Tag: Nutrients
Water Quality Credits Pilot Program Launched
A first of its kind program – the water quality credits trading pilot program – has been launched in the Ohio River Basin. Water quality trading is a market-based approach that seeks to achieve water quality goals for nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, through programs that will allow permitted emitters to purchase nutrient reductions […]
KDOW to Develop a Nutrient Reduction Strategy
This week, KDOW announced that they are creating a Nutrient Reduction Strategy for the state. Over the next 30 days, they will continue drafting an outline of the strategy. A draft plan will be available in January and formal public comment will take place around April. KDOW sees this plan as a consolidated document that will […]
KDOW to Host the Spring 2013 Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force
The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force is holding their Spring 2013 Public Meeting in Louisville, KY on April 18th, 2013. The Task Force includes 5 federal agencies and 12 state agencies and was established in 1997 to “reduce and control hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.” In 2008 the Task Force […]