December 27, 2006—The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking nominations for the Blue Ribbon Water Quality Trading Awards Program. The awards will recognize outstanding leadership in designing or implementing water quality trading programs and policies that have achieved or will achieve environmental and economic benefits, says EPA.
Trading programs allow facilities facing higher pollutant control costs to meet their regulatory obligations by purchasing environmentally equivalent (or superior) pollutant reductions from another source at lower cost, thus achieving the same water quality improvement at lower overall cost, says EPA.
Water quality trading is gaining increased acceptance as a cost-effective method of meeting new challenges, notes EPA. The deadline for applications is January 16.
For more information on Water Quality Trading, visit EPA.
