Project 1270

Phosphorus Credit Trading in the Fox-Wolf Basin: Exploring Legal, Economic and Technical Issues

Completed
Principal Investigator
Bruce Johnson
Project Manager
Daniel M Woltering
Nutrients
Phosphorus
Source & Receiving Waters
Utility Management
Water Quality

Abstract

This report describes the pursuit of watershed-based trading by Fox-Wolf Basin 2000, a nonprofit watershed alliance in northeastern Wisconsin. Examines the region's history of water quality problems, analyzes legal and economic issues connected with trades, and describes preliminary work commenced in each basin toward establishment of total maximum daily loads. Published by WERF. 110 pages. Soft cover.

Originally funded as WERF project 97-IRM-5D.