An Integrated Assessment Model for Valuing Water Quality Changes in the U.S

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) often requires expertise from environmental assessors, hydrologists, economists, and others to analyze the benefits of regional and national policy decisions related to changes in water quality. This led EPA to develop two models to form an Integrated Ass...

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Published inLand economics Vol. 96; no. 4; p. 478
Main Authors Corona, Joel, Doley, Todd, Griffiths, Charles, Massey, Matthew, Moore, Chris, Muela, Stephen, Rashleigh, Brenda, Wheeler, William, Whitlock, Stephen D, Hewitt, Julie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.2020
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Integrated Assessment Model
Economic Valuation
Water Quality
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Summary:The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) often requires expertise from environmental assessors, hydrologists, economists, and others to analyze the benefits of regional and national policy decisions related to changes in water quality. This led EPA to develop two models to form an Integrated Assessment Model (IAM): HAWQS is a web-based water quantity and quality modeling systems and BenSPLASH is a modeling platform for quantifying the economic benefits of changes in water quality. This paper discusses the development of the component models and applies HAWQS and BenSPLASH to a case study in the Republican River Basin.
ISSN:0023-7639
1543-8325
DOI:10.3368/wple.96.4.478