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  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Introduction, History, and Concept G. Tracy Mehan, III
  • 1.0 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2003 Water Quality Trading Policy
  • 1.2 Water Environment Federation's 2006 Water Quality Trading Guide
  • 1.3 Why Another Volume on Water Quality Trading Now? A Preview
  • 1.4 Challenges to Adoption and Implementation of Water Quality Trading
  • 1.5 A Pressing Need for Water Quality Trading
  • 2.0 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TRADING CONCEPT
  • 2.1 Water Markets in the West
  • 2.2 Acid Rain Trading and Phase-Out of Lead in Gasoline
  • 3.0 GENERAL CONCEPTS OF RELEVANCE TO WATER QUALITY TRADING
  • 3.1 Sound Program Design and Implementation
  • 3.2 Multiple Environmental Benefits and Water Quality Trading
  • 3.3 Hope, Realism, and Managing Expectations
  • 4.0 REFERENCES
  • Chapter 2 Elements Affecting the Water Sector of Water Quality Trading-Point Sources and Nonpoint Sources Charles Logue, P.E. and Brent Fewell
  • 1.0 HISTORY OF POINT- AND NON-POINT-SOURCE TRADING
  • 1.1 History of Water Pollutant Trading
  • 1.2 Federal-State Partnership
  • 1.2.1 1996 and 2003 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Policy
  • 1.2.2 U.S. Department of Agriculture Efforts
  • 1.2.3 State Policies and Regulations
  • 2.0 WATER QUALITY TRADING FRAMEWORK
  • 2.1 Types of Trading Programs/Partners
  • 2.2 Regulatory Drivers
  • 2.3 Elements of Enforceable Trade
  • 2.3.1 Compliance with the Clean Water Act
  • 2.3.2 Quality and Duration of Credits
  • 2.3.3 Baseline Concept and Its Importance
  • 2.3.4 Trading Ratios
  • 3.0 BENEFITS AND RISKS OF TRADING PROGRAMS
  • 3.1 Benefits of Trading
  • 3.2 Risks of Trading
  • 4.0 INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS
  • 4.1 Strict Compliance Versus Maximum Extent Practicable
  • 4.2 Actual Load Reductions Versus Modeled Load Reductions
  • 4.3 Risk-Averse Nature of Public Utilities and Local/State Governments
  • 4.4 Equitable Considerations
  • 5.0 REFERENCES
  • 6.0 SUGGESTED READING
  • Chapter 3 Current Policy Directions Cy Jones and Mindy Selman
  • 1.0 INTRODUCTION
  • 2.0 FEDERAL WATER QUALITY TRADING POLICY AND GUIDANCE, 2013-2014
  • 2.1 National Policy Development
  • 2.1.1 2011-2012 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Review
  • 2.1.2 Other Current Activity
  • 2.1.2.1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture Memorandum of Understanding, 2013
  • 2.1.2.2 Office of Environmental Markets, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • 2.1.2.3 New Stormwater Rule and Trading
  • 2.2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Policy Development
  • 2.2.1 Sector Load Growth Demonstration
  • 2.2.2 Accounting for Uncertainty in Offset and Trading Programs
  • 2.2.3 Components of Credit Calculation
  • 2.2.4 Local Water Quality Protection When Using Credits for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Issuance and Compliance