Surveys find support for EWEB’s Voluntary Incentives Program
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Date
2014
Authors
Bennett, Drew E.
Moseley, Cassandra
Nielsen-Pincus, Max
Parker, Robert, 1960-
Ellison, Autumn
Gosnell, Hannah
Lurie, Susan D.
Morzillo, Anita T.
White, Eric M.
Duncan, Sally L.
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Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
Abstract
The McKenzie River Watershed provides the sole source of drinking water to residents of Eugene,
but increasing residential development could impact water quality. To protect drinking water quality,
the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) is developing the Voluntary Incentives Program (VIP)
to pay landowners to maintain healthy riparian forests that provide high quality water and other environmental
benefits. Although the development of this initiative is ongoing, two crucial concerns remain
regarding its feasibility: 1) Are EWEB customers willing to support such a program and 2) are landowners
in the watershed willing to participate?
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2 pages