Acronym List

I-225 Acronym List

ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
ADA Americans With Disabilities Act
APCD Air Pollution Control Division
APE Area of Potential Effect
BAT Best Available Technology
BMP Best Management Practice
BRT Bus Rapid Transit
BTU British Thermal Unit
CAD Computer Aided Drafting
CBD Central Business District
CDOT Colorado Department of Transportation
CDOW Colorado Division of Wildlife
CDPHE Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CIP Capital Improvement Plan
CMP Construction Management Plan
CO Carbon Monoxide
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
CR Commuter Rail
CWA Clean Water Act
dBA A-weighted Decibel
DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DEM Digital Elevation Model
DMU Diesel Multiple Unit
DOT Department of Transportation
DRCOG Denver Regional Council of Governments
DUS Denver Union Station
EAC Early Action Compact
EE Environmental Evaluation
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EJ Environmental Justice
ELT Electric Transmission
EMF Electro-magnetic frequency
EMI Electro-magnetic interference
EMM Environmental Methodology Manual
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ESA Environmental Site Assessment
FAHD Flood Area Hazard Delineation
FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERG FasTracks Environmental Resource Group
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FT FasTracks
FTA Federal Transit Administration
GIS Geographic Information System
HSWA Hazard and Solid Waste Amendments
HUD Housing and Urban Development
kV kilovolt
kVA kilovolt-ampere
Ldn dDay-Night Average Sound Level
Leq(h) Hourly Equivalent Sound Level
Lf Linear Feet
LOS Level of Service
LPA Locally Preferred Alternative
LRT Light Rail Transit
LRV Light Rail Vehicle
LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tank
LWCFA Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
M Meter
MESA Modified Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
MF Multiple Family
MIS Major Investment Study
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MS4 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSAT Mobile Source Air Toxics
MSE Mechanically Stabilized Earth
NA Not Applicable
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NAC Noise Abatement Criteria
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act
NOX Nitrogen Oxide
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPL National Priority List
NRCS National Resources Conservation Service
NRHP National Register of Historic Places
OAHP Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation
OCS Overhead Contact System
PCEA Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis
PM10 Particulate Matter of 10 microns in diameter or smaller
PMT Project Management Team
pnR park-n-Ride
ppm parts per million
RAQC Regional Air Quality Council
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
ROD Record of Decision
ROW Right-Of-Way
RTD Regional Transportation District
RTP Regional Transportation Plan
SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users
SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SF Single Family
SFHA Special Flood Hazard Area
SHPO State Historic Preservation Office/Officer
SIP State Implementation Plan
SOV Single Occupancy Vehicle
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
T & E Threatened and Endangered
TAZ Transportation Analysis Zone
TCM Transportation Control Measure
TDM Transportation Demand Measures
TDP Transit Development Plan
TIP Transportation Improvement Program
TOD Transit Oriented Development
TSD Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
TSM Transportation System Management
TSS Total Suspended Solids
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USC United States Code
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USDOT United States Department of Transportation
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
USGS United States Geological Survey
UST Underground Storage Tank
VDC Volts Direct Current
VHT Vehicle Hours Traveled
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
VOC Volatile Organic Compound
WQCC Water Quality Control Commission
WQCD Water Quality Control Division
WQCV Water Quality Capture Volume