Appendix A: Master List of Acronyms and

Terms

Final
December 2010

Prepared by:
Carollo Engineers, Inc.
Registration No. F-882

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Glossary of Acronyms and Terms

Acronym or Term

Definition

Percent

Degrees Fahrenheit

A/O

Anaerobic/Oxic

AO

Anaerobic/Anoxic/Oxic

AAF

Average Annual Flow

Advanced Secondary

The third stage of treatment (literally means: of the third order, rank,
stage, formation, etc.; third.)

ADWF

Average Dry-Weather Flow

Annual Average Flow

The average of all daily flows for the year (sometimes called ADF
Average-Day Flow or ADD Average-Day Demand)

ASIPS

Activated Sludge Influent Pump Station

Average Dry-Weather Flow

ADWF consists of average daily sewage flows and groundwater

infiltration (GWI). ADWF is the average flow that occurs on a daily
basis with no evident reaction to rainfall

BFP

Belt Filter Presses

BOD

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

CBOD

Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand

CBOD5

Five-Day Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand

Central Wastewater
Treatment Plant

The CWWTP includes two plant sites called the Dallas Plant (DP) and
White Rock Plant (WRP)

CFD

Computational Fluid Dynamics

cfm

Cubic Feet per Minute

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CFU

Colony Forming Units

CIP

Capital Improvements Plan

Clarifiers

Quiescent basins that are used to separate solids from the wastewater
by settling

COD

Chemical Oxygen Demand

CRD

Capital Regional District

CSPS

Cadiz Street Pump Station

CWWTP

Central Wastewater Treatment Plant

DHS

Department of Homeland Security

DO

Dissolved Oxygen

DP

Dallas Plant

DPPC

Dallas Plant Primary Clarifiers

DPSC

Dallas Plant Secondary Clarifiers

DWF

Dry-Weather Flow

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Definition

DWU

Dallas Water Utilities

E. Coli

Escherichia Coli Bacteria

EBPR

Enhanced Biological Phosphorous Removal

EDAT

Environmental Data Acquisition Telemetry

EMS

Environmental Management System

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

FNI

Freese and Nichols, Inc. (Engineering/Consulting Company)

Force Mains

Pipelines located after the discharge of a pump station. The contents

of the pipeline are under pressure.

ft

Foot or Feet

g/L

Grams per Liter

gal

Gallon(s)

GBTs

Gravity Belt Thickeners

Headworks

The treatment facilities located at the front end of the treatment plant.

HDPE

High Density Polyethylene

hr (s)

Hour/Hours

I/I

Inflow and Infiltration

in.

Inch or inches

Infiltration

Rainfall runoff that enters the collection system through indirect

connections (cracked sewers, leaky manholes, defective joints, etc.)
and results in a delayed increase in wastewater flow.

Inflow

Rainfall runoff that enters the collection system through direct

connections, such as downspouts, area drains, and manhole covers.
Inflow is separate and distinguished from infiltration.

Inflow and Infiltration

The wastewater component caused by rainfall-dependent

inflow/infiltration (RDI/I) and groundwater infiltration (GWI).

IPS

Influent Pump Station

IPSC

Influent Pump Station C

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

kWh

Kilowatt Hour

Liter

DBB

Design-Bid-Build

DB

Design-Build

CMAR

Construction-Manager-at-Risk

DBOOT

Design-Build-Own-Operate-Transfer

LF

Linear Feet

LTFS

Long Term Flow Simulation

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Acronym or Term

Definition

Max

Maximum

MCC

Motor Control Center

MG

Million Gallons

mg/L

Milligrams per Liter

mgd

Million Gallons per Day

Microconstituents

Microconstituents are chemicals found in a wide array of goods,

including pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Some of the
microconstituents are considered Endocrine Disrupting Compounds
(EDCs). Sometimes also known as emerging pollutants of concern.

MMR

Major Maintenance and Rehabilitation

N/A

Not Applicable

NH3

Ammonia

NH3-N

Ammonia-nitrogen

No.

Number

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NTMWD

North Texas Municipal Water District

NTU

Nephlometric Turbidity Unit

NWS

National Weather Service

Oxygen

O&M

Operation and Maintenance

O2

Oxygen

O3

Ozone

Oh&P

Contractor Overhead and Profit

Phosphorous

PALS

Pretreatment and Laboratory Services

PDF

Peak-Day Flow

PDF/AAF

Peak-Day Flow Divided by Annual Average Flow

Peak-Day Flow

The average flow occurring during the maximum flow day of the year.
(sometimes called MDD Maximum Day Demand or MDF Maximum
Day Flow)

Peak-Hour Dry-Weather Flow The peak-hour dry-weather flow is the highest measured hourly flow
for the year that occurs on a dry-weather day. (sometimes called
PDWF Peak Dry-Weather Flow)
Peak-Hour Flow

The peak-hour flow is the highest measured hourly flow for the year.
(It is the same as the PHWWF.)

Peak-Hour Wet-Weather Flow The peak-hour wet-weather flow is the highest measured hourly flow
for the year that occurs during wet weather. (sometimes called PWWF
Peak Wet Weather Flow)

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Acronym or Term

Definition

Peaking Factor

Ratio of the peak-day flow to the annual average flow. (The peak-hour
peaking factor is the ratio of the peak-hour flow to the annual average
flow.)

pH

Potential of Hydrogen (Measure of Acidity)

PHDWF

Peak-Hour Dry-Weather Flow

PHF

Peak-Hour Flow

PHWWF

Peak-Hour Wet-Weather Flow

ppd

Pounds per Day

ppm

Parts per Million

PS

Pump Station

PVC

Polyvinyl Chloride

Rainfall-Dependent
Inflow/infiltration

RDI/I consists of rainfall that enters the collection system through

direct connections (roof leaders, manholes, etc.) and causes an
almost immediate increase in wastewater flow.

RAS

Return Activated Sludge

RD I/I

Rainfall-Dependent Inflow/Infiltration (RD I/I) consists of rainfall that

enters the collection system through direct connections (roof leaders,
manholes, etc.) and causes an almost immediate increase in
wastewater flow.

Ref.

Reference

RW

Recycled Water

SCADA

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

SDPFPS

South Dallas Peak Flow Pump Station

sf

Square Feet

SWWTP

Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant

Struvite

Struvite is a white crystalline solid formed by equal molar

concentrations of ammonium, magnesium and phosphate.

TAC

Texas Administrative Code

TCEQ

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

The Team

The Team includes Carollo Engineers, Dallas Water Utilities

personnel, and various sub-consultants.

TP

Total Phosphorus

TPDES

Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

TRA

Trinity River Authority

UV

Ultraviolet

VFDs

Variable Frequency Drive(s)

Vivianite

Vivianite is a dark blue to blue-green substance in an iron-phosphate

precipitate that forms under reducing conditions

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Acronym or Term

Definition

WAS

Waste Activated Sludge

WEF

Water Environmental Federation

WET

Whole Effluent Toxicity

WERF

Water Environment Research Federation

WR

White Rock

WRGP

White Rock Gate Structure

WRH

White Rock Headworks

WRIPS

White Rock Influent Pump Station

WRP

White Rock Plant

WRPC

White Rock Primary Clarifiers

WRPFPS

White Rock Peak Flow Pump Station

WRRSPS

White Rock Raw Sewage Pump Station

WRSC

White Rock Secondary Clarifiers

WSE

Water Surface Elevation

WTP

Water Treatment Plant

WWF

Wet-Weather Flow

WWTF

Wastewater Treatment Facility

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WWTP

Wastewater Treatment Plant

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