Acronym Guide
What do all those letters mean?
It’s not an alphabet soup, really. Below are descriptions of some of the more-frequently used acronyms on the Coastside. Links for the agencies listed can be found at Coastsider.com.
LCP: Local Coastal Program. Every coastal community has one. On the Coastside, Half Moon Bay has one, and San Mateo County has one. Each contains laws for its area that flesh out the Coastal Act for the localities. An LCP guides land use, development, build-out, and other activities that impact the valuable resources of the coastal zone.
CCWD: Coastside County Water District. 5 elected board members. Serves water to Half Moon Bay, El Granada, and Princeton.
GSD: Granada Sanitary District. Handles sewer for El Granada, Princeton, and HMB from Frenchman’s Creek north. Member of SAM.
HMBCity of Half Moon Bay. 5 elected council members. Member of SAM.
MCC: Midcoast Community Council (aka Community Council). An advisory board of seven elected Midcoast community members. The board advises the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on matters of concern to the residents of the Midcoast.
Midcoast: The unincorporated area to the north of Half Moon Bay, up to and including Montara
MWSD: Montara Water & Sanitary District. 5 elected members of the board. Handles sewer, water, and trash for Montara and Moss Beach. Member of SAM.
SAM: Sewer Authority Mid-coastside. HMB, GSD, and MWSD teamed up to get wastewater to the plant in HMB and get it cleaned up. 6 members, 2 from each member agency. HMB gets 2 votes each, GSD and MWSD get 1 vote each.