Advances in Water Quality Trading as a Flexible Compliance Tool explores the status of water quality trading and recent changes in the industry and is a guide for implementing and using water quality trading for regulatory compliance purposes. Topics such as current legal and regulatory challenges, in depth case studies, and future applications are discussed in detail. This book offers a look at where and how optimizing investments in water quality through trading are unfolding. Municipalities, industries, agencies, and environmental organizations all benefit from this guidance.