Advances in water quality trading as a flexible compliance tool : a special publication.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Alexandria, VA :
Water Environment Federation,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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