3 research outputs found
An Evaluation of Utility Ratepayer and Landowner Perceptions of a Payment for Ecosystem Services Program in the McKenzie River Basin
Get PDF94 pagesThis
report
presents
the
results
of
two
surveys
conducted
as
a
part
of
a
research
project
analyzing
the
potential
for
utilities
and
corporations
to
support
payment
for
ecosystem
services
program.
The
research
included
a
survey
of
ratepayers
in
the
Eugene
Water
and
Electric
Board
service
area,
and
a
survey
of
landowners
with
river
frontage
in
the
McKenzie
River
Basin
(the
watershed
that
supplies
water
for
the
Eugene
Water
and
Electric
Board).Funding
for
this
report
was
provided
by
the
USDA
National
Institute
for
Food
and
Agriculture
(NIFA)
Grant
No.
2011-‐67023-‐30108
Programmatic Recommendations for EWEB's Voluntary Incentive Program
Get PDF95 pagesIn 2001, the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) established a Water Source Protection Program to evaluate and mitigate risks to water quality. As part of its Source Water Protection Program, EWEB is exploring the possibility of rewarding good stewards of land within the McKenzie Basin. The purpose of this report is to provide EWEB with a framework for implementing the proposed Voluntary Incentives Program (VIP).Eugene Water & Electric Boar
