Salmon Acronyms you need to know

AMA   Adaptive Management Area

BMP   Best Management Practice

CAO   Critical Areas Ordinance

CREP   Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (EPA)

CMER  Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (Committee)

CWA   Clean Water Act (federal)

DNR   Washington State Department of Natural Resources

DNS   Determination of Non Significance

DPS   Distinct Population Segment

DS   Determination of Significance

EAP   Environmental Assessment Program (Ecology)

Ecology  Washington Department of Ecology

EIM   Environmental Information Management (Ecology system)

EIS   Environmental Impact Statement

ELJ   Engineered Log Jam

EPA   Environmental Protection Agency

ESA   Endangered Species Act (federal)

ESU   Evolutionary Significant Unit

FFR   Forests and Fish Report

FPA   Forest Practices Act

FPR   Forest Practices Rules

GHC   Grays Harbor County

GIS   Geographic Information Systems

GMA   Growth Management Act

GSRO   Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office

HCP   Habitat Conservation Plan

HPA   Hydraulic Project Approval

IFIM  Instream Flow Incremental Methodology

IB   Implementation Body

IG   Initiating Government

ILA  Interlcal Agreement

LFA   Limiting Factors Analysis (by the Washington Conservation Commission or          others)

LID   Low Impact Development

LWD   Large Woody Debris

MOA   Memorandum of Agreement

MOU   Memorandum of Understanding

NBII   National Biological Information Infrastructure

NEPA  National Environmental Policy Act

NOAA  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOPLE North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity

NPCLE  North Pacific Coast Lead Entity

NPS   National Parks Service

NWIFC  Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

OHWM  Ordinary High Water Mark

ONF   Olympic National Forest

ONP   Olympic National Park

ONRC  Olympic Natural Resource Center (University of Washington)

PHabSim  Physical Habitat Simulation (computer program)

QAPP   Quality Assurance Project Plan

QIN   Quinault Indian Nation

RCO   Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office

RCW   Revised Code of Washington

RFEG  Rural Fisheries Enhancement Group

RM   River Mile

RMAP   Road Maintenance and Abandonment Plan

RMZ   Riparian Management Zone

SASSI  Salmon and Steelhead Stock Inventory (tribes with WDFW)

SEPA   State Environmental Policy Act

SG   Stakeholder Group

SSHIAP  Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program

SMA   Shorelines Management Act

SRFB   Salmon Recovery Funding Board

SWSL  Surface Water Source Limitation

TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load

U&A   Usual and Accustomed Fishing and Hunting Grounds (treaty tribes)

UDC   Unified Development Code (Jefferson County)

USDA   United States Department of Agriculture

USFS   United States Forest Service

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS   United States Geological Survey

UW   University of Washington

WAC   Washington Administrative Code

WCC  Washington Conservation Commission

WDFW Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

WMP   Watershed Management Plan

WPA   Watershed Planning Act

WQMA  Water Quality Management Area

WRATS  Water Rights Application Tracking System

WRIA  Water Resources Inventory Area

WSDA  Washington State Department of Agriculture