Policy Decision Modeling for Water Quality Improvement
2005 Research Initiation Award Report
Investigators
T. F. Glover—Department of Economics, Utah State University
Arthur J. Caplan—Department of Economics, Utah State University
Summary
Funding from the Water Initiative enabled the development of a theory of policy
decision model and algorithmic application to the development of strategies to
improve water quality through permit trading and cost sharing processes.
Initial applications of the model are now being implemented in the Bear River
system. Funding from this project was also used to support data collection
efforts for the Bear River Commission/U.S. EPA Bear River Targeted Watersheds
Grant.
Funding resulting from this work:
- Surplus Sharing Processes and Water Quality Improvement. $137,200, Utah Experiment station grant UTA-043, Associations of non point source polluters and water quality trading in the Bear River Basin. Arthur J. Caplan, Principal Investigator.
- Energy Development and Water Pollution. U.S. Department of Energy and Colorado School of Mines ($13,300 for economics) funded starting July 1, 2007. Glover, T. F. 2007.
- Renewable Energy Development and Water Use. Eccles Foundation Grant matching existing NREL/ U.S. DOE contract on the development of wind powered electricity generation in Utah ($11,000 for economics) funded for 2006/2007. Glover, T. F., E. Stafford and C. Hartman. 2006.
Papers resulting from this work:
- Said, A., D.K. Stevens, T. Glover, D. L. Sorenson, W. Walker and T. Hardy. 2006. Exploring an Innovative Watershed Management Approach: From Feasibility to Sustainability. International Journal of Energy 31(13):2373-2386.
- Caplan, Arthur J. and Yuya Sasaki. 2006. Interactive Geometry for Surplus Sharing in Cooperative Games. Accepted for publication in Journal of Economic Education.
- Caplan, Arthur J. and Yuya Sasaki. 2006. A Fresh Look at the Non-Point Source Pollution Problem: Ideal Associations and Surplus Sharing. Working paper, Department of Economics, Utah State University.
- Chaoqun Lai and T. F. Glover. 2005. Initiating the Water Quality Trading Process: The Impact of Agency Subsidization. Working paper, Department of Economics, Utah State University, and presentation to the East West Center, University of Hawaii, Manoa, November 22, 2005.
- Sasaki, Yuya and Arthur J. Caplan, "Matching Traders in Pollution Trading Markets with Heterogeneous Trading Ratios." Economic Research Institute Working Paper 2006-12, Utah State University.
- Horsburgh, Jeffrey S., David K. Stevens, Terry Glover and Arthur Caplan. 2005. Specific Requirements of and Objectives for the Water Quality Model to Support Water Quality Trading in the Bear River Basin. Technical Memorandum report to the Water Quality Committee, Bear River Commission, August 8.
- Silva-Tulla, Francisco, David S. Bowles and Terry F. Glover. 2006. Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Implementation of a Dam Safety Program in Mexico. Report to the National Water Commission, Republic of Mexico, December.
Presentations resulting from this work:
- Glover, T. F. 2006. Threat and Repeated Interface in Water Pollution Control. Presentation to Program on the Environment. Seattle, Washington, August 21.
- Glover, T. F. 2005. Game Theoretic Approaches to Understanding Water Allocation in Mainland China. Presentation to East West Center Conference on Water in Economic Development. University of Hawaii, Manoa. November 21.
Proposal resulting from this work:
- Business and Taxing Impacts of Power and Water Utility Privatization in Canada ($322,500). Proposal reviews are now on hold pending internal Canadian Government review of fiscal funding rule for letting contracts. Glover, T. F., J. E. Keith, and C. Fawson. 2007.
Contact Information
T. F. Glover
tglover‹at›econ.usu.edu