Commonly Used Acronyms
| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ACWA-JPIA | ACWA Joint Powers Insurance Authority |
| AF | Acre Foot |
| AFY | Acre Foot per Year |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |
| CD | Certificate of Deposit |
| CEQA | California Environmental Quality Act |
| DHS | Department of Health Services |
| DMS | Data Management System |
| DSW | Depletion of Interconnected Surface Water |
| DSWMAR | Distributed Storm Water Managed Aquifer Recharge |
| DWR | Department of Water Resources |
| EIR | Environmental Impact Report |
| GASB | Governmental Accounting Standards Board |
| GSP | Groundwater Sustainability Plan |
| GWL | Chronic Lowering of Groundwater Levels |
| GWQ | Degraded Groundwater Quality |
| GWS | Reduction of Groundwater Storage |
| IRWM | Integrated Regional Water Management |
| JPA | Joint Powers Agreement |
| LAFCO | Local Agency Formation Commission |
| LID | Low Impact Development |
| MGD | Million Gallons per Day |
| MGY | Million Gallons per Year |
| MO | Measurable Objectives |
| MT | Minimum Thresholds |
| O&M | Operations and Maintenance |
| PHG | Public Health Goal |
| PPB | Parts Per Billion |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RMP | Representative Monitoring Point |
| RWMF | Regional Water Management Foundation |
| RWQCB | Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| SCWD | Santa Cruz Water Department |
| SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
| SGMA | Sustainable Groundwater Management Act |
| SI | Sustainability Indicator |
| SLVWD | San Lorenzo Valley Water District |
| SMC | Sustainability Management Criteria |
| SMGWA | Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency |
| SqCWD | Soquel Creek Water District |
| SVWD | Scotts Valley Water District |
| SW | Surface Water |
| SWRCB | State Water Resources Control Board |
| SY | Sustainable Yield |