Acronyms
The following is a list of abbreviations and acronyms used in planning in our region. The Agency welcomes your comments, particularly regarding additional terms that may require definition or explanation.
BLM- Bureau of Land Management
cfs
- Cubic Feet Per Second
CIP
- Capital Improvement Program
C.I.T.Y. 2000
- Culture In The Year 2000 (Arts Commission)
DCA
- Development Constraints Area
DEP
- Nevada's Division of Environmental Protection
EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency (also see U.S. EPA)
FAR
- Floor area ratio
FEMA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
FSHR
- Federally Significant Hydrologic Resource
gpcd
- Gallons Per Capita Per Day
HOV
- High Occupancy Vehicle
LOS
- Level Of Service
mph
- Miles Per Hour
MGD
- Million Gallons Per Day
NRS
- Nevada Revised Statutes
PM10
- Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns In Diameter
PRS
- Project of Regional Significance
PSHR
- Potentially significant hydrologic resource
PUCN
- Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
RDA
- Rural Development Area
ROW
- right of way
RPA
- Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency (also see, TMRPA, below)
RPC
- Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission
RPGB
- Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Governing Board
RSA
- Resort Service Area
RSCVA
- Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority
RSHR
- Regionally Significant Hydrologic Resource
RSWRF
- Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility
RTC
- Regional Transportation Commission
RTP
- Regional Transportation Plan
RWMP
- Regional Water Management Plan
RWPC
- Regional Water Planning Commission
RWSQS
- Regional Water Supply and Quality Study
SHPO
- State Historic Preservation Office
SHR
- Significant Hydrologic Resource
SOI
- sphere of influence
STMWRF
- South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility
TAC
- Technical Advisory Committee (of the RPA)
TDS
- Total Dissolved Solids
TIP
- Transportation Improvement Program
TMSA
- Truckee Meadows Service Area
TMWA
- Truckee Meadows Water Authority
TMWRF
- Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility
TOD
- transit oriented development
TRAB
- Truckee River Advisory Board
TRC
- Truckee River corridor
TROA
- Truckee River Operating Agreement
UNR
- University of Nevada, Reno
U.S. EPA
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (see also EPA, above)
USFS
- United States Forest Service
VMT
- Vehicle Miles Traveled
VOC
- Volatile Organic Compound
WCDHD
- Washoe County District Health Department
WCSD
- Washoe County School District
WSFP
- Water System Facility Plan
404
- Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act