Water Quality Trading allows
businesses, municipalities and
farms to implement innovative,
cost-effective strategies to reduce
pollution while meeting or
exceeding local water quality
standards.
     All trades must be:

        Transparent

        Responsible

        /Accountable

        Z^esirable

        Enforceable
      For More Information
visit http://www.epa.gov/waterqualitytrading
     Headquarters Trading Contacts

       Ginny Kibler (202) 564-0596

       Chris Lewicki (202)566-1293


      Regional Trading Contacts

            Region 1
        Erik Beck (617) 918-1606

            Region 2
        Jeff Gratz (212) 637-3873

            Region 3
      Patricia Gleason (215) 814-5740

            Region 4
        Curt Fehn (404) 562-9335

            Region 5
      George Azevedo (312) 886-0143

            Region 6
       PaulKaspar (214)665-7459

            Region 7
      Mark Matthews (913) 551-7635

            Region 8
       Brad Crowder (303) 312-6396

            Region 9
      Matthew Mitchell (415) 972-3508

           Region 10
       Claire Schary (206) 553-8514

     Chesapeake Bay Program Office
      Richard Batiuk (410) 267-5731

     Long Island Sound Program Office
      MarkTedesco (203) 977-1541
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                            Benefits of
      I/I/a
    Quality
   Trading
        US Environmental Protection Agency
        Office of Water
        1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
        Washington, DC 20460

        EPA document number: 832-F06-015

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Water Quality Tradings a voluntary, cost
effective approach to meeting water quality goals.
Permitted sources with higher pollutant control
costs may purchase pollutant credits from sources
with lower control costs.

      Trading Between Point Sources
        COST-EFFECTIVE
      COLLABORATIVE
Trading can occur between point sources (a facility
that is permitted under the Clean Water Act such as
a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)) or
between point sources and nonpoint sources (a
source of pollution with no definite point of entry
into the water which does not require a permit).

Trades involving nonpoint sources may provide
additional environmental benefits:

   •  reduced erosion,
   •  flood control
   •  improved habitat
   •  restoration of wetlands.
   •  improved water quality

         Trading Between a Point and
              Nonpoint Source
Everyone Wins When a Watershed Trades     Who Makes Trading Happen?
Trading provides benefits to buyers, sellers and to
the environment. Trading can also promote the
development of more innovative and cost-
effective technologies.
                                                       VOLUNTARY
Which Pollutants Can Be Traded?
  •  Total nitrogen
  •  Total phosphorus
  •  Sediment
  •  Other pollutants (on a
     case-by-case basis)
          INNOVATIVE
Where Can Trading Occur?

Water Quality Trading is a local option, possible
when all parties share the same watershed.
Trading can occur in:

  •  Unimpaired waters to maintain water
     quality standards
  •  Impaired waters to improve water quality
Trading requires a local'champ/onto bring
parties together and to facilitate trades. A local
champion can be:
   •  a party interested in trading,
   •  a third party broker,
   •  state permitting authority, or
   •  anyone interested in improving water
     quality
                                                    Trading is an excellent opportunity
                                                    to establish new partnerships.
Is Trading Right for Your Watershed?

Refer to the following EPA documents (available at
http://www.epa.gov/waterqualitytrading) and
contact your state  environmental agency or EPA
regional office to determine if Water Quality
Trading is a viable option for pollutant reduction in
your watershed.
  •  2003 EPA Trading Policy
  •  Water Quality Trading Assessment
     Handbook
  •  Water Quality Trading Toolkit for Permit
     Writers

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