Acronyms

This list of acronyms helps jurisdictions, State agencies, large State facilities, and other interested parties in interpreting acronyms related to local assistance, diversion, planning, and reporting. This alphabetical list provides the acronym along with its meaning.

You can also check out terminology common in the waste disposal, diversion program implementation, and recycling fields in the Local Government Glossary and other CalRecycle terminology in the LEA Glossary of Common Permit Terms.

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AAF
Alternative Adjustment Factor
AB
Assembly Bill
ADC
Alternative Daily Cover
ADF
Advance Disposal Fee
ADR
Alternative Diversion Rate (SB 1066)
AIC
Alternative Intermediate Cover
AM
Adjustment Method
AR
Annual Report
BLS
Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor)
Board
California Integrated Waste Management Board
BOE
Board of Equalization
BALA
Bay Area Local Assistance
BR
Biennial Review
BYC
Base Year Correction
CalEPA
California Environmental Protection Agency
CCR
California Code of Regulations
C&D
Construction & Demolition
CIWMB
California Integrated Waste Management Board
CIWMP
Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan
CO
Compliance Order
CLA
Central Section of the Local Assistance
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CRS
Countywide, Regionwide, and Statewide Jurisdiction Diversion Progress Report
CSE
Countywide Siting Element
DIR
Department of Industrial Relations, California
DOF
Department of Finance, California
DPLA
Diversion, Planning and Local Assistance Division
DRM
Diversion Rate Measurement
DRS
Disposal Reporting System
DSG
Diversion Study Guide
E-1066
Electronic Program Update on SB 1066
EA
Enforcement Agency
EAR
Electronic Annual Report
EDD
Employment Development Department, California
EDRS
Electronic Disposal Reporting System
FFY
Federal Fiscal Year
GAP
Goal Achievement Plan (SB 1066)
GFE
Good Faith Effort
HHWE
Household Hazardous Waste Element
IWM
Integrated Waste Management
IWMA
Integrated Waste Management Act (AB 939)
IWMB
Integrated Waste Management Board
IWMP
Integrated Waste Management Plan
J
Jurisdiction
JGAPS
Jurisdiction Goal Achievement Progress System
JPA
Joint Powers Agreement
LALA
Los Angeles Section of the Local Assistance
LAP
Local Assistance Plan for Counties
LEA
Local Enforcement Agency
LF
Landfill
LGCentral
Local Government Central
LGLibrary
Local Government Library
LoGIC
Local Government Information Center
LTF
Local Task Force
MARS
Model Annual Report System
MRF
Materials Recovery Facility
MSW
Municipal Solid Waste
NBY
New Base Year
NBYC
New Base Year Change
NDFE
Nondisposal Facility Element
NLA
Northern Section of the Local Assistance
LA
Local Assistance
PARIS
Planning Annual Report Information System
PCC
Public Contract Code
PFR
Petition for Reduction
POC
Plan of Correction (SB 1066)
PPD
Pounds/Person/Day (per capita disposal measurement)
PRC
Public Resources Code
Profiles
California Waste Stream Profiles
RA
Regional Agency
RAC
Recycled Aggregate Concrete
RAIWMP
Regional Agency Integrated Waste Management Plan
RAP
Reclaimed Aggregate Pavement
RCP
Recycled-Content Products
RDSI
Report of Disposal Site Information
RFI
Report of Facility Information
RMDZ
Recycling Market Development Zone
RYC
Report Year Correction
SABRC
State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign (AB 1106)
SAIWMA
State Agency Integrated Waste Management Act (AB 75)
SB
Senate Bill (State)
SCPRS
State Contract and Procurement Reporting System
SE
Siting Element
SIC
Standard Industrial Classifications (Business Groupings)
SLAB
State and Local Assistance Branch
SMRF
Small Material Recovery Facility
SOARD
State Organization and Agency Recycling Database
SOFA
State Organization Facility Assistance Section
SLA
South Section of the Local Assistance
SP
Summary Plan (Countywide)
SRRE
Source Reduction and Recycling Element
SWF
Solid Waste Facility
SWFP
Solid Waste Facility Permit
SWGS
Solid Waste Generation Study
TE
Time Extension (SB 1066)
TS
Transfer Station
TSD
Taxable Sales Deflator
TSDI
Taxable Sales Deflator Index
WAB
Waste Analysis Branch
WTE
Waste to Energy

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