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Appendix A: Acronyms

ABC: Association of Boards of Certification
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
AO: aesthetic objective
AWWA: American Water Works Association
BNQ: Bureau de normalisation du Québec
CALA: Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation
CCME: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CDW: Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water
CESD: Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
CLC: Canada Labour Code
CNPHI: Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence
CSA: Canadian Standards Association
CWWA: Canadian Water and Wastewater Association
DFAIT: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
DND: Department of National Defence
DWGV: drinking water guidance value
GCDWQ: Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality
GOC: Government of Canada
GUDI: groundwater under the direct influence of surface water
HPC: heterotrophic plate count
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
IWGDW: Interdepartmental Working Group on Drinking Water
MAC: maximum acceptable concentration
NJC: National Joint Council
NPC: National Plumbing Code
NSF: NSF International
RA: responsible authority
SCADA: supervisory control and data acquisition
SCC: Standards Council of Canada