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NACD Applauds USDA-EPA Water Trading Partnership
Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:43:38 CST
National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) President Earl Garber issued the following statement regarding the announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of an expanded partnership to support water quality trading and other market-based approaches that provide benefits to the environment and economy:
"NACD commends USDA and EPA for joining efforts to advance water-quality trading and ecosystem services. Conservation districts play a key role in current water trading processes, and we look forward to continuing to work closely USDA and EPA to expand upon and develop new opportunities in trading and other cost-effective solutions for nutrient reduction.
"Water-quality trading programs will be most successful when used in conjunction with current conservation incentive-programs that producers and landowners voluntarily utilize and trust. We thank USDA and EPA for their leadership and look forward to continued collaboration."
According to USDA and EPA, the Department and the Agency will identify opportunities to work collaboratively to help improve water quality trading programs across the country through a number of joint efforts. The policy is intended to "support states, interstate agencies and tribes as they develop and implement water quality trading programs for nutrients, sediments and other pollutants where opportunities exist to achieve water quality improvements at reduced costs."
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