Water Quality Trading in Oregon’s Tualatin River

07/02/2025 42 min Temporada 3 Episodio 4
Water Quality Trading in Oregon’s Tualatin River

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Episode Synopsis

In Oregon’s salmon-rich Tualatin River, a water quality trading credit program is being implemented to address the river’s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for temperature impairment. Hear about why this unique approach was selected and how it works, as well as how trading provides broader ecological benefits.
About our guests:
Brian Creutzburg is the alternative compliance specialist at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
Jamie Hughes serves as the program manager in the Regulatory Affairs Department at Clean Water Services.

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