Printable VersionAcronym List
I-225 Acronym ListACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
ADA Americans With Disabilities Act
AMI Area Median Income
APCD Air Pollution Control Division
APE Area of Potential Effect
AST Aboveground Storage Tank
BAT Best Available Technology
BFE Base Flood Elevations
BMP Best Management Practice
BRT Bus Rapid Transit
BTU British Thermal Unit
CBD Central Business District
CDOT Colorado Department of Transportation
CDOW Colorado Division of Wildlife
CDPHE Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
CDPS Colorado Discharge Permit System
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Information System
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CESQG Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CGS Colorado Geological Survey
CIP Capital Improvement Plan
CMP Construction Management Plan
CNG Compressed Natural Gas
CO Carbon Monoxide
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CORRACT Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action
CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
CR Commuter Rail
CSP Central Shortgrass Prairie
CWA Clean Water Act
dBA A-weighted Decibel
DC Direct Current
DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DEM Digital Elevation Model
DIA Denver International Airport
DOT Department of Transportation
DRCOG Denver Regional Council of Governments
DUS Denver Union Station
EA Environmental Assessment
EAC Early Action Compact
EE Environmental Evaluation
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EMF Electro-magnetic frequency
EMI Electro-magnetic interference
EMM Environmental Methodology Manual
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ESA Endangered Species Act
FHAD Flood Hazard Area Delineation
FC Federal Candidate for Listing under the Endangered Species Act
FE Federally Endangered Species under the Endangered Species Act
FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERG FasTracks Environmental Resource Group
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map
FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FT Federally Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act
FTA Federal Transit Administration
GIS Geographic Information System
HOV High-Occupancy Vehicle
HSWA Hazard and Solid Waste Amendments
HUD Housing and Urban Development
Hz Hertz
ICCNA International Cross Cultural Network of Aurora
I-225 Interstate 225
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems
Kg Kilogram
Ldn Day-Night Average Sound Level
LED Light Emitting Diode
Leq(h) Hourly Equivalent Sound Level
LOS Level of Service
LPA Locally Preferred Alternative
LQG Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Large Quantity Generator
LRT Light Rail Transit
LRV Light Rail Vehicle
LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tank
LWCFA Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
M and E Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 303(d) Monitoring and Evaluation List
MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act
MESA Modified Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
MG MilliGauss
MIS Major Investment Study
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MS4 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSAT Mobile Source Air Toxics
MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
N/A Not Applicable
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NAC Noise Abatement Criteria
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NFPA National Fire Protection Act
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act
NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NOX Nitrogen Oxide
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPL National Priority List
NRCS National Resources Conservation Service
NRHP National Register of Historic Places
O3 Ozone
OAHP Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation
OCS Overhead Contact System
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OW Open Waters
PA Programmatic Agreement
PCEA Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis
PHA Preliminary Hazard Analysis
PM2.5 Particulate Matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller
PM10 Particulate Matter of 10 microns in diameter or smaller
pnR park-n-Ride
POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works
ppm parts per million
PUC Public Utilities Commission
RAQC Regional Air Quality Council
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
ROD Record of Decision
RTD Regional Transportation District
RTP Regional Transportation PlanSB40 Senate Bill 40
SC State Species of Special Concern
SCRGP Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership
SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act
SE State Endangered Species
SFHA Special Flood Hazard Area
SHPO State Historic Preservation Office/Officer
SIP State Implementation Plan
SOV Single Occupancy Vehicle
ST State Threatened Species
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
SQG Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Small Quantity Generator
T & E Threatened and Endangered
TAZ Transportation Analysis Zone
TCM Transportation Control Measure
TDM Transportation Demand Measures
TDP Transit Development Plan
TIP Transportation Improvement Program
TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load
TOD Transit Oriented Development
TPSS Traction power substations
TSD Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
TSM Transportation System Management
TSS Total Suspended Solids
UC Denver University of Colorado, Denver Campus
UDFCD Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
µg/m3 Micrograms per cubic meter
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USC United States Code
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USDOT United States Department of Transportation
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS United States Geological Survey
UST Underground Storage Tank
VA Veterans Affairs
VC Vibration Categories
VdB Vibration Decibels
VHT Vehicle Hours Traveled
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
VOC Volatile Organic Compound
WL Wetlands
WQCC Water Quality Control Commission
WQCD Water Quality Control Division
WQCV Water Quality Capture Volume
