Agreement Number
12-255
Awardee Name
Willamette Partnership
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Multi-state Agency guidance for water quality trading: State agencies building shared trading policies & tools for the Pacific Northwest and beyond
Awardee State/Territory
Oregon
Involved States/territories
Oregon
Award Year
2012
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$1,589,751.00
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 primary objective of this effort is to secure multi-state consensus and Environmental Protection Agency support for a Joint Regional Agreement that will include: multi-state agency guidance; general restoration project and best management practices quality standards; credit tracking procedures; and accounting methods for “credits” that can be used in water quality trading for nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and temperature in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. All three of these states and Environmental Protection Agency have some form of guidance or framework in place to inform water quality trading, providing a strong foundation from which to develop a Joint Regional Agreement.
Project Scale
National
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Bobby Cochran