| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| AC | Asphalt Concrete |
| ADL | Aerially Deposited Lead |
| AIMP | Impervious Area |
| AINF | Infiltration Area |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| APWA | American Public Works Association |
| ARS | Agricultural Research Service |
| AQMD | Air Quality Management District |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing Materials |
| AWWA | American Water Works Association |
| BAT | Best Available Technology (economically available) |
| BCT Best | Conventional Technology (pollution control) |
| BFP | Bonded Fiber Matrix |
| BMPs | Best Management Practices |
| BOD | Biological Oxygen Demand |
| CA | Contractor Activities |
| CAL-EPA | California Environmental Protection Agency |
| CAL-OSHA | California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| CASQA | California Stormwater Quality Association |
| CCR | California Code of Regulations |
| CCS | Cellular Confinement System |
| CEQA | California Environmental Quality Act |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act |
| CFR | Code of Federal Register |
| CMA | Congestion Management Program |
| COE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| CPI | Coalescing Plate Interceptor |
| CWA | Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 as amended in1987) |
| DCIA | Directly Connected Impervious Area |
| DTSC | California Department of Toxic Substances Control |
| EEC | Effect Effluent Concentration |
| EIR | Environmental Impact Report |
| EMC | Event Mean Concentration |
| EOS | Equivalent Opening Size |
| ESA | Environmentally Sensitive Area |
| ESC | Erosion and Sedimentation Control |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| GIS | Geographical Information System |
| Hazmat | Hazardous Material |
| HSG | Hydrologic Soil Groups |
| IPM | Integrated Pest Management |
| JURMP | Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Program |
| MEP | Maximum Extent Practicable |
| MS4 | Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MSHA | Mine Safety and Health Administration |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NOAA | National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOI | Notice of Intent |
| NPDES | National Pollution Discharge Elimination System |
| NPS | Nonpoint Source |
| NRC | National Response Center |
| NRCS | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NURP | National Urban Runoff Program |
| O&G | Oil and Grease |
| O&M | Operations and Maintenance |
| OSDS | On-site Disposal System |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| P2 | Pollution Prevention |
| PAHs | Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PAM | Polyacrylamide |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PCC | Portland Concrete Cement |
| PPT | Pollution Prevention Team |
| POTW | Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
| PSD | Particle Size Distribution |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RWQCB | Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| SAP | Sampling and Analysis Plan |
| SARA | Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
| SPCC | Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure |
| SUSMP | Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan |
| SWMP | Stormwater Management Program |
| SWPCP | Stormwater Pollution Control Plan |
| SWPPP | Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan |
| SWRCB | State Water Resource Control Board |
| TMDL | Total Maximum Daily Load |
| TOC | Total Organic Carbon |
| TSS | Total Suspended Solids |
| UFC | Uniform Fire Code |
| USACE | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USDOT | United States Department of Transportation |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| WEF | Water Environment Federation |