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List of Acronyms

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ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BEWG
Bay Enhancement Working Group
B-IBI
Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity
BVE
Bay View Estates
CBF
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
CCHD
Cecil County Health Department
CC OPZ
Cecil County Office of Planning and Zoning
C&D
Chesapeake & Delaware
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CENAP
US Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District
COC
Citizens Oversight Committee
COMAR
Code of Maryland Regulations
CTP
Consolidated Transportation Program
DMCF
Dredged Material Containment Facility
DMMP
Dredged Material Management Program
DNR
Department of Natural Resources
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESC
Erosion and Sediment Control
GAP
Groundwater Appropriations Permit
HMI
Hart-Miller Island
IGA
Intergovernmental Agreement
MDE
Maryland Department of the Environment
MDOT
Maryland Department of Transportation
MDP
Maryland Department of Planning
MES
Maryland Environmental Service
MPA
Maryland Port Administration
ONRW
Outstanding National Resource Water
PCIC
Pearce Creek Implementation Committee
PEC
Probable Effect Concentration
POB
Port of Baltimore
ppt
parts per thousand
SHA
State Highway Administration
TDS
Total Dissolved Solids
TEC
Threshold Effect Concentration
USGS
US Geological Survey
WQC
Water Quality Certification
WVS
West View Shores