Water quality trading is a strategy the state put in place to reduce phosphorous going into lakes and rivers. Wisconsin DNR gives permits to wastewater facilities and private industries establishing how much phosphorus they can allow into the environment. Water quality trading allows these permit holders to pay landowners and farmers upstream to install practices to keep the water clean. Chris Murphy is the manager of the Water Quality Trading Clearinghouse, which facilitates water quality trading. The Clearinghouse helps farmers plan improvements to their land to generate credits and connects them to credit buyers.

Water quality trading is a strategy the state put in place to reduce phosphorous going into lakes and rivers. Wisconsin DNR gives permits to wastewater facilities and private industries establishing how much phosphorus they can allow into the environment. Water quality trading allows these permit holders to pay landowners and farmers upstream to install practices to keep the water clean. Chris Murphy is the manager of the Water Quality Trading Clearinghouse, which facilitates water quality trading. The Clearinghouse helps farmers plan improvements to their land to generate credits and connects them to credit buyers.

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