Acronyms Guide

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]

STP – Sewage Treatment Plant

WWTP – Wastewater Treatment Plant

WQS – Water Quality Standards

DMR – Discharge Monitoring Reports

RPA – Reasonable Potential Analysis

TMDL – Total Maximum Daily Load

ZID – Zone of Initial Dilution

POTW – Publicly Owned Treatment Works