NUTRIENT TRADING: PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE

DEMAND• Offsets for VSMP Permit• Potential Waste Load Allocations

(WLA) for unpermitted but regulated source sectors

• MS4 permit compliance• Non-point source VSMP enforcement

actions

RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK

RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK

139 acre property

RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK

87 acres in active agriculture

Crop and pasture converted to oak-shortleaf pine savannah

Land conversion practices generated 81.80 lbs/yr phosphorus reduction

and 260.93 lbs/yr nitrogen reduction

Trading Nutrient Reductions from Nonpoint Source Best Management

Practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Guidance for

Agricultural Landowners and Your Potential Trading Partners

CREDIT DERIVATION

Nutrient Management Plan

BASELINE

Financial assurancesDeed restrictions

Long-term monitoringForest stewardship plan

CERTIFICATION & VERIFICATION

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