW Mean lower low water
MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
MMRP Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program
MP Milepost
MSDSs Material Safety Data Sheets
MSO Marine Safety Officer/Marine Safety Office
MTL Mean tide level
MUNI San Francisco Municipal Railway
MV Medium Voltage
MVDC Medium Voltage Direct Current
MW Megawatt
MW Movement Magnitude
NAGRPA Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
NCCP Natural Communities Conservation Plan
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NERC North American Electric Reliability Council
NFAP No Further Action Planned
NFPA National Fire Prevention Association
NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act
nm Nautical mile
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Services
NMSA National Marine Sanctuaries Act
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOD Notice of Determination
NOI Notice of Intent
NOP Notice of Preparation
NOS National Ocean Service
NOx Nitrogen Oxides
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NRC National Response Center
NTR National Toxics Rule
NWIC Northwest Information Center
NWPs Nationwide permits
O3 Ozone
OA&E Oakland, Antioch, and Eastern Railway
OCPs Organochlorine pesticides
OES Office of Emergency Services
OHWM Ordinary high water mark
OPA Oil Pollution Act of 1990
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PAH Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyls
PCE Perchloroethene
PDR Production, Distribution and Repair
PFMC Pacific Fisheries Management Council
PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric Company
PKHFZ Pittsburg-Kirby Hills Fault Zone
PM2.5 Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter
PM10 Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter
PNA Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
Ppb Parts per billion
ppm Parts per million
POC Precursor organic compounds
PRC Public Resources Code
PRG Preliminary Remediation Goals
PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration
PSM Process Safety Management
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
Qa Quaternary alluvial
Qal Quaternary alluvium
Qb Quaternary basinal
Qu Quaternary undifferentiated
RACM Regulated asbestos-containing material
RC Reportable quantities
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RECs Recognized Environmental Conditions
RFI Remedial Feasibility Investigation
RMP Regional Monitoring Program
RMR Reliability Must-Run
RMS Root mean-square
RNA Regulated Navigation Area
ROW Right-of-Way
RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board
SAP Sampling and Analysis Program
SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District
Sf Square Foot
SF&SJV San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway
SFDPH San Francisco Department of Public Health
SFEC San Francisco Energy Company
SFEI San Francisco Estuary Institute
SFEP San Francisco Estuary Project
SFPD San Francisco Planning Department
SFPUC San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
SFRA San Francisco Redevelopment Administration
SFSSP San Francisco Stakeholders' Study Group
SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer
SIP State Implementation Plan
SLC State Lands Commission
SLIC Spills, Leaks, Investigations, and Cleanup
SMP Soil Management Plan
SO2 Sulfur dioxide
SPCC Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures
SPL Sound Pressure Level
SPRR Southern Pacific Railroad
SR 4 State Route 4
STLC Soluble Threshold Limit Concentration
SUAD Suitable for unconfined aquatic disposal
SVOCs Semivolatile organic compounds
SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
SWMU Solid waste management unit
SWPPP Storm Water Pollution and Prevention Plan
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
TAC Toxic Air Contaminant
TBC Trans Bay Cable
TCE Trichloroethene
TCLP Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
TCPA Toxic Pits Control Act
TMDL Total maximum daily load
TPH Total petroleum hydrocarbons
TPH-d Total petroleum hydrocarbons as diesel
TPH-g Total petroleum hydrocarbons as gasoline
TPH-mo Total petroleum hydrocarbons as motor oil
TPQ Threshold planning quantities
TQ Threshold quantities
TSDF Treatment, storage, and disposal facility
TTLC Total Threshold Limit Concentration
UBC Uniform Building Code
UFC Uniform Fire Code
UPRR Union Pacific Railroad
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USC United States Code
USCG United States Coast Guard
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS United States Geological Survey
UST Underground storage tank
VCP Voluntary Cleanup Program
VOC Volatile organic compound
VTM Vessel Traffic Management
VTS Vessel Traffic Services
WET Waste Extraction Test
WGNCEP Working Group on Northern California Earthquake Potential
yd3 Cubic yards
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