ACM
asbestos-containing material
ARAR
Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements are the federal, state, and local laws and regulations that affect environmental cleanup actions
Area A MOA
Memorandum of Agreement for Environmental Remediation of the Presidio of San Francisco Area A Property between the Trust and NPS (24 May 1999)
AST
Above-ground storage tank
BAAQMD
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BCDC
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Bgs
below ground surface
BRAC
Base Realignment and Closure Act
Caltrans
California Department of Transportation
CAP
Corrective Action Plan CAP sites are petroleum sites with significant groundwater impacts. Current CAP sites include Building 207/231 area, Building 637 area, Building 1065 area, Commissary PX Area, and Building 1349 area.
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CESA
California Endangered Species Act
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
COC
chemical of concern
Contingency Site
Contingency Sites are those locations at the Presidio where previously unidentified contamination is encountered during site activity.
Cr(VI)
hexavalent chromium
DEH
Directorate of Engineering and Housing
DTSC
Department of Toxic Substances Control
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
ESA
Endangered Species Act
FDS
fuel distribution system
FS
The Feasibility Study (FS) report is developed to address remedial alternatives for 40 sites within the Main Installation of the Presidio.
FSP
Field Sampling Plan
GGNPC
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
GGNRA
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
GIS
Geographic Information System
GMPA
National Park Service General Management Plan Amendment (July 1994)
GPS
Global Positioning System
LBP
lead-based paint
MCL
Maximum Contaminant Level
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
MtBE
methyl tertiary-butyl ether
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NFA
No Further Action. For example, NFA tank sites include sites where USTs or ASTs have been removed, and no further action is required. Sites within this group include sites for which the Trust has received NFA letters from the regulatory agencies, sites awaiting NFA letters, and sites that require reports to be finalized to prepare documentation requesting NFA letters.
NHPA
National Historic Preservation Act
NPS
National Park Service
O&M
Operation and maintenance (O&M) activities protect the integrity of a site cleanup plan. O&M measures are initiated after cleanup objectives have been reached, and the site is determined to be operational and functional (O&F) based on state and federal agreement.
OU
Operable Unit
PA
Preliminary Assessment
PAH
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
PCOC
potential chemical of concern
PEA
Preliminary Endangerment Assessment
PHSH
Public Health Service Hospital Sites
PRG
Preliminary Remediation Goal
Proposition 65
Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
PRP
Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) are individuals, companies, or any other party that are potentially liable for payment of cleanup costs.
PTMP
Presidio Trust Management Plan: Land Use Policies for Area B of the Presidio of San Francisco
RAB
Restoration Advisory Board
RAP
Remedial Action Plan
RCRA
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) protects human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal, conserves energy and natural resources, reduces the amount of waste generated, and ensures that wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner.
ROD or RAP
The Record of Decision (ROD) or a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) is a public document that selects the chosen cleanup alternative used to clean up a site.
RWQCB
California Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region
U.S. EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
USC
United States Code
USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
UST
An underground storage tank system (UST) is a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground. Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), EPA has established regulatory programs to prevent, detect, and clean up releases from USTs containing petroleum or hazardous substances.
VMP
National Park Service and Presidio Trust Vegetation Management Plan and Environmental and Assessment for the Presidio of San Francisco
VOC
volatile organic compound