PA Nutrient Trading Program

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.

Main Background Pennsylvania’s Major Watersheds Section 96.8 - Trading Regulation Credit Generation Process Offset Generation Process Request for Certification Calculations Use of Credits and Offsets Certified Projects Contract/Trade Information *Verification Information* Registration Information Nutrient Credit Clearinghouse NutrientNet Cost-effective Review Examples Fact Sheet Questions	Verification Information
	For compliance year 2011 (October 2010- September 2011) the following entities have verified certain pollutant reduction activities for the generation of nutrient credits under the Commonwealth’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Trading Program. The Department has reviewed the information submitted and is prepared to register nitrogen and phosphorous reduction credits generated by the verified pollutant reduction activity upon receipt of a valid contract, as specified in 25 Pa. Code § 96.8(g). Berwick Area Joint Sewer Authority Chesapeake Nutrient Management Cumberland County Conservation District- Ickes Operation Dauphin County Conservation District- Lapp Operation ElectroCell Elizabethtown Borough Authority Lancaster Area Sewer Authority Lycoming County Conservation District Northeastern York County Sewer Authority Northwestern Lancaster County Authority Red Barn Trading Company Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority
	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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