Acronyms used in water resource management
 
State, Regional, and Local Government
BWSR.....................Board of Water and Soil Resources (state)
CAC........................Citizen Advisory Committee
CHS........................Community Health Service (regional)
DNR .......................Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (state)
DOER.....................Minnesota Department of Employee Relations (state)
JPA .........................Joint Powers Agreement (local)
LCMR.....................Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (state)
LGU........................Local Governmental Unit (local)
MDA.......................Minnesota Department of Agriculture (state)
MDH.......................Minnesota Department of Health (state)
MDNR or DNR ......Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (state)
MDOT....................Minnesota Department of Transportation (state)
MetC.......................Metropolitan Council (regional)
MES........................Minnesota Extension Service (state – old term no longer in use)
MGS.......................Minnesota Geological Survey (state)
MPCA or PCA........Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (state)
OEA........................Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance (state)
OWM......................Minnesota Office of Waste Management (state)
RC&D.....................Resource Conservation & Development, USDA (federal)
RDC........................Regional Development Commission (regional)
SWCD ....................Soil and Water Conservation District (local)
TAC........................Technical Advisory Committee
UM Ext...................University of Minnesota Extension Service (state)
WD.........................Watershed District (local)
WMO......................Watershed Management Organization (local)
 
Federal Agencies
ACE or ACOE........Army Corp of Engineers (federal)
ASCS......................Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, USDA (federal)
(no longer in use, replaced by Farm Services Administration - FSA)
COE........................Army Corp of Engineers (federal)
EPA ........................U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (federal)
FEMA.....................Federal Emergency Management Agency (federal)
FSA ........................Farm Services Administration, USDA (federal)
HUD.......................Housing and Urban Development Department (federal)
NRCS .....................Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA (federal)
SCS.........................Soil Conservation Service, USDA (federal)
(no longer in use, replaced by Natural Resources Conservation Service - NRCS)
USDA.....................U.S. Department of Agriculture
USF&WS ...............U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (federal)
USGS......................U.S. Geological Survey (federal)
 
Organizations
ADA.......................Association of (Watershed) District Administrators (state)
AMC.......................Association of Minnesota Counties (state)
AMT.......................Association of Minnesota Townships (state)
LMC .......................League of Minnesota Cities (state)
MACDE .................Minnesota Association of Conservation District Employees (state)
MACPZA ...............Minnesota Association of County Planning and Zoning Administrators (state)
MASWCD..............Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (state)
MAWD...................Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts (state)
MLA.......................Minnesota Lakes Association (state)
NACD.....................National Association of Conservation Districts (national)
RCM.......................Rivers Council of Minnesota (state)
SWCS.....................Soil and Water Conservation Society (national with state chapters)
 
Programs
ACP........................Agricultural Conservation Program (federal)
CLWP.....................Comprehensive Local Water Planning (state)
CRP ........................Conservation Reserve Program (federal)
CREP......................Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (federal and state)
EQIP.......................Environmental Quality Incentive Program (federal)
FDR........................Flood Damage Reduction (federal)
LAP ........................Lake Assessment Program (state)
MFIP.......................Minnesota Forestry Improvement Program (state)
NEMO....................Nonpoint Source Education for Municipal Officials (local with national network)
RIM........................Reinvest in Minnesota Program (state)
SLR.........................Streambank, Lakeshore, and Roadside Program (state)
VSMP.....................Volunteer Stream Monitoring Partnership (metro)
WCA.......................Wetland Conservation Act (state)
 
Terms
BOD .......................Biological Oxygen Demand
GIS .........................Geographic Information System
GPS ........................Geographic Positioning System
NPS ........................Nonpoint Source Pollution
TDML.....................Total Daily Maximum Load (federal and state)
PFAS.......................Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances