IX. Acronyms and Abbreviations

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2 AB ACM ACM ADA ADT ADWF AF AFY AGL AQMP ASTs ATCM ATCS ATSAC AVO Basin Bcf Bcfy bgs BDCP BHJC BHMUSP BLS BMPs Assembly Bill Alternative Calculation Method Asbestos-containing materials Americans with Disabilities Act Average daily traffic average dry water flow acre feet acre-feet per year above ground level Air Quality Management Plan above-ground storage tanks Airborne Toxic Control Measure Adaptive Traffic Control System Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control average vehicle occupancy South Coast Air Basin billion cubic feet billion cubic feet per year below ground surface Bay-Delta Conservation Plan Boyle Heights Job Collaborative Boyle Heights Mixed Use Specific Plan Zone Basic Life Support Best Management Practices Page IX-1

3 BOS BPS BRT C&D CAA CAAQS Cal-OSHA Caltrans CAPCOA CARB CAT CBC CC&Rs CCAA CCAR CCR CDE CDFG CEC CEQA CERCLIS cf CFC CFCs CFL CFR cfs CGS Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation Best Performance Standards Bus Rapid Transit construction and demolition Clean Air Act California ambient air quality standards State Occupational Safety and Health Administration California Department of Transportation California Air Pollution Control Officers Association California Air Resources Board Climate Action Team California Building Code Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions California Clean Air Act California Climate Action Registry California Code of Regulations California Department of Education California Department of Fish and Game California Energy Commission California Environmental Quality Act Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System cubic feet California Fire Code chlorofluorocarbons compact fluorescent light Code of Federal Regulations cubic feet per second California Geological Survey Page IX-2

4 CH 4 CHL CIP CiSRRE CiSWMPP CIWMB CMA CMP CNEL CO CO 2 CoSRRE CoSWMPP ColWMP COMPSTAT CPHI CPA CPUC CSDLAC CUP CVWD CWA DASH db dba DOI DOGGR DRP DTSC methane California Historical Landmarks Capital Improvement Program Source Reduction and Recycling Plan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan California Integrated Waste Management Board Critical Movement Analysis Congestion Management Program Community Noise Exposure Level carbon monoxide carbon dioxide County of Los Angeles Source Reduction and Recycling Plan County of Los Angeles Solid Waste Management Policy Plan Los Angeles County Integrated Waste Management Plan LAPD Computer Statistics Unit California Points of Historical Interest Community Plan Area California Public Utilities Commission County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Conditional Use Permit Coachella Valley Water District Clean Water Act DASH bus routes decibel A-weighted decibel scale Department of the Interior Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources Department of Recreation and Parks Department of Toxic Substances Control Page IX-3

5 du ECIS EIR EMS EMT EOO EPA ESA EZ FAA FAR FAR FHA FHWA FTA Garza PC GBIS GHG GIS GLA gpd gpm GWPs HAZNET HFCs HCM HOV HRI HSA dwelling unit East Central Interceptor Sewer Environmental Impact Report emergency medical service emergency medical technician Emergency Operations Organization Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Site Assessment Enterprise Zone Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Regulations Floor Area Ratio Federal Housing Administration Federal Highway Administration Federal Transit Administration Carmen Lomas Garza Primary Center Glendale Burbank Interceptor Sewer Greenhouse Gas geographical information system gross leasable area gallons per day gallons per minute Global Warming Potentials Hazardous Waste Information System Database hydrofluorocarbons Highway Capacity Manual high occupancy vehicle Historic Resources Inventory Hyperion Service Area Page IX-4

6 HTP Hyperion Treatment Plant HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning I-5 Golden State/Santa Ana Freeway I-10 Santa Monica Freeway IBC International Building Code IGR Intergovernmental Review IID Imperial Irrigation District IRP Integrated Resources Plan ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers kcf thousand cubic feet kg kilogram km kilometers kw kilowatt kwh kilowatt-hour kwh/yr kilowatt hours per year LAA Los Angeles Aqueducts LABS Los Angeles Department of Public Works Bureau of Sanitation LACFCD Los Angeles County Flood Control District LADBS Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety LADOT Los Angeles Department of Transportation LADWP Los Angeles Department of Water and Power LAFD Los Angeles Fire Department LAMC Los Angeles Municipal Code LAPD Los Angeles Police Department LAPL Los Angeles Public Library LARWQCB Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District LBP lead-based paint Page IX-5

7 lbs/day L dn /DNL LED LEED LEED-H LEED-NC LEED-ND L eq L max LOS LRTP LST LUSTs MBTA MCLS Metro mg mgd MPO MSCP Mw MWD MWh N 2 O NAAQS NCCPA NEHRP NEIS II pounds per day day-night average noise level Light Emitting Diode Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Homes Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development equivalent energy noise level/ambient noise level maximum sound level Level of Service Long Range Transportation Plan localized significance thresholds leaking underground storage tanks Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act Metropolitan Cooperative Library System Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority milligram million gallons per day Metropolitan Planning Organization Multi-Species Conservation Program megawatt Metropolitan Water District megawatt hours nitrous oxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards Natural Community Conservation Planning Act National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Northeast Interceptor Sewer Phase II Page IX-6

8 NESHAP NFRAP NHPA NMFS NO 2 NOP NO X NPDES NPL NRHP O 3 O&M OHP OPR OSHA PATH Pb PCBs PCE PCE PDT PeMS PFCs PM PMA PM 10 PM 2.5 ppd ppm National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants No Further Remedial Action Planned National Historic Preservation Act National Marine Fisheries Service nitrogen dioxide Notice of Preparation nitrogen oxides National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System National Priorities List National Register of Historic Places Ozone Operations and Maintenance Office of Historic Preservation Office of Planning and Research Occupational Safety and Health Administration Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing lead polychlorinated biphenyls passenger-car equivalency perchloroethylene Pacific Daylight Time California Freeway Performance Measurement System perfluorocarbons particulate matter Primary Market Area respirable particulate matter fine particulate matter pounds per day parts per million Page IX-7

9 PPV PRC PRP psi PST PWT PVID RCNM RCP RCPG RCRA RCRA CORRACT RD RHNA RMS RPS RSO RTIP RTP RWQCB S-Permit SB SBE SCAG SCAQMD SCAR SCGC sf peak particle velocity Public Resources Code Public Recreation Plan pounds per square inch Pacific Standard Time Permits With Transportation Palo Verde Irrigation District Roadway Construction Noise Model Regional Comprehensive Plan Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide Resource Conservation Recovery Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action Sites Reporting District Regional Housing Needs Allocation root mean square Renewables Portfolio Standard Rent Stabilization Ordinance Regional Transportation Improvement Program Regional Transportation Plan Regional Water Quality Control Board sewer permit Senate Bill State Board of Education Southern California Association of Governments South Coast Air Quality Management District Sewer Capacity Availability Review Southern California Gas Company square feet Page IX-8

10 SF 6 SJVUAPCD SLM SMA SO 2 SO X SOV SQMP SR-60 SRCRD SRRE SSO SUSMP SWP SWPPP SWRCB TAC TAZ TCA TDM TIA TISA TMDL tpd TSCA TSD TSM TSPP TTP sulfur hexafluoride San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Sound Level Meter Secondary Market Area sulfur dioxide sulfur oxides single occupancy vehicles Stormwater Quality Management Program Pomona Freeway Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division Source Reduction and Recycling Element sanitary sewer overflows Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan State Water Project Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan State Water Resource Control Board Toxic Air Contaminants traffic analysis zone 1,1,1-trichloroethane Transportation Demand Management Transportation Impact Analysis Terminal Island Service Area Total Maximum Daily Load tons per day Toxic Substances Control Act Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Transportation System Management Traffic Study Policies and Procedures Terminal Island Treatment Plant Page IX-9

11 TWRP ULI US 101 USEPA/U.S. EPA USFWS USGBC UST UWMP V/C VdB VMT VOC vph WARM WDRs WMA WSA µg/m 3 ZIMAS Donald Tillman Water Reclamation Plant Urban Land Institute Hollywood Freeway United States Environmental Protection Agency United States Fish and Wildlife Service United States Green Building Council underground storage tank Urban Water Management Plan Volume-to-Capacity Vibration decibels Vehicle Miles Traveled Volatile Organic Compounds vehicles per hour Waste Reduction Model Waste Discharge Requirements Watershed Management Area Water Supply Assessment micrograms per cubic meter Zoning Information and Map Access System Page IX-10

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