Pollution Prevention Acronyms

AHM . . . . . . . . . . . . Acutely Hazardous Materials
ARB . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Resources Board (state)
BAAQMD . . . . . . . . Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Cal/EPA. . . . . . . . . . California Environmental Protection Agency
CalMAX . . . . . . . . . .California Materials Exchange
Cal/OSHA . . . . . . . . California Occupational Safety & Health Administration
CCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . California Code of Regulations
CEPRC. . . . . . . . . . . California Emergency Planning & Response Commission
CERCLA. . . . . . . . . .Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund)
CFR. . . . . . . . . . . . . Code of Federal Regulations
CHP . . . . . . . . . . . . .California Highway Patrol
CWE . . . . . . . . . . . . California Waste Exchange
DOSH. . . . . . . . . . . Division of Occupational Safety & Health
DOT . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Transportation (federal)
DTSC. . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Toxic Substances Control (state)
EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental Protection Agency (federal)
H&S . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and Safety Code (state)
HMBP/HMMP. . . . Hazardous Materials Business/Management Plan
HMCD . . . . . . . . . . Hazardous Materials Compliance Division (county)
HSWA. . . . . . . . . . . Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (to RCRA)
HVLP. . . . . . . . . . . . High-Volume Low Pressure
LEPC . . . . . . . . . . . Local Emergency Planning Commission
MOU. . . . . . . . . . . . Memorandum of Understanding
MSDS. . . . . . . . . . . Material Safety Data Sheet
NOI . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of Intent
NPDES. . . . . . . . . . . National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonpoint Source
OES . . . . . . . . . . . . .Office of Emergency Services
PBR . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permit-By-Rule
POTW . . . . . . . . . . . Publicly-Owned Treatment Works
RCRA . . . . . . . . . . . Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RMPP . . . . . . . . . . . Risk Management & Prevention Program
RWQCB . . . . . . . . . Regional Water Quality Control Board
SARA . . . . . . . . . . . Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SB 14 . . . . . . . . . . . (Senate Bill 14) - Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act
SCVWD. . . . . . . . . Santa Clara Valley Water District
SIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard Industrial Classification
SQG . . . . . . . . . . . . Small Quantity Generator
TRI . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toxic Release Inventory
TSDF . . . . . . . . . . . Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility
UST . . . . . . . . . . . . Underground Storage Tank
VOC . . . . . . . . . . . . Volatile Organic Compound
VSQG . . . . . . . . . . Very Small Quantity Generator
WRCB. . . . . . . . . . Water Resources Control Board (state)