THE CURRENT CONTROVERSY REGARDING TMDLs : POLLUTANT TRADING
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Introduction .......................................................................................... . . 10 I. Overview of the CW A ........................................................................ 12 A . G eneral ........................................................................................ . . 12 B. Importance of TMDLs ................................................................. 14 II. Trading Program Essentials .............................................................. 15 III. The Legal & Policy Backdrop ....................................................... 18 IV . Long Island Sound .......................................................................... 18 A . Status of the Resource ................................................................... 18 B. Addressing the Hypoxia Problem .................................................. 19 C. Unique Features of the Long Island Sound TMDL ...................... 21 D. The TMDL's Trading Option ...................................................... 23 E. Unique Aspects of the Trading Program ...................................... 25 F . Program Status ................................................................................... 26 V . C hesapeake B ay .............................................................................. 28 A. The Nutrient Problem .................................................................... 29 B. Addressing the Problem .............................................................. 30 C. Unique Aspects of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement ..................... 33 VI. TMDLs and Trading Concluding Thoughts ................................. 35 Appendix: Status of Several Well-Known Water Quality Trading Programs ....................................................................................................... ..3 7 Lake D illon, Colorado ........................................................................ 37 Cherry Creek Basin, Colorado .......................................................... 38 Tar-Pamlico Basin, North Carolina .................................................... 39 Fox River-Wolf River Basins, Wisconsin ........................................... 40 What Happened to Trading? .............................................................. 40
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تاریخ انتشار 2013