Agreement Number
12-254
Awardee Name
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc (EPRI)
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
A Credit Trading Registry for the Ohio River Basin Water Quality Trading Project
Awardee State/Territory
California
Involved States/territories
California
Award Year
2012
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$1,000,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
The project objectives are to provide proven, innovative, financial grade market infrastructure and services configured for the Ohio River Basin and its stakeholders. The infrastructure required to establish an effective water market trading program will be tailored to the requirements of the relevant market programs and its jurisdictions. The infrastructure component in the Ohio River basin will represent a forward move in the evolution in each state’s water quality credit tracking and trading capabilities.
Project Scale
Field-level
Regional
Farm-level
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Final Report URL
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Jessica Fox