UFC 3-280-04
17 DEC 2003
APPENDIX G
ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CPVC
chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
DG
Design Guide
DOE
double open ended
EM
Engineer Manual
ES
effective size
ETL
Engineer Technical Letter
EPR
ethylene propylene rubber
FS
feasibility study
FTW
filter to waste
gpm/ft2
gallons per minute per square foot
gpm
gallons per minute
HTRW
Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
HQUSACE
Headquarters, United States Army Corps of Engineers
HQ
headquarters
L/s
liters per second
MGD
million gallons per day
mg/L
milligrams per liter
MLD
million liters per day
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NTU
nephelometric turbidity units
O&M
operation & maintenance
psi
pounds per square inch
psid
pounds per square inch differential pressure
PVC
polyvinyl chloride
PVD
polyvinylidine
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
SOE
single open ended
TM
Technical Manual
TSS
total suspended solids
U. C.
uniformity coefficient
UIC
underground injection control
USACE
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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