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Ohio River Basin Water Quality Trading Project
National Association of Regulatory Utility CommissionersWinter Meeting – Washington, DC.
February 5, 2013
Hank Courtright, Senior Vice PresidentElectric Power Research Institute
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Electric Power Research Institute
Generation Delivery Customer
Independent, Objective, Collaborative
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Our Ongoing Mission…
Provide society with…
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Water Resources Management
Reduce water demand for power generation
Reduce power demand for water production and treatment
Minimize environmental impact of water use
One of Six EPRI R&D Strategic Issues
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What is Water Quality Trading?
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Ohio River Basin – Water Quality Trading Stakeholder Collaboration
Organizations• Electric Power Research Institute• American Farmland Trust• Ohio Farm Bureau Federation• Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation
Commission (ORSANCO)• Tennessee Valley Authority• American Electric Power• Exelon• Hoosier Energy• Duke Energy• Hunton & Williams• Kieser & Associates • UC Santa Barbara
States• Ohio• Indiana• Kentucky
Agencies• USEPA• USDA
Steering Committees• Wastewater Treatment Plants
• Agriculture
• Power Plants
• Environmental Groups
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Trading Plan and Pilot Program Launched
August 9, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Representatives from the permitting offices and the agriculture agencies in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky signed the trading plan.
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Pilot Trades (2012-2015)30 farmer contracts 45,000-60,000 lbs N/yr15,000-20,000 lb P/yrFocus on KY, IN, OH
Objective: Trading across the Watershed
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Watershed Model Adds Scientific Rigor
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Steering Committees
• Wastewater Treatment Plants – National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) host EPRI via their WQT working group
• Power Plants – Duke, AEP, TVA, Hoosier, Exelon• Environmental Groups
– The Nature Conservancy OH– Sierra Club OH– OH Environmental Council– Environmental Law and Policy Center IN– MN Center for Environmental Advocacy– KY Water Alliance– Kentucky Resources Council– Environmental Defense Fund
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Contacts and Questions
Jessica Fox
650-855-2138www.epri.com/ohiorivertrading
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Water Research Center
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