nutrient trading: practitioner’s perspective
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NUTRIENT TRADING: PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE. DEMAND. Offsets for VSMP Permit Potential Waste Load Allocations (WLA) for unpermitted but regulated source sectors MS4 permit compliance Non-point source VSMP enforcement a ctions. RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NUTRIENT TRADING: PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE
DEMAND• Offsets for VSMP Permit• Potential Waste Load Allocations
(WLA) for unpermitted but regulated source sectors
• MS4 permit compliance• Non-point source VSMP enforcement
actions
RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK
RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK
139 acre property
RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK
87 acres in active agriculture
Crop and pasture converted to oak-shortleaf pine savannah
Land conversion practices generated 81.80 lbs/yr phosphorus reduction
and 260.93 lbs/yr nitrogen reduction
Trading Nutrient Reductions from Nonpoint Source Best Management
Practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Guidance for
Agricultural Landowners and Your Potential Trading Partners
CREDIT DERIVATION
Nutrient Management Plan
BASELINE
Financial assurancesDeed restrictions
Long-term monitoringForest stewardship plan
CERTIFICATION & VERIFICATION
270 Valentine Mill RoadLouisa, VA 23093
540.239.1428www.ecosystemllc.com