Ribaudo, Marc; Savage, Jeffrey; Aillery, Marcel P. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2014
provide incentives for water quality improvements are the most efficient, assuming necessary information on pollutant delivery … is available for each field. Policies that directly encourage adoption of management systems that protect water quality … sediment reduction goals of the TMDL, ranging from voluntary financial incentives to regulations. The cost of achieving water …