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J-N

JES

Joint Environmental Statement

JTD

Joint Technical Document

KAB

Keep America Beautiful

KCB

Keep California Beautiful

LCC

Local Conservation Corps; League of California Cities

LCRS

Leachate Collection and Removal System

LDPE

Low Density Polyethylene

LEA

Local Enforcement Agency

LEL

Lower Explosive Limit

LF

Landfill

LFG

Landfill Gas

LFGA

Landfill Gas Analyzer

LGC

Local Government Commission

LOA

Leave of Absence (see "L/A")

LOC

Letter of Credit; Line of Credit

LTF

Local Task Force

LTV

Long Term Violation

LVTF

Large Volume Transfer Facility

LVTO

Limited Volume Transfer Operation

MCE

Maximum Credible Earthquake

MCL

Maximum Contaminant Level

MEIR

Master Environmental Impact Report

MOLO Manager of Landfill Operations
MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPE

Maximum Probable Earthquake

MQ

Minimum Qualifications

MRF

Materials Recovery Facility

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

MSL Mean Sea Level
MSW

Municipal Solid Waste

MSWLF

Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

MVTF

Medium Volume Transfer Facility

N&O

Notice and Order

NBS

National Bureau of Standards

NCRA

Northern California Recycling Association

ND

Negative Declaration

NDFE

Nondisposal Facility Element

NegDec

Negative Declaration

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NIMBY

Not In My Backyard

NIMTO

Not In My Term of Office

NOC

Notice of Completion

NOD

Notice of Determination

NOI

Notice of Intent

NOP

Notice of Preparation

NOPR

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NRC

National Recycling Coalition; Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRDC

National Resources Defense Council

NSWMA

National Solid Wastes Management Association

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O-Q

O2 Oxygen
O&M

Operations & Maintenance

OAL

Office of Administrative Law

OAT

Office of Appropriate Technology

OCC

Old Corrugated Containers

OE&E

Operating Expenses and Equipment

OEHHA

Office of Environmental Health and Hazards Assessment

OES

Office of Emergency Services

OIMP Odor Impact Minimization Plan
OJT

On-the-Job Training

OLA

Office of Local Assistance

OPR

Office of Planning & Research, Governor's

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Act (or Administration)

OT

Office Technician; Overtime

OVA

Organic Vapor Analyzer

P&E

Permitting & Enforcement

P&I

Permitting & Inspection

PC

Personal Computer

PC/PCMP Premliminary Closure and Postclosure Maintenance Plan
PCC

Public Contract Code

PCL

Planning and Conservation League

PE

Polyethylene; Position Equivalent; Purchase Estimate

PEL

Permissible Exposure Limit

PEP

Permit Enforcement Policy

PERS

Public Employee's Retirement System

PET, PETE

Polyethylene Terephthaiate

PIA

Prison Industry Authority

PM

Preventive Maintenance

PO

Purchase Order

POTW

Publicly Owned Treatment Works

ppb

Parts-Per-Billion

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

ppm

Parts-Per-Million

PPT

Parts Per Trillion

PR

Public Relations

PRA

Public Records Act, California

PRC

Public Resource Code

PRR

Permit Review Report

PS

Polystyrene

PSA

Public Service Announcement

PSI

Paper Stock Institute of America; Pounds Per Square Inch

PVC

Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride

PY

Personnel Year

QA/QC

Quality Assurance/Quality Control

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R-S

R&D

Research & Development

R&R

Rest & Relaxation

RAC

Recycling Advisory Council

RCE

Registered Civil Engineer

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RCRC

Resource Council of Rural Counties

RCSI

Report of Composting Site Information (T14 CCR §17863)

RDEIR

Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report

RDF

Refuse-Derived Fuel

RDSI

Report of Disposal Site Information (T27 §21600)

REHS

Registered Environmental Health Specialist

REL

Recommended Exposure Limit

RFB

Request For Bid

RFC

Request For Certification

RFI

Report of Facility Information/Operations

RFP

Request For Proposal

RFQ

Request For Qualification; Request For Quotation

RG

Registered Geologist

RITC

Recycling Investment Tax Credit

RMDZ

Recycled Markets Development Zone

RP Responsible Party
Remediation Plan
RPPC Rigid Plastic Packaging Container
RSI

Report of Station Information

RSVP

Please Reply

RSW

Residential Solid Waste

RT

Round Table

RWD

Report of Waste Discharge

RWQCB

Regional Water Quality Control Board

S/L

Statute of Limitations

SA

Student Assistant

SAM

State Administrative Manual

SARA

Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act

SASE

Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope

SB

Senate Bill, California

SC

Staff Council

SCAQMD

Southern California Air Quality Management District

SCBA

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

SCFM

Standard Cubic Feet per Minute 

SCH

State Clearinghouse

SCO

State Controller's Office

SE

Siting Element

SFY

State Fiscal Year

SIP Site Investigation Process
SMRF

Small Materials Recovery Facility

SMS

State Minimum Standards

SPB

State Personnel Board

SPO

Sub-Purchase Order

SRA

State Recycling Assistance

SRRE

Source Reduction & Recycling Elements

SSN

Social Security Number

STC

State Training Center

STD

Standard

SVTS

Small Volume Transfer Station

SWANA

Solid Waste Association of North America

SWAT

Solid Waste Assessment Test

SWF

Solid Waste Facility

SWFP

Solid Waste Facility Permit

SWGS

Solid Waste Generation Study

SWIS

Solid Waste Information System

SWMU

Solid Waste Management Unit

SWRCB

State Water Resources Control Board

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T-Z

T&D

Training & Development Assignment

TAC

Technical Advisory Committee

TBA

To Be Announced

TC

Travel Claim

TCE

Trichloroethylene

TDF

Tire Derived Fuel

TEC

Travel Expense Claim

TLV-C

Threshold Limit Value - Ceiling

TLV-STEL

Threshold Limit Value - Short Term Exposure Limit

TLV-TWA

Threshold Limit Value - Time Weighted Average

TPD

Tons-Per-Day

TPR

Transfer Processing Report

TPW

Tons-Per-Week

TPY

Tons-Per-Year

TS

Transfer Station

UEL

Upper Explosive Limit

USCS

Unified Soils Classification System

USDOE

United States Department of Energy

USEPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS

United States Geological Survey

UV

Ultraviolet

UW Universal Waste
VOC

Volatile Organic Compounds

VTD Vehicle Trips Per Day
WCMP Waste Compliance and Mitigation Program

WDR

Waste Discharge Requirement

WIN

Waste Information Network

WME

Waste Management Engineer

WMS

Waste Management Specialist

WMU

Waste Management Unit

WPIE

Waste Prevention Information Exchange

WRAP

Waste Reduction Awards Program

WRCB

Western States Recycling Coalition

WTE

Waste to Energy

YOB

Year Of Birth

YTD

Year-To-Date

ZPG

Zero Population Growth

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Last updated: May 09, 2013


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