| ACOE |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| BCLA |
biological core and linkage area |
| BLM |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
| BMP |
best management practice |
| BOD |
biological oxygen demand |
| Caltrans |
California Department of Transportation |
| CCA |
California Coastal Act |
| CCC |
California Coastal Commission |
| CDFG |
California Department of Fish and Game |
| CEASAR |
Center for Earth Systems Analysis Research |
| CEQA |
California Environmental Quality Act |
| CHU |
Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit |
| CNDDB |
California Natural Diversity Database |
| CNPS |
California Native Plant Society |
| CSU |
California State University |
| CWA |
Clean Water Act |
| CWMP |
Carlsbad Watershed Management Plan |
| CWN |
Carlsbad Watershed Network |
| CZARA |
Coastal Zone Re-Authorization Amendments |
| CZMA |
Coastal Zone Management Act |
| EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| ET |
Evapotranspiration |
| GIS |
geographic informaiton system |
| HA |
Hydrologic Area |
| HAS |
Hydrologic Sub-Area |
| HCP |
Habitat Conservation Plan |
| HGM |
Hydro-geomorphic model |
| LA |
load allocation |
| LWD |
large woody debris |
| MHCOSP |
Multiple Habitat Conservation and Open Space Program |
| MHCP |
Multiple Habitat Conservation Program |
| MSCP |
Multiple Species Conservation Program |
| NCCP |
Natural Community Conservation Planning |
| NCTD |
North County Transit District |
| NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
| NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| RCD |
Resource Conservation District |
| RWQCB |
Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| SAMP |
Special Area Management Plan |
| SANDAG |
San Diego Association of Governments |
| SCCAT |
Southern California Caulerpa Action Team |
| SCCWRP |
Southern California Coastal Waters Research Project |
| SDRWQCB |
San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| SDSU |
San Diego State University |
| SUSMP |
Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan |
| SWRCB |
State Water Resources Control Board |
| TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
| TMDL |
total maximum daily load |
| UC |
University of California |
| URMP |
Urban Runoff Management Plan |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USFWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| WLA |
waste load allocation |
| WMP |
Watershed Management Plan |
| WQLS |
water quality limited segments |
