Abbreviations

Massachusetts Water Conservation Standards

Table of Contents

July 2018

ASR                      Annual Statistical Report

AWWA                 American Water Works Association

CMR                     Code of Massachusetts Regulations

EEA                      Energy and Environmental Affairs, Executive Office of (Massachusetts)

EPA                      Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)

gpcd                      Gallons per capita per day

gpd                        Gallons per day

gpf                         Gallons per flush

gpm                       Gallons per minute

HET                      High-efficiency toilet

ICI                        Industrial, commercial, institutional

I/I                          Infiltration and Inflow

IWRMP                Integrated Water Resources Management Plan

LID                       Low-impact development

MaP                       Maximum performance testing

MAPC                   Metropolitan Area Planning Council

MassDEP              Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

MEPA                   Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act

MGL                     Massachusetts General Laws

MWRA                 Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

NEWWA              New England Water Works Association

NPDES                 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

OTA                      Office of Technical Assistance (Massachusetts)

psi                          pounds per square inch

REUWS                Residential End Uses of Water Study

RGPCD                Residential gallons per capita per day

UAW                    Unaccounted-for water

UMass                   University of Massachusetts

WRC                     Water Resources Commission (Massachusetts)

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