Acronyms

NEDC – Northwest Environmental Defense Center

CWA – Clean Water Act

DEQ – Department of Environmental Quality

EPA – Environmental Protection Agency

NPDES – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System [Permit]

ESCP – Erosion and Sediment Control Plan

CPESC - Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control

BMP – Best Management Practices

WQS – Water Quality Standards

DMR – Discharge Monitoring Reports

LUCS – Land Use Compatability Statement

TMDL – Total Maximum Daily Load

NTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Units

UGB – Urban Growth Boundary

ORS - Oregon Revised Statutes (State Statute)

OAR - Oregon Administration Rules (Administrative Code)

USC - United States Code (Federal Statute)