OHIO SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP ACRONYMS

AA-Administrative Assistant CNMP-Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan ADP– Administrative Development Program CO-Conservation Operations (NRCS)

AFO-Animal Feeding Operation CPA-Conservation Priority Areas

AgNPS-Agriculture Nonpoint Source Pollution CPO-Conservation Plan of Operations (NRCS)

AOC-All-Ohio Chapter Soil and Water CREP-Conservation Reserve Enhancement Conservation Society Program

AOC-Area of Concern (Remedial Action Plan) CRES-Conservation Reporting Evaluation System

AOP-Association of Ohio Pedologists CRP-Conservation Reserve Program

APAP-Agricultural Pollution Abatement Program CSO-Combined Sewer Overflow

CSP-Conservation Stewardship Program APHIS – Animal & Health Inspection Services CWA-Cooperative Working Agreement APO-Annual Plan of Operations CWI-Conservation Works of Improvement APW-Annual Plan of Work DA-District Administrator ARS- Agricultural Research Service DAS-Ohio Department of Administrative Services BLM-Bureau of Land Management DC-District Conservationist (NRCS) BMP-Best Management Practice DEFA-Division of Environmental and Financial CAFO-Confined Animal Feeding Operation Assistance (OEPA)

CAP-Conservation Action Project DLEP-Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting(ODA) CAPS-Conservation Activity Plans DOF-Division of Forestry (ODNR) CAT-Critical Area Treatment DOW-Division of Wildlife (ODNR) CAUV-Current Agricultural Use Value DRP-Dissolved Reactive Phosphorus CCC-Commodity Credit Corporation DSWC-Division of Soil and Water Conservation CED-County Executive Director (FSA) (ODA)

CMP-Corrugated Metal Pipe DSWR-Division of Soil & Water Resources (ODNR) DT-District Technician GLSM-Grand Lake St. Mary

DWM-Drainage Water Management GMP-Grazing Management Plan

EBI-Environmental Benefits Index GRP-Grassland Reserve Program

EDP-Educator Development Program GPS-Global Positioning System

EEO-Equal Employment Opportunity GSA-General Services Administration

EFOTG-Electronic Field Office Technical Guide HAB-Harmful Algal Bloom

EIS-Environmental Impact Statement HEL-Highly Erodible Land

EPN – Environmental Partnership Network HUA-Hydrologic Unit Area

EPRI-Electric Power Research Institute HUC-Hydrologic Unit Code

EQIP-Environmental Quality Incentive Program IJC-International Joint Commission

EWP-Emergency Watershed Protection IPM-Integrated Pest Management

FCIC-Federal Crop Insurance Corporation LE NRP-Lake Erie Nutrient Reduction Program

FFY-Federal Fiscal Year LESA-Land Evaluation Site Assessment

FIP-Forestry Improvement Program LICA-Land Improvement Contractor’s Association

FLP-Farmland Preservation LIM-Land Inventory and Monitoring

FLSA – Fair Labor Standards Act LRP-Long Range Plan

FMP-Forestry Management Plan LTA-Long Term Agreement

FO-Field Office MLRA-Major Land Resource Areas

FOIA-Freedom of Information Act MNM-Manure and Nutrient Management

FRPP- Farm and Ranchland Protection MO-MLRA Regional Office Program MOU-Memorandum of Understanding FSA-Farm Services Agency MS4-Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System FSR-Farm Science Review MUG-Map Unit Generator FTS-Federal Telecommunications System MWCD-Muskingum Watershed Conservancy FY-Fiscal Year District

GIS-Geographic Information System NACD-National Assoc. of Conservation Districts

GLRI-Great Lakes Restoration Initiative NASCA-National Association of State OFSWCD-Ohio Federation of Soil & Water Conservation Agencies Conservation Districts

NASIS-National Soil Information System OFU-Ohio Farmers Union

NCSS-National Cooperative Soil Survey OGRIP-Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program NFC-National Finance Center OBM-Office of Budget and Management (Ohio) NIPF-Non-Industrial Private Forest OMB-Office of Management and Budget (Federal) NOI-Notice of Intent ORC-Ohio Revised Code NOV – Notice of Violation OSHA-Occupational Safety & Health Act NPDES-National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System OSIB-Ohio Soil Inventory Board

NPS-Nonpoint Source Pollution OSU-Ohio State University

NRCS-Natural Resources Conservation Services OSUE-Ohio State University Extension

NRI-National Resource Inventory OSWCC-Ohio Soil & Water Conservation Commission NRP-Nutrient Reduction Program OUPS-Ohio Utilities Protection Service OAC-Ohio Administrative Code PA-Pollution Abatement OARDC-Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center PERS-Public Employee’s Retirement System

OASWCDE-Ohio Association of Soil & Water PM-Plant Materials (Program) Conservation District Employees PRS-Performance Reporting System OCC-Ohio Chamber of Commerce PS-Program Specialist (Div of Soil & Water ODA-Ohio Department of Agriculture Conservation - ODA)

ODH-Ohio Department of Health PSS-Project Soil Scientists

ODNR-Ohio Department of Natural Resources QAR-Quality Assurance Review

ODOT-Ohio Department of Transportation RAMP-Rural Abandoned Mine Program

OEC-Ohio Environmental Council RCA-Resource Conservation Act

OEPA-Ohio Environmental Protection Agency RC&D-Resource Conservation & Development

OFA-Ohio Forestry Association RCPP-Resource Conservation Partnership Program

OFBF-Ohio Farm Bureau Federation RD-Rural Development RFP-Request for Proposals USEPA-United States Environmental Protection Agency RI-Resource Inventory USLE-Universal Soil Loss Equation RMS-Resource Management Specialist VRT-Variable Rate Technology RMS-Resource Management System WAE-While Actually Employed RPC-Regional Planning Commission WASCB-Water and Sediment Control Basin RSS-Resource Soil Scientist WHIP-Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program RUSLE-Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation WLEB-Western Lake Erie Basin SAFE – State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement WMAO-Water Management Association of Ohio SO-State Office WQIP-Water Quality Incentives Program SOP- Standard Operating Procedure WRE – Wetland Reserve Easement SSURGO-Soil Survey Geographic Overlay WRP-Wetland Reserve Program SWCD-Soil & Water Conservation District WRRSP -Water Resource Restoration Sponsor SWCS-Soil & Water Conservation Society Program

SWEET-Source Water Environmental Education WS-Watershed Teams WW – Waterway SWIMS-Soil & Water Information Management System

TDP-Technician Development Program

THP-Timber Harvest Plan

TMDL-Total Maximum Daily Load

TNC-The Nature Conservancy

TSI-Timber Stand Improvement

TSP-Technical Service Provider

USDA-United States Department of Agriculture

USFS-United States Forest Service

USFWS-United States Fish & Wildlife Service

USGS-United States Geological Survey