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Ohio River Basin Water Quality Trading Project

Ohio River Basin Water Quality Trading Project. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Winter Meeting – Washington, DC. February 5, 2013 Hank Courtright, Senior Vice President Electric Power Research Institute. Electric Power Research Institute.

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Ohio River Basin Water Quality Trading Project

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  1. Ohio River Basin Water Quality Trading Project National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Winter Meeting – Washington, DC. February 5, 2013 Hank Courtright, Senior Vice President Electric Power Research Institute

  2. Electric Power Research Institute Independent, Objective, Collaborative Customer Generation Delivery

  3. Our Ongoing Mission… Provide society with…

  4. 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

  5. What is Water Quality Trading?

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. Objective: Trading across the Watershed Pilot Trades (2012-2015) 30 farmer contracts 45,000-60,000 lbs N/yr 15,000-20,000 lb P/yr Focus on KY, IN, OH

  9. Watershed Model Adds Scientific Rigor

  10. 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

  11. Contacts and Questions Jessica Fox Jfox@epri.com 650-855-2138 www.epri.com/ohiorivertrading

  12. Water Research Center

  13. Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity

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