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Water Quality Markets
Water quality credit trading can provide a cost-effective means to improve water quality and increase opportunities for conservation on private lands. OEM is partnering with stakeholders to develop the tools and infrastructure needed to support environmental markets. Markets for nutrients, temperature, and sediment load reductions are developing across the U.S.
USDA Resources
NTT (BETA): Nutrient Tracking Tool
National Agricultural Library Water Quality Spotlight
Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems: Implications for Conservation Policy
Water Availability and Water Management; Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network
Other Federal Resources
US EPA Water Quality Trading Toolkit
Other Resources
Getting Paid for Stewardship: An Agricultural Community Water Quality Trading Guide