| ASR | aquifer storage and recovery |
| BioMP | biological monitoring program |
| BMP | best management practice |
| CFS | cubic feet per second |
| CSRB | Comal Springs riffle beetle |
| DO | dissolved oxygen |
| DSS | decision support system |
| EAA | Edwards Aquifer Authority |
| EAHCP | Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan |
| EARIP | Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program |
| ERPA | Environmental Restoration and Protection Area |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act |
| FAB | Texas State University Freeman Aquatic Building |
| FD | fountain darter |
| FWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| HCP | Habitat Conservation Plan |
| HSPF | Hydrological Simulation Program—Fortran |
| IPMP | Integrated Pest Management Plan |
| ITP | Incidental Take Permit |
| LID | Low Impact Development |
| M&M | minimization and mitigation |
| MSL | mean sea level |
| NAS | The National Academy of Sciences |
| NASEM | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| O&M | Operation and Maintenance |
| PAHs | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PDS | passive diffusion sampling |
| PDSI | Palmer Drought Severity Index |
| PPCP | pharmaceutical and personal care products |
| RBA | rapid bioassessment |
| RRWG | Recommendations Review Work Group |
| RWCP | Regional Water Conservation Program |
| SAV | submersed aquatic vegetation |
| SAWS | San Antonio Water System |
| SMARC | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service San Marcos Aquatic Resource Center |
| SOP | standard operation procedure |
| SRP | soluble reactive phosphorus |
| STR1 | Streamflow-Routing Package |
| SWB | soil-water-balance |
| SWRI | Southwest Research Institute |
| TCEQ | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
| TPWD | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| TWR | Texas wild rice |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| VISPO | Voluntary Irrigation Suspension Program Option |
| WQ | water quality |
| WSTB | Water Science and Technology Board |