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| Administrative Procedure Act |
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| Air Quality Maintenance Area (under the CAA) |
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| Best Available Control Technology |
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| Best Available Demonstrated Control Technology |
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| Best Available Technology Economically Achievable |
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| Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology (under CWA) |
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| Best Demonstrated Available Technology (under RCRA) |
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| Best Management Practices (for Control of Nonpoint Source under CWA) |
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| Biochemical Oxygen Demand (pollutant under CWA) |
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| Best Practicable Control Technology Currently Available (under CWA) |
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| Best Practicable Control Technology Currently Available |
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| Best Professional Judgment (a standard utilized in permit issuance in the absence of national effluent limitations under the CWA) |
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| Best Practicable Control Technology (under the CWA) |
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| Best Practicable Control Technology Currently Available (CWA) |
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| Council of Environmental Quality (NEPA) |
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| Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
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| Department of Environmental Resources |
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| de minimis classification under CERCLA |
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| dissolved oxygen; indicator of water quality |
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| Department of the Interior |
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| Environmental Defense Fund |
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| Environmental Impact Assessment (NEPA) |
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| Environmental Impact Statement |
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| Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Federal Environmental Impact Statement |
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| Finding of No Significant Impact (NEPA) |
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| Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly referred to as CWA) |
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| Generally Available Control Technology (for area sources under CAA) |
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| Hazardous Air Pollutant (CAA) |
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| Habitat Conservation Plan (ESA) |
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| Hazard Ranking System (CERCLA) |
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| Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendment (RCRA) |
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| Individual Control Strategy (for pollutant under CWA) |
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| Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate (for major sources in non-attainment areas under CAA) |
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| Maximum Achievable Control Technology (for air pollutants under CAA) |
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| National Ambient Air Quality Standard (CAA) e |
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| Non-Applicability Determination (determination for preconstruction review in prevention of significant deterioration areas under CAA) |
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| Non-Binding Allocations of Responsibility (CERCLA) |
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| National Contingency Plan (CERCLA) |
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| National Environmental Policy Act |
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| National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
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| National Priorities List (CERCLA) |
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| Natural Resource Defense Council |
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| New Source Performance Standard (CAA and CWA) |
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| Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
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| Particulate Matter of 10 micrometers or less |
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| Publicly Owned Treatment Works under CWA |
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| Potentially Responsible Party (CERCLA) |
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| Prevention of Significant Deterioration (CAA) |
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| Regional Administrator of EPA |
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| Reasonably Achievable Control Technology (for existing sources in nonattainment areas under CAA) |
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| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
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| Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization |
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| State Implementation Plan (under CAA) |
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| Total Maximum Daily Load; (set as part of state water quality standards under CAA) |
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| Toxic Substances Control Act |
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| Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (under RCRA) |
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| Total Suspended Particulates |
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| Volatile Organic Compound |
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