New market-based incentives to improve water quality.(INDUSTRY NEWS) From: Pollution Engineering | Date: November 1, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 BNP Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

The EPA and Dept. of Agriculture are teaming up to create market incentives for better water quality. Secretary Mark Rey of the USDA Office of Natural Resources and the Environment, and Benjamin Grumbles, assistant administrator of the EPA's Office of Water, recently signed a partnership agreement to establish and promote water quality credit trading markets through cooperative conservation. The agreement features a pilot project within the Chesapeake Bay basin to showcase the effectiveness of environmental markets.

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