Acronyms
Abbreviation
Term
AF
Acre – Feet
AFY
Acre – Feet per Year
ATM
Alternative Transfer Method
AWWARF
American Water Works Research Foundation
BIP
Basin Implementation Plan
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
BO
Biological Opinion
BOR
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
BRT
Basin Roundtable
CAA
Community Agriculture Alliance
CBEF
Center for Business and Economic Forecasting
CCWWPP
Critical Community Watershed Wildfire Protection Plan
CDOWP
Colorado Department of Wildlife and Park
CDPHE
Colo Department of Public Health & Environment
CDSS
Colorado Decision Support System
CFS
Cubic Feet Per Second
CRD
Colorado River District
CRWAS
Colorado River Water Availability Study
CSFS
Colorado State Forest Service
CU
Consumptive use
CU&L
Consumptive uses & Losses
CWC
Colorado Water Congress
CWCB
Colorado Water Conservation Board
CWPP
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
DCP
Drought Contingency Plan
DM
Drought Management
DMRP
Drought Mitigation & Response Plan
DNR
Department of Natural Resources
DWR
Division of Water Resources
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FOTY
Friends of the Yampa
FSA
Farm Service Agency
GIS
Geographic Information System
GPCD
Gallons Per Capita Per Day
HB
House Bill
HI
Hydrologic Institute
HUC
Hydrologic Unit Code
IBCC
Interbasin Compact Committee
IPP
Identified Projects & Processes
ISAM
Irrigation Systems Analysis Model
ISF
Instream Flow
IWMP
Integrated Water Management Plan
IWR
Irrigation Water Requirement
MAF
Million Acre Feet
M&E
Monitoring and Evaluation
M&I
Municipal and Industrial
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
NCNA
Non Consumptive Needs Assessment
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NHD
National Hydrography Dataset
NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Services
P&M
Projects and Methods
PBO
Programmatic Biological Opinion
PEPO
Public Education Participation and Outreach
PSOP
Preferred Storage Option Plan
RBWCD
Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District
RFP
Request for Proposal
RICDS
Recreational In-Channel Diversions
RO
Reverse Osmosis
ROD
Record of Decision
RT
Roundtable
SB
Senate Bill
SDO
State Demographer’s Office
SDS
Southern Delivery System
SSI
Supplied Industrial
SWPP
Source Water Protection Plan
SWSI
Statewide Water Supply Initiative
TMD
Transmountain Diversion
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS
United States Forest Service
USFWS
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
UYWCD
Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District
UYRWG
Upper Yampa River Watershed Group
WATEREUSE
Water Use Foundation
WDID
Water District Structure Identification
WFET
Watershed Flow Evaluation Tool
WSLCU
Water Supply Limited Consumptive Use
WSRA
Water Supply Reserve Account
WSRF
Water Supply Reserve Fund
WTP
Water Treatment Plant
WUI
Wildland Urban Interface
YWG
Yampa White Green
YWG BIP
Yampa White Green Basin Implementation Plan
YWG BRT
Yampa White Green Basin Roundtable