The coastal world uses SO many acronyms, it is hard to keep track of what they all mean! Here is a quick reference to all the ones we know about; please let us know if you have more to add!
| ACB | Articulating Concrete Block |
| ADCIRC | Advanced Circulation Model |
| AFWA | Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies |
| AL | Audubon Louisiana |
| ALBL | Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana |
| ARS | USDA Agricultural Research Service |
| ASBA | American Shoreline and Beach Association |
| ATTAINS | Assessment and Total Maximum Daily Load Tracking and Implementation System |
| AWF | America’s Wetland Foundation |
| BEACH | Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health |
| BICM | Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring |
| BLFWD | Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District |
| BLM | Bureau of Land Management |
| BMP | Best Management Practice |
| BOEM | Bureau of Energy Management |
| BoR/LUMCON | Board of Regents’ Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium |
| BP | BP Exploration and Production, Inc. |
| BRAF | Baton Rouge Area Foundation |
| BSEE | Bureau of Safety and Enviromental Enforcement |
| BTEF | Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Foundation |
| BTNEP | Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program |
| BTNEP | MC Barataria-Terrebonne Management Conference |
| BUDMAT | Beneficial Use of Dredged Material |
| CCA | Coastal Conservation Association |
| CCMP | Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (BTNEP) |
| CELCP | Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program |
| CEQ | Council on Environmental Quality |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHRIS | Chemical Hazards Response Information System |
| CIAP | Coastal Impact Assistance Program |
| CLIWS | Center for Louisiana Inland Water Studies (University of Southwestern LA) |
| CMP | LA Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast (Coastal Master Plan) |
| CPEX | Center for Planning Excellence |
| CPRA | Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority |
| CRC&D | Capital Resource Conservation & Development Council |
| CRCL | Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana |
| CRMS | Coastwide Reference Monitoring System |
| CRS | LSU’s Center for River Studies |
| CSED | Lower 9 Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development |
| CSS | Coastal Sustainability Studio |
| CUP | Coastal Use Permit |
| CWA | Clean Water Act |
| CWPPRA | Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act |
| CWSRF | Clean Water State Revolving Fund |
| CZM | Coastal Zone Management |
| Deltares | Netherlands-based water think tank/engineering firm developing coastal solutions to be used here around the world |
| DFIRM | Draft Flood Insurance Rate Map |
| DIVER | Explorer Data Integration Visualization Exploration and Reporting Explorer |
| DOTD | Louisiana Department of Transportation |
| DOI | U.S. Department of the Interior |
| DPS | Department of Public Safety and Corrections |
| DU | Ducks Unlimited |
| DWH | Deepwater Horizon |
| E&D | Engineering and Design |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EBI | Environmental Baseline Inventory |
| ECD | Earthen Containment Dike |
| EDA | Economic Development Administration |
| EDF | Environmental Defense Fund |
| EDMS | Electronic Document Management System |
| EFH | Essential Fish Habitat |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EMAP | Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Program |
| EMS | Emergency Management Information System |
| EMU | Environmental Management Unit |
| EO | Executive Order |
| EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| EQIP | Environmental Quality Incentives Program |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observation and Science |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act of 1973 |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FDT | Framework Development Team (Coastal Master Plan) |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FFL | Foundation for Louisiana |
| FIRM | Flood Insurance Rate Map |
| FRP | Facility Response Plan |
| FRRP | Flood Risk and Resilience Program |
| FWA | Future Without Action |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEBF | Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GIWW | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway |
| GLPC | Greater Lafourche Port Commission |
| GMFMC | Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council |
| GNO, Inc. | Greater New Orleans, Inc. |
| GNOF | Greater New Orleans Foundation |
| GOCA | Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities |
| GOHSEP | Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness |
| GOMA | Gulf of Mexico Alliance |
| GOMESA | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act |
| GOMP | Gulf of Mexico Program |
| GOMRI | Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GU | Groundwater UDI Surface Water |
| GUISW | Ground Water Under the Influence of Surface Water |
| GUP | Purchased Groundwater UDI Surface Water |
| GW | Groundwater |
| GWP | Purchased Groundwater |
| HAB | Harmful Algal Bloom |
| HB 1 | Louisiana Legislature’s Funding Bill |
| HNC | Houma Navigational Canal |
| HNR | House Natural Resources |
| HSDRRS | Hurricane Storm Damage and Risk Reduction System |
| HSI | Habitat Suitability Index |
| HUD | Louisiana Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| ICM | Integrated Compartment Model (Coastal Master Plan) |
| IdJC | Isle de Jean Charles |
| IPaC | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Information for Planning and Consultation |
| KAB | Keep America Beautiful |
| KLB | Keep Louisiana Beautiful |
| LA SAFE | Louisiana Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments |
| LA TIG | Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group |
| La. Rev. Stat. | Louisiana Revised Statute |
| LaSTEP | Louisiana Small Town Environmental Program |
| LAWEN | Louisiana Water Economy Network |
| LCA | Louisiana Coastal Area |
| LCES | Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service |
| LCRP | Louisiana Coastal Resources Program |
| LDAF | Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry |
| LDCRT | Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism |
| LDEQ | Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality |
| LDHH | Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals |
| LDNR | Louisiana Department of Natural Resources |
| LDNR OC | Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Office of Conservation |
| LDOE | Louisiana Department of Education |
| LDWF | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
| LEEC | Louisiana Environmental Education Commission |
| LEH | Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities |
| LiDAR | Light Detection and Ranging |
| LLA | Louisiana Landowners Association |
| LOS | Level of Service |
| LOSCO | Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office |
| LOSPRA | Louisiana Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act |
| LPBF | Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation |
| LPCCP | Louisiana Pollinator Cooperative Conservation Program |
| LPV | Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity |
| LSG | Louisiana Sea Grant |
| LSPMB | Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board |
| LSTA | LA Science Teacher’s Association |
| LUMCON | Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium |
| LWI | Louisiana Watershed Initiative |
| LWF | Louisiana Wildlife Federation |
| MAC | Morganza Action Coalition |
| MAM | Monitoring and Adaptive Management |
| MBrSD | Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion |
| MBSD | Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion |
| MCY | Million Cubic Yards |
| MMPA | Marine Mammal Protection Act |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MR&T | Mississippi River and Tributaries Project |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| NAS | National Audubon Society |
| NAVD 88 | North American Vertical Datum of 1988 |
| NBS | National Biological Service |
| NDRC | National Disaster Resilience Competition |
| NEP | National Estuary Program |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 |
| NFWF | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
| NGO | Non-governmental Organization |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service (also known as NOAA Fisheries) |
| NOAA | National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Non-Structural | Flood prooding, home elevations and voluntary buyouts |
| NOS | Notice of Solicitation |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| NPS | Nonpoint Source |
| NLLD | North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District |
| NRC | National Response Center |
| NRCS | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NRDA | Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program |
| NSSP | National Shellfish Sanitation Program |
| NSU | Nicholls State University |
| NWF | National Wildlife Federation |
| NWIS | National Water Information System |
| NWQI | National Water Quality Initiative |
| NWRC | National Wildlife Research Center |
| O&M | Operations and Maintenance Program |
| O&M | Operations and Maintenance |
| OCD | Office of Community Development |
| OCM | Office of Coastal Management |
| OM&M | Operations Maintenance and Monitoring |
| OPA | Oil Pollution Act of 1990 |
| OSDS | Onsite Sewage Disposal System |
| PC | Pontchartain Conservancy |
| PDARP/PEIS | Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement |
| PEIS | Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement |
| QA/QC | Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
| RCPP | Regional Conservation Partnership Program |
| RESTORE Act | Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act |
| RESTORE Council | Five Gulf Coast States and Six Federal Agencies |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| ROR | Restore or Retreat |
| RP/EA | Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment |
| SAV | Submerged Aquatic Vegetation |
| SBDC | Small Business Development Center |
| SCPDC | South Central Planning & Development Commission |
| Section 404 | Program to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands |
| Section 408 | Provides that USACE may grant permission for another party to alter a Civil Works project upon a determination that the alteration proposed will not be injurious to the public interest and will not impair the usefulness of the Civil Works project |
| SHPO | State Historic Preservation Office |
| SLEC | South Louisiana Economic Council |
| SLLD | South Lafourceh Levee District |
| SLWDC | South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center |
| SNR | Senate Natural Resources |
| SONRIS | Strategic Online Natural Resources Information System |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedures |
| SPCC | Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures |
| SPSOC | Significant Potential Sources of Contamination |
| STORET | STOrage and RETrieval and Water Quality eXchange |
| Structural | Levee, hurricane protection, risk reduction systems |
| SW | Surface Water |
| SWAMP | System Wide Assessment and Monitoring Program |
| SWAP | Source Water Assessment Program |
| SWCD | Soil and Water Conservation Districts |
| SWP | Purchased Surface Water |
| TEDA | Terrebonne Economic Development Authority |
| TIG | Trustee Implementation Group (NRDA) |
| TLCD | Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District |
| TMDL | Total Maximum Daily Load |
| TNC | The Nature Conservancy |
| TPCG | Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government |
| TRCP | Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership |
| TWIG | The Water Institute of the Gulf |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
| UDI | Under the Direct Influence |
| UHN | United Houma Nation |
| USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| USCG | U.S. Coast Guard |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USDOJ | U.S. Department of Justice |
| USEPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| USFWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| USNPS | U.S. National Park Service |
| WATERS | Watershed Assessment, Tracking and Environmental Results System |
| WBV | Westbank and Vicinity |
| WIPS | Watershed Implementation Plans |
| WQX | Water Quality Exchange |
| WRDA | Water Resources Development Act |
| WSFR | Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration |