An Evaluation of the Virginia Nutrient Credit Trading Program

Federal and state regulatory agencies frequently support and encourage the use of market-based effluent trading to achieve social water quality goals. This paper evaluates the design of the recently approved Virginia Nutrient Trading Program. The cost implications of setting a near limit of technology point source cap and requiring new and expanding sources to meet specific technology-based performance standards are examined.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Stephenson, Kurt ; Aultman, Stephen ; Shabman, Leonard A.
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Environmental Economics and Policy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA Number 21071
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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