Acronyms
Following are some typical acronyms used in TCAAP
documents
| APR | Annual Performance Report |
| Army | United States Army |
| AS/SVE | Air Sparging/Soil Vapor Extraction |
| ATK | Alliant Techsystems Inc. |
| AWC | Area Weighted Concentration |
| Barr | Barr Engineering |
| BGRS | Boundary Groundwater Recovery System |
| COC | Chemical of Concern |
| CRA | Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, Inc. |
| CRDL | Contract Required Detection Limit |
| DNAPL | Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| ERIS | Environmental Restoration Information System |
| FFA | Federal Facilities Agreement |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GAC | Granular Activated Carbon |
| GOS | TGRS Global Operation Strategy |
| gpm | gallons per minute |
| HBV | Health Based Value |
| HRC | Hydrogen Release Compound |
| HRL | Health Risk Limits |
| IRA | Interim Remedial Action |
| IRAP | Interim Response Action Plan |
| LUC | Land Use Control |
| LUCIP | Land Use Control Implementation Plan |
| MCES | Metropolitan Council Environmental Services |
| MCLs | Maximum Contaminant Levels |
| MCLGs | Maximum Contaminant Level Goals |
| MDH | Minnesota Department of Health |
| MDL | Method Detection Limit |
| mg/l | Milligrams per liter |
| MOS | TGRS Micro Operation Strategy |
| MPCA | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency |
| NBCGRS | New Brighton Contaminated Groundwater Recovery System |
| NBM | New Brighton Municipal |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| O&M | Operation and Maintenance |
| OM | Operating Minimum |
| OS | TGRS Operating Strategy |
| OU | Operable Unit |
| OU1TG | OU1 Technical Group |
| PAR | Performance Assessment Report |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PGAC | Permanent Granular Activated Carbon |
| PGRS | Plume Groundwater Recovery System |
| PLC | Programmable Logic Controller |
| PM | Preventative Maintenance |
| POTW | Publicly-Owned Treatment Works |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| QAPP | Quality Assurance Project Plan |
| RAB | Restoration Advisory Board |
| RI/FS | Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study |
| ROD | Records of Decision |
| scfm | Standard Cubic Feet per Minute |
| SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
| SECOR | SECOR International, Inc. |
| Shaw | Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. (formerly Stone & Webster) |
| SVE | Soil Vapor Extraction |
| TCAAP | Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant |
| Tecumseh | Tecumseh Professional Associates, Inc. |
| TGRS | TCAAP Groundwater Recovery System |
| TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| TWISS | Tecumseh/Wenck Installation Support Services |
| µg/l | Micrograms per liter |
| USAEC | United States Army Environmental Center |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compound |
| Wenck | Wenck Associates, Inc. |