Point-Nonpoint Trading - Can It Work?

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-14

  Ribaudo, Marc O ^a   Gottlieb, Jessica ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean Water Act; Nonpoint sources; Point sources; Water quality trading

Indexed keywords

CLEAN WATER ACT; COMMAND AND CONTROL; DEMAND-SIDE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NON-POINT SOURCE; POINT AND NONPOINT SOURCES; POINT SOURCES; PROGRAM DESIGN; TRADING PARTNERS; TRADING PROGRAMS; TRANSACTIONS COSTS; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER QUALITY PROTECTION; WATER QUALITY TRADING;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COMMERCE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COMPLIANCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISCHARGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251496695     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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