Joint Regional Agreement – Interagency Workshop #1Joint Regional Agreement • March 27th, 2013
Dinner and accommodations will be provided at Alderbrook Resort. Reception with no host bar begins at 6PM, dinner will be served at 6:30.
JOINT REGIONAL AGREEMENT ON WATER QUALITY TRADINGJoint Regional Agreement • December 18th, 2014
This Draft Best Practice document was derived based on discussion at the April 9th and 10th interagency workshop and feedback received on the circulated Discussion Draft and Meeting Draft. It is intended to represent apparent points of consensus among the group.attendees as to the guiding principles underlying water quality trading. A number of the draft best practice “guiding principles” below reflect the 2003 U.S. EPA Trading Policy. Where there is overlap, reference has been made to the policy. This document includes additional guiding principles recommended by the project partners, and suggested language (that goes beyond the April 2013 discussions) intended to move the conversation forward. The added language can be refined or removed through future review and comments. When acceptable to all parties, the Draft Best Practice will be posted on the web. Come November, or other agreed upon consensus point, Draft Best Practice documentsThese draft best practice guiding principles only
JOINT REGIONAL AGREEMENT ON WATER QUALITY TRADINGJoint Regional Agreement • July 25th, 2013
Credit verification is one of the final steps to ensure that proposed water quality credit projects are real and have provided the necessary documentation to support the water quality improvements they claim. Under the Clean Water Act, many point sources have traditionally “self-verified” by submitting monitoring reports to the state agencies. There are very strict guidelines on the format of monitoring and reporting for point source discharges, and state agencies have the ability to monitor discharges for compliance with NPDES permit conditions.
JOINT REGIONAL AGREEMENT ON WATER QUALITY TRADINGJoint Regional Agreement • July 25th, 2013
Trading is not appropriate in every watershed, or in every situation. The sections below describe some of the eligibility criteria that may be applied to point sources seeking to engage in trading and projects seeking to generate credits. This includes:
