| Acronym |
What it stands for |
What it is or does |
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ACS |
Alternative Conservation System |
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AFO |
Animal Feeding Operation |
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AMA |
Agricultural Management Assistance Program |
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APFO |
Aerial Photography Field Office |
FSA's photo lab |
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AWWA |
American Water Works Association |
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BCS |
Basic Conservation System |
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BMP |
Best Management Practice |
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BPA |
Blanket Purchase Agreement |
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CAFO |
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation |
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CCE |
Common Computing Environment |
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CCRP |
Continuous Conservation Reserve Program |
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CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CIG |
Conservation Innovation Grants |
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CIMS |
Chesapeake Information Management System |
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CJ |
Conservation Journal |
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CL |
Center Line |
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CLU |
Common Land Unit |
FSA field |
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CMS |
Conservation Management System |
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CMU |
Conservation Management Units |
planned units |
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CMZ |
Crop Management Zone |
used in RUSLE2 |
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CNMP |
Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan |
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COE |
Corp of Engineers |
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CP |
Conservation Practice |
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CPPE |
Conservation Practice Physical Effects |
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CRA |
Common Resource Areas |
subdivision of MLRAs |
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CREP |
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program |
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CRM |
Coordinated Resource Management |
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CRP |
Conservation Reserve Program |
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CSG |
Conservation System Guide |
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CSP |
Conservation Security Program |
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CST |
Customer Service Toolkit |
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CTSG |
Conservation Tree and Shrub Group |
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CTA |
Conservation
Technical Assistance |
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CTAP |
Career Transition Assistance Program |
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CY |
Calendar Year |
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DOOQ |
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electronic government filing and forms |
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DOQ |
Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles |
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DOQQ |
Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles |
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EA |
Environmental Assessment |
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EBI |
Environmental Benefits Index |
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EE |
Environmental Evaluation |
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EFOTG |
Electronic Field Office Technical Guide |
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EI |
Erodibility Index |
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EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
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EQIP |
Environmental Quality Incentive Program |
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ESA |
Endangered Species Act |
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EWP |
Emergency Watershed
Program |
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EWRP |
Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program |
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FedBizOpps |
Federal Business Opportunities |
formerly "Commerce Business Daily" |
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FIP |
Forestry Incentives
Program |
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FIRS |
Farm Irrigation Rating System |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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FONSI |
Finding Of No Significant Impact |
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FOTG |
Field Office Technical Guide |
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FPP |
Farmland Protection Program |
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FR |
Federal Register |
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FRPP |
Farm and Ranch
Lands Protection Program |
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FSA |
Food Security Act |
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FSA |
Farm Service Agency |
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FWP |
Farmed Wetlands Pilot Program |
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GAO |
General Accounting Office |
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GPCP |
Great Plains Conservation Program |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GM |
General Manual |
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GRP |
Grassland Reserve
Program |
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GSA |
General Services Administration |
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GSOP |
General Signup Offer Process |
CRP |
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HEL |
Highly Erodible Land |
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HGL |
Hydraulic Grade Line |
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HU |
Hydrologic Unit |
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IAS |
Integrated Accountability System |
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ICAMS |
Internet Combined Administrative System |
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ICTAP |
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program |
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IDIQ |
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity |
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ITC |
Information Technical Center |
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IWM |
Irrigation Water Management |
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JWOD |
Javits-Wagner-O'Day |
JWOD act (purchases) |
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LESA |
Land Evaluation
and Site Assessment |
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LOC |
Library of Congress |
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LRA |
Land Resource Area |
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LTA |
Long-term Agreement |
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MAS |
Mobile Access System |
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MLRA |
Major Land Resource Areas |
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MU |
Mapping Unit |
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NAPRA |
National Agricultural Pesticide Risk Analysis |
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NED |
National Economic Development |
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NEDC |
National Employee
Development Center, NRCS |
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NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
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NFSAM |
National Food Security Act Manual |
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NHPA |
National Historic Preservation Act |
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NHQ |
National Headquarters |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
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NPPH |
National Planning Procedure Handbook |
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NRD |
Natural Resource District |
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NRI |
National Resources Inventory |
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NTSC |
National
Technology Support Centers, NRCS |
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O&M |
Operation and Maintenance |
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OIG |
Office of Inspector General |
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OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
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OSE |
Other Social Effects |
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P&G |
Economic & Environmental Principles & Guidelines |
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PCMS |
Purchase Card Management System |
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PDR |
Practice Documentation Requirement |
TSP the required documentation |
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PIP |
Practice Incentive Payment |
CRP |
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PL |
Public Law |
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PLS |
Pure Live Seed |
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PMC |
Plant
Materials Center |
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ProTracts |
Program Contracts System |
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PRS |
Performance Results System |
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PY |
Prior Year Contracts |
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RA |
Regional Attorney |
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RC & D |
Resource Conservation & Development |
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RED |
Regional Economic Development |
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RF |
Reimbursable - Federal |
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RIF |
Reduction In Force |
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RILOE |
Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition |
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RFP |
Request For Proposal |
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RMA |
Risk Management Agency |
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RMS |
Resource Management System |
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RN |
Reimbursable - Non-Federal |
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RPL |
Reemployment Priority List |
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RUSLE |
Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation |
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SCI |
Soil Conditioning Index |
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SCIMS |
Service Center Information Management System |
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SIMS |
Skills Information Management System |
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SIP |
Signing Incentive Payment |
CRP |
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SHPO |
State Historic Preservation Officer |
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SL |
State & Local Programs |
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SLO |
Sponsoring Local Organizations |
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SRC |
State Resource Conservationist |
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SRR |
Soil Rental Rates |
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SSPE |
Site Specific Practice Effects |
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STIR |
Soil Tillage Intensity Rating |
soil condition value |
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SWAPA+H |
Soil, Water, Air, Plants, Animals + Humans |
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SWCA |
Soil and Water
Conservation Assistance |
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SWCS |
Soil and Water Conservation Society |
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T & E |
Threatened and Endangered Species |
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THPO |
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer |
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TNG |
Toolkit Next Generation |
see also CST |
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TMDL |
Total Maximum Daily Load |
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TSP |
Technical Service Provider |
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U.S.C. |
United States Code |
code by which laws are registered |
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USLE |
Universal Soil Loss Equation |
before RUSLE |
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UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
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WAE |
Wage and Earn (Worked As Needed) |
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WBP |
Water Bank Program |
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WebCAAF |
Web-based Centralized Authentication and
Authorization Facility |
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WebTCAS |
Web Based Total Cost Accounting
System |
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WEQ |
Wind Erosion Equation |
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WESL |
Wind Erosion Soils List |
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WHEG |
Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide |
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WHIP |
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program |
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WIN-PST |
Windows Pesticide Screening Tool |
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WLA |
Workload Analysis |
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WRP |
Wetlands Reserve Program |
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Wetlands |
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AW |
Artificial Wetland |
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CC |
Commenced Conversion |
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CMW |
Categorical Minimal Effect |
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CPD |
Corps Permit Decision |
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CW |
Converted Wetland |
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CWNA |
Converted Wetland Non-Agricultural
use |
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CWTE |
Converted Wetland Technical Error |
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FW |
Farmed Wetland |
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FWP |
Farmed Wetland Pasture |
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MIW |
Mitigation Wetland |
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MW |
Minimal Effect Wetland |
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MWM |
Minimal effect with Mitigation |
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NI |
Not Inventoried |
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NW |
Non-wetland |
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NW/NAD |
Non-wetland resulting from National
Appeal Decision |
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OW |
Other Waters |
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PC |
Prior Converted |
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PC/NW |
Prior Converted/Non-Wetland |
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TP |
Third Party Exemption |
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W |
Wetlands |
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WX |
Manipulated wetland, not for
production purposes |
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