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 Joel Corona
A1 Todd Doley
A1 Charles Griffiths
A1 Matthew Massey
A1 Chris Moore
A1 Stephen Muela
A1 Brenda Rashleigh
A1 William Wheeler
A1 Stephen D. Whitlock
A1 Julie Hewitt
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)