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<strong>Halifax</strong> Water Integrated Resource Plan<br />

Executive Summary<br />

Glossary of Acronyms<br />

ADF .........................................Average daily flow<br />

BAF .........................................Biological aerated filtration<br />

BLT ..........................................Beechville Lakeside Timberlea<br />

CBOD ......................................Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand<br />

CBS .........................................Corporate balanced scorecard<br />

CCI ..........................................Construction Cost Index<br />

CCME ......................................Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment<br />

COSS .......................................Cost of service study<br />

CSF ..........................................Critical success factor<br />

CSO .........................................Combined sewer overflow<br />

DFO .........................................Department of Fisheries and Oceans (federal)<br />

EAC .........................................Ecology Action Centre<br />

ENRCCI....................................Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index<br />

ERA .........................................Environmental risk assessment<br />

GHG ........................................Greenhouse gases<br />

HHSP .......................................<strong>Halifax</strong> Harbour Solutions Plants<br />

HRM .......................................<strong>Halifax</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong><br />

HRWC .....................................<strong>Halifax</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Water Commission<br />

HW .........................................<strong>Halifax</strong> Water<br />

ICI ...........................................Industrial-commercial-institutional<br />

I/I ............................................Inflow and infiltration<br />

IRP ..........................................Integrated Resource Plan<br />

LIC ...........................................Local improvement charge<br />

LOS .........................................Levels of service<br />

LOT .........................................Limit of technology<br />

MOH .......................................Medical Officer of Health (province)<br />

NPV .........................................Net present value<br />

NSE .........................................Nova Scotia Environment<br />

NSUARB ..................................Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board<br />

O&M .......................................Operations and maintenance<br />

OI ............................................Organizational indicator<br />

PI ............................................Performance indicator<br />

PTO .........................................Permit to Operate<br />

Redbook .................................<strong>Halifax</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong>, Municipal Design Guidelines<br />

(2009)<br />

ROW .......................................Right-of-way<br />

RSWFP ....................................<strong>Regional</strong> Stormwater Functional Plan<br />

RWWFP ..................................<strong>Regional</strong> Wastewater Functional Plan<br />

Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan – Executive Summary ES-25<br />

October 31 2012 Page 27 of 272

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