| ADD | Area Development District |
| BMP | Best Management Practice |
| Cabinet | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
| CAP | Communicate All Promises (Program) |
| CWEP | Commonwealth Water Education Project |
| DEA | Division of Environmental Analysis |
| DPW | Department of Public Works |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPSC | Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FOG | Field Operations Guide |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GWPP | Groundwater Pollution Protection |
| HPF | Herbicides, Pesticides and Fertilizers |
| IMS | Interactive Mapping System |
| KDOW | Kentucky Division of Water |
| KEEC | Kentucky Environmental Education Council |
| KEEN | Kentucky Engineering Exposure Network |
| KEPSC | Kentucky Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control |
| KPDES | Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| KYG50 | KPDES stormwater permit for highway support facilities |
| KYR10 | KPDES stormwater permit for construction activities |
| KYTC | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
| MCM | Minimum Control Measure |
| MEP | Maximum Extent Practicable |
| MS4 | Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System |
| NOV | Notice of Violation |
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| POTW | Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
| PRIDE | Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment |
| PY | Permit Year |
| QLP | Qualifying Local Program |
| sMS4 | Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System |
| SPCC | Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures |
| SWAC | Stormwater Advisory Committee |
| SWQMP | Stormwater Quality Management Plan |
| UK-TC | University of Kentucky Transportation Center |
| USACE | United States Army Corps of Engineers |