RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An Integrated Assessment Model for Valuing Water Quality Changes in the United States
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 478
OP 492
DO 10.3368/wple.96.4.478
VO 96
IS 4
A1 Corona, Joel
A1 Doley, Todd
A1 Griffiths, Charles
A1 Massey, Matthew
A1 Moore, Chris
A1 Muela, Stephen
A1 Rashleigh, Brenda
A1 Wheeler, William
A1 Whitlock, Stephen D.
A1 Hewitt, Julie
YR 2020
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/96/4/478.abstract
AB The U.S. 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 the EPA to develop two models to form an integrated assessment model: HAWQS is a web-based water quantity and quality modeling system, 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. (JEL Q51, Q53)