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Water Resources and Marcellus Shale Drilling
  New Penn State publication explains proposed changes to Pennsylvania water standards affecting oil and gas extraction and other industries. Penn State Cooperative Extension. November 2009.
   
  Water Withdrawals for Development of Marcellus Shale Gas in Pennsylvania. Marcellus Education Fact Sheet 9. Penn State Cooperative Extension. July 2009.
   
Water Resources and Natural Gas Production from the Marcellus Shale. US Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3032. 6 pages. (May 2009)
   

Water Resources in Pennsylvania
  Access and Allocation of Water in Pennsylvania (2008)
   

Water Quality Trading
A Primer on Water Quality Credit Trading in the Mid-Atlantic Region (2009)

 

Land Use Policy: Lessons from Water Quality Markets. Choices

Vol. 23, No. 4, Dec. 2008

 
PA DEP Factsheet on Nutrient Trading (July 2006)
Pennsylvania's Nutrient Trading Program
 

Nutrient Management Policy
Are All Animal Operations Regulated - YES! (2002)
Nutrient Budgets for Pennsylvania Cropland (2007)
Nutrient Management Policy: Pennsylvania Stakeholders' Views About Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions (2002)
Questions and Answers About the "ACRE" Program (Act 38 of 2005-House Bill 1646)"
The Pennsylvania P-index (2003)
  Penn State's Nutrient Management Web site

Farm Bill Conservation Programs

Farm Bill 2007 Conservation and Environment (June 2006)

Technical Service Providers

Choosing a Technical Service Provider

Agriculture and Air Quality

Ammonia Emissions and Animal Agriculture (2004)

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