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Estimating Annualized Riparian Buffer Costs for the Harpeth River Watershed
Author(s) -
Roberts David C.,
Clark Christopher D.,
English Burton C.,
Park William M.,
Roberts Roland K.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2009.01472.x
Subject(s) - riparian zone , watershed , riparian buffer , environmental science , water resource management , hydrology (agriculture) , computer science , geology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , machine learning , habitat , biology
Water pollution from nonpoint sources is increasingly a focal point for efforts to reduce water quality impairments. These efforts often require or subsidize riparian buffer strips. However, the costs of these buffer strips are not always well understood. This article estimates the annualized costs of establishing and maintaining 45.7‐meter (150‐feet) riparian buffer strips on all agricultural land adjoining a waterway in Tennessee's Harpeth River watershed. A mandatory requirement for buffer strips of this width would result in 4,955 hectares (12,245 acres) of buffer strips at an annualized cost of $1.3 million. A supply curve for buffer strips is also constructed.