Browsing by Subject "TMDL"
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Achieving Better Outcomes in Local Government Stormwater Programs through Pay for Performance
(2017-04-28)Local governments are challenged with addressing stormwater pollution to meet water quality standards set forth by Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). Procurement and financial instruments used in traditional stormwater programs ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of the Neuse nitrogen TMDL program and its impacts on estuarine chlorophyll dynamics
(2011)Coastal eutrophication is a complex process that is caused largely by anthropogenic nutrient enrichment. Estuaries are particularly susceptible to nutrient impairment, owing to their intimate connection with the contributing ... -
Optimizing the scale of markets for water quality trading
(Water Resources Research, 2014)Applying market approaches to environmental regulations requires establishing a spatial scale for trading. Spatially large markets usually increase opportunities for abatement cost savings but increase the potential for ... -
Pathogen Pollutant Loading Responses to Precipitation Dynamics and Land Cover
(2008-04-25)The Newport River Estuary in Carteret County, North Carolina has been placed on the state’s 303D list for its inability to meet federally mandated surface water quality criteria. A pathogen pollutant Total Maximum Daily ... -
TMDLs for Bacterial Impairment of Shellfish Waters: An Analysis of Options for Coastal North Carolina
(2008-04-25)In North Carolina, more than 100,000 acres of shellfish waters have been closed to shellfishing, many since the Clean Water Act was put in place in 1972. These waters are considered impaired because of levels of fecal coliform ...
