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WRI’s NutrientNet and USDA’s Nutrient Trading Tool. Presentation to NACD May 11, 2011 Sara Walker, World Resources Institute. Overview of NutrientNet/NTT. Versions of tool developed for Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland
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WRI’s NutrientNet and USDA’s Nutrient Trading Tool Presentation to NACD May 11, 2011 Sara Walker, World Resources Institute
Overview of NutrientNet/NTT • Versions of tool developed for Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland • Calculation tool for estimating on-farm nitrogen and phosphorus losses • Interactive farm mapping • Credit registry • Credit marketplace
The Future of NutrientNet/NTT • Multistate trading platform for water quality trading in the Bay watershed • Calculations to estimate sediment losses and carbon sequestration rates • Farm Profit Calculator
NutrientNet Calculations Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model NTT Management Info Spatial Info NTT Output (Edge of Farm) = NTT Structural BMPs Trading Eligibility =NutrientNet Operations Current Load (EOS) TMDL Baseline (EOS) = CBWM EOS Delivery