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Pennsylvania’s Major Watersheds Section 96.8 - Trading Regulation |
Nutrient Trading
Regulation |
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On October 9, 2010, the Department published its nutrient trading regulation, 25 Pa. Code § 96.8, entitled “Use of offsets and tradable credits from pollution reduction activities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed,” in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. See, 40 Pa. B. 5790. The regulation became effective that day. The regulation codifies, with some revisions, the Department's former guidance entitled ''Final Trading of Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Credits—Policy and Guidelines'' (No. 392-0900-001, December 2006) as it relates to the Chesapeake Bay. |
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| The information outlined on this website is intended to supplement existing requirements. Nothing on this site shall affect regulatory requirements. The information herein is not an adjudication or a regulation. There is no intent on the part of the Department to give the information on this website that weight or deference. This information establishes the framework, within which the Department will exercise its administrative discretion in the future. The Department reserves the discretion to deviate from this statement if circumstances warrant. |
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