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Appendix A. List of Acronyms
A-2
Collecting Large Fish During Tissue Study
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List of Acronyms7Q2 - seven-day, two-year low-flow
ADB - assessment data base
AFO - animal feeding operation
ALA - aquatic life assessment
ALM - aquatic life monitoring
APEX - Agricultural Productivity Extender
BAT - best available treatment
BCT - best conventional treatment
BMP - best management practice
BPT - best practical treatment
BRC - Bureau of Radiation Control
CAFO - confined animal feeding operation
CBBEP - Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
CCMP - Combined Coastal Management Plan
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CMP - Coastal Management Program
CNA - Comision Nacional del Aqua
CRP - Clean Rivers Program
CWA - Clean Water Act
CSWPP - Comprehensive State Groundwater Protection Program
CAZRA - Coastal Zone Reauthorization Amendment
DBP - disinfection by-products
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EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
EQS - equilibrium partioning sediment guidelines
GBEP - Galveston Bay Estuary Program
GBFIG - Galveston Bay Freshwater Inflow Group
GLO - General Land Office
HEP - habitat evaluation procedure
HP - Habitat Protection Plan
IBEP - Integrated Border Environmental Plan
IBI - Index of Biotic Integrity
IBWC - International Boundary Water Commission
IFIM - instream flow incremental methodology
IQAPP - Integrative Quality Assurance Project Plan
LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority
MCL - maximum contaminant level
MTBE - Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether
NRDA - Natural Resource Damage Assessment Program
NEP - National Estuary Program
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System
NPS - nonpoint source
NRU - Natural Resource Uses
NSSP - National Shellfish Sanitation Program
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ONRW - outstanding national resource water
PAHs - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PBT - Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic
PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PEL - probable effects level
PPE - Public Participation and Education
PPG - Performance Partnership Grant
PSQAPP - Project Specific Quality Assurance Project Plan
PWS - public water supply
QAPP - quality assurance project plan
RBA - rapid bioassessment
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCT - Railroad Commission of Texas
RWA - receiving water assessment
SWAT - Soil and Water Assessment Tool
SWAP - Source Water Assessment and Protection Program
SWQM - surface water quality monitoring
SWQMP - Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program
SWQMT - Surface Water Quality Monitoring Team
SWT - Southwest Texas State University
TAES - Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
TAC - Texas Administrative Code
TCCC - Texas Coastal Coordinating Council
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TCEQ - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TDA - Texas Department of Agriculture
TDH - Texas Department of Health
TDLR - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
TDS - total dissolved solids
TDWS - Texas Drinking Water Standards
TEL - threshold effects level
TGPC - Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
THM - trihalomethane
TMDL - total maximum daily load
TNRCC - Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
TOXNET - Ambient Water and Sediment Toxicity Testing Program
TPDES - Texas Pollutant and Discharge Elimination System
TPWD - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
TRACS - Texas Regulatory Activities and Compliance System
TRACS - Texas Review and Comment System
TSSWCB - Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
TSWQS - Texas Surface Water Quality Standards
TT - Treatment Technique Requirement
TWDB - Texas Water Development Board
TxBAD - Texas Basin Assessment Database
TxDOT - Texas Department of Transportation
UAA - use attainability analysis
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USFWS - United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS - United State Geological Survey
VOC - volatile organic compound
WBS - water body system
WLE - wasteload evaluation
WQST - Water Quality Standards Team
WPCP - Water Pollution Control Program
WSQ - Water and Sediment Quality
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Appendix B. Major Aquifers of Texas
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B-3
PEC OS
WEBB
BR EWSTER
HUDSPETH
PR ESIDIO
REEVES
CULBERSO N
VAL VERDE
DUVAL
TERR ELL
CROC KETT
KEN EDY
FRI O
HARRIS
HILL
BELL
BEE
CLAY
PO LK
ED WARDSKER R
JEFF D AVI S
GAINES
LEON
UVALDE
HALELAMB FL OYDBAI LY MOTLEY COTTLE
DALLAM
DIMMI T
IRIO N
KI NG
BEXARKI NNEY
STARR
HALLCASTR OPAR MER BR ISCO ESW ISHER CHILD-RESS
JACK
UPTO N
SU TTO N
HIDALGO
OLD HAM
CASSWISE
ELLI S
MEDI NA
KI MBLE
ZAVALA
KEN TLYNNTERR Y GARZAYO A-KUM
STONE-WAL L
RUSK
LEE
GRAY
COKE
LA SALLE
MIL AM
ER ATH
HARTLEY
HUNT
BR AZORIA
SMITH
KN OX
LLAN O
TYL ER
AN DREWS
LIBERTYTRAVI S
NUECES
JONES
REAGAN
ZAPATA
LAMAR
BO WI E
REAL
WARD
NOLAN
MIL LS
COLEMANEC TO R
MASO N
YO UNG
TO MGREEN
FALLS
CAMERO N
HAYS
MATAGORDA
COO KE
JAS PER
DEAF SMITH
BU RNET
MAVERIC K
HOUSTON
LAVACA
FISH ER
BR OW N
COL LIN
MO ORE
FANN IN
MARTIN
DALLAS
EL PASO
LIVE O AK
BO SQU E
HARDIN
KLEBERG
TAYL OR
JIM HO GG
POTTER
DONLEY
GOL IAD
SANSABA
ATASCOSA
CORYEL L
DENTON
CRANE
CONC HO
BAYLOR
BR OO KS
PAR KER
RUNNEL S
NAVARRO
AR CHER
DE WI TT
CARSON
SC URRY
CROSBY
FAYETTE
SH ELBY
WOO D
BORDEN
CALHOUN
WHARTON
MENARD
NEW
TON
GILLESPIE
DICKENS
GRIMES
SC HLEI CHER
HASKELL
PAN OLA
FOARD
WIL SON
RANDALL
MI D-LAND
DAWSO N
GON ZAL ES
GRAYSON
HOW ARD
MCMULLEN
RED RI VER
ROBERTS
HOCK-LEY
TARR ANT
AN DERSON
CHERO KEE
LUBBO CK
VI CTORI A
BASTROP
WALKER
JEFFERSON
SH ERMAN
MITCH ELL
STERL ING
WHEELER
HEMPHI LL
TRI NITY
KAR NES
WINKL ER
LIPSCOMB
JACKSON
REFU GIO
WIL LIAMSON
AU STI N
LOVI NG
WIL LACY
EASTL AN D
HOPKIN S
BL ANCO
HARRISO NSTEPHENS
CALL AHAN
AN GELINA
COLORADO
KAU FMAN
HANS-FORD
BAN DERA
PALOPI NTO
JIMWELLS
MO NTAGUE
COMAN-CHE
MCCULLOCH
COMAL
HAMI LTON LIME-STO NE
WIL BAR-G ER
OCHI LTREE
MC LENNANSABI NE
CHAMBER S
COCH -RAN
FO RT BEND
VAN ZANDT
JOHN SON
HENDERSO N
WICH ITA
TITUS
MONTGOMERY
FREE-STO NE
KEN DALL
HOOD
GLASS-COCK
BR AZOS
GALVESTON
AR MS-TRONG
UPSHUR
ROBERTSON
HUTCHINSON
LAMPASAS
WALL E
R
NACOG-DOCH ES
BU RLESON
HARDE-MAN
SH ACKEL-FOR D
GUADAL UPE
AR ANSAS
THR OCK-MO RTON
MARI ON
COLLIN GS-WORTH
MADI SON
CALDW ELL
SANPATRI CIO
SAN JACINTO
WASHIN GTON ORANG E
DELTA
RAINS
GREG G
SA N
AU GU
ST INE
CAMP
MO
RRIS
SOMER-VELL
ROCK-WALL
FRAN
KLIN
N
Major Aquifers of Texas
OgallalaCenozoic Pecos AlluviumHueco-Mesilla BolsonSeymourTrinity
Explanation
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B-5
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Appendix C. Minor Aquifers of Texas
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C-3
*
*
*
*
*
*
PEC OS
WEBB
BR EWSTER
HUDSPETH
PR ESIDIO
REEVES
CULBERSO N
VAL VERDE
DUVAL
TERR ELL
CROC KETT
KEN EDY
FRI O
HARRIS
HILL
BELL
BEE
CLAY
POLK
ED WARDS KER R
JEFF D AVI S
GAINES
LEON
UVALDE
HALELAMB FLOYDBAI LY MO TLEY COTTLE
DALL AM
DIMMI T
IRION
KI NG
BEXARKI NNEY
STARR
HALLCASTR OPAR MER BR ISCO ESW ISHERCHILD-RESS
JACK
UPTO N
SU TTO N
HIDAL GO
OLD HAM
CASSWISE
ELLI S
MEDI NA
KI MBLE
ZAVALA
KEN TLYNNTERR Y GARZAYO A-KUM
STO NE-WALL
RUSK
LEE
GRAY
COKE
LA SALLE
MILAM
ER ATH
HARTLEY
HUNT
BR AZO RIA
SMITH
KN OX
LLAN OTYLER
AN DREWS
LIBERTYTRAVI S
NUECES
JONES
REAGAN
ZAPATA
LAMAR
BOWI E
REAL
WARD
NOLAN
MIL LS
COLEMANEC TO R
MASON
YO UNG
TO MGREEN
FALLS
CAMERO N
HAYS
MATAGORDA
COO KE
JASPE R
DEAF SMITH
BU RNET
MAVERIC K
HOUSTON
LAVACA
FISH ER
BR OW N
COL LIN
MOORE
FANN IN
MARTIN
DALLAS
EL PASO
LIVE O AK
BOSQU E
HARDIN
KLEBERG
TAYLOR
JIM HOGG
PO TTER
DONLEY
GOL IAD
SANSABA
ATASCO SA
CORYEL L
DENTON
CRANE
CONC HO
BAYL OR
BR OO KS
PAR KER
RUNNELS
NAVARRO
AR CHER
DE WI TT
CARSON
SC URRY
CROSBY
FAYETTE
SH ELBY
WOO D
BORDEN
CALHOUN
WHARTON
MENARD
NEWTON
GILLESPIE
DICKENS
GRIMES
SC HLEI CHER
HASKELL
PAN OLA
FOARD
WILSON
RANDALL
MI D-LAND
DAWSO N
GON ZALES
GRAYSON
HOW ARD
MCMULLEN
RED RI VER
ROBERTS
HOCK-LEY
TARR ANT
AN DERSON
CHERO KEE
LUBBO CK
VI CTORI A
BASTROP
WALKER
JEFFERSON
SH ERMAN
MITCH ELL
STERL ING
WHEELER
HEMPHI LL
TRI NITY
KAR NES
WINKLER
LIPSCOMB
JACKSON
REFU GIO
WILLIAMSON
AU STI N
LOVI NG
WIL LACY
EASTL AN D
HOPKIN S
BL ANCO
HARRISO NSTEPHENS
CALLAHAN
AN GEL INA
COL ORADO
KAU FMAN
HANS-FORD
BAN DERA
PAL OPI NTO
JIMWELL S
MONTAGUE
COMAN-CHE
MCCULLOCH
COMAL
HAMI LTON L IME-STONE
WILBAR-GER
OCHI LTREE
MC LENNANSABI NE
CHAMBER S
COCH -RAN
FORT BEND
VAN ZANDT
JOHN SON
HENDERSO N
WICH ITA
TITUS
MONTGOMERY
FREE-STONE
KEN DALL
HOO D
GLASS-COCK
BR AZOS
GALVESTON
AR MS-TRO NG
UPSHUR
ROBERTSON
HUTCHINSO N
LAMPASAS
WAL
L ER
NACOG-DOCH ES
BU RLESON
HARDE-MAN
SH ACKEL-FOR D
GUADALUPE
AR ANSAS
THR OCK-MO RTON
MARI ON
COLLIN GS-WORTH
MADI SON
CALDW ELL
SANPATRI CIO
SAN JACINTO
WASHIN GTON ORANG E
DELTA
RAINS
GREG G
SAN
AUGU
ST INE
CAMP
MO
RRI
S
SO MER-VEL L
ROCK-WALL
FRAN
KLIN
Minor Aquifers of Texas
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*
Ellenburger-San Saba
Rita Blanca
Igneous
Lipan
Nacatoch
West Texas Bolsons
Hickory
Brazos River Alluvium
Dockum
Bone Spring - Victoria Peak
Explanation
N
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