Economists have been promoting water quality (WQ) trading for decades. Over the past few
years, many political leaders and upper-level government officials have been joining them …

Interest has grown in Water Quality Trading (WQT) as a means to achieve water quality
goals, with more than 70 such programs now in operation in the United States. Substantial …

There has been a great deal of interest in addressing water quality issues through the use of
Transferable Discharge Permit (TDP) systems. Unfortunately, the attempts to start up permit …

Comprehensively analyzing economic issues of watershed protection and reservoir
rehabilitation projects is a somewhat daunting task because of the extensive effects of the …

Water quality trading (WQT) can occur when the point source (PS) dischargers are allowed
to claim credits through paying the farmers for adopting Best Management Practices (BMPs) …

Over the past several decades, there has been an increase in the use of market-based
approaches for environmental policy. The purpose of this paper is three-fold: 1) to provide a …

A growing share of water pollution in the US can be attributed to nonpoint sources (USEPA
2002). Some of this trend can be attributed to declining point source (PS) emissions as a …

Water is essential for survival. It has been estimated that human beings need at least 18 to
23 litres of water a day to survive. While there is enough water in the world for everyone …

○ Alternative 1a: If all producers of crops sown in the spring in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
(NVZ) are expected to sow a catch crop at the same time, then a producer who wished to not …

Agricultural producers are finding opportunities to get paid for their stewardship activities
through water quality trading. Generally, they sell the amount of nutrients or sediment …