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SECTION 9 -   APPENDICIES
9A   Appendix A: Terminology, Words, and Abbreviations
ASSHTO
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ASTM
American Society of Testing and Materials
AWWA
American Water Works Association
BMP
Best Management Practices
CC
Asheville City Council
CBD
Central Business District
City Engineer
The City of Asheville’s Engineer or his/her designee.
CEPTED
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
CMP
Corrugated Metal Pipe
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FIRM
Flood Insurance Rate Map
ft.
foot
gpd
gallons per day
gpm
gallons per minute
HDPE
High Density Polyethylene Corrugated Pipe
ID
Internal Diameter
LID
Low Impact Design
MSD
Metropolitan Sewerage District
MUTCD
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
MDC
Minimum Design Criteria
NAD
North American Datum
NAVD
North American Vertical Datum
NCAC
North Carolina Administrative Code
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
NCDOT
North Carolina Department of Transportation
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRCS
Natural Resource Conservation Service
OD
Outside Diameter
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Association
PAR
Pedestrian Access Route
P.C.
Point of Curvature
PE
Professional Engineer
plf
Pounds per linier foot
PLS
Professional Land Surveyor
ppm
parts per million
psi
pounds per square inch
P.T.
Point of Tangency
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
PZC
Planning and Zoning Commission
QPL
Qualified Products List
RCP
Reinforced Concrete Pipe
SCS
Soil Conservation Service
sf
square feet
SU
Single Unit Truck
Tc
Time of Concentration
TRC
Technical Review Committee
UDO
Unified Development Ordinance
UL
Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.