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Nutrient Trading: A Practitioner's Guide to VSMP Permit Offsets and Waste Load Allocations

Dive into the world of nutrient trading from a practitioner's perspective, exploring demand for offsets in VSMP permit compliance, waste load allocations for regulated sectors, and enforcement actions for non-point sources. Learn about the Rappahannock Environmental Bank, its acreage, land conversion practices, and nutrient reduction impact, as well as guidance for trading nutrient reductions in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Discover the importance of credit derivation, nutrient management plans, financial assurances, forest stewardship plans, and the certification and verification process.

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Nutrient Trading: A Practitioner's Guide to VSMP Permit Offsets and Waste Load Allocations

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  1. NUTRIENT TRADING: PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE

  2. 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

  3. RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK

  4. RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK 139 acre property

  5. RAPPAHANNOCK ENVIRONMENTAL BANK 87 acres in active agriculture

  6. Crop and pasture converted to oak-shortleaf pine savannah

  7. Land conversion practices generated 81.80 lbs/yr phosphorus reduction and 260.93 lbs/yr nitrogen reduction

  8. 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

  9. Nutrient Management Plan BASELINE

  10. Financial assurances Deed restrictions Long-term monitoring Forest stewardship plan CERTIFICATION & VERIFICATION

  11. 270 Valentine Mill RoadLouisa, VA 23093540.239.1428www.ecosystemllc.com

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