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6/08/2017  |   11:00 AM - 11:15 AM   |  Ecosystem Services and Pricing Water For Freshwater Conservation   |  301B

Ecosystem Services and Pricing Water For Freshwater Conservation

Ecosystem services provide benefits in several ways. These include production of food and water, control of climate and disease, nutrient cycles and crop pollination and spiritual and recreational benefits. When water quality fell below standards in New York City, an investment in the headwaters using ecosystem services and water purification helped the city meet drinking water standards. Water use has been shown to decrease with increases in price. In Florida, supplies were dwindling with an increasing population so utilities had to raise rates to encourage conservation. Many deem increases in water rates as discriminatory toward lower income people. There are several avenues to water rate structures that will provide benefits to everyone and to the ecosystems utilized on a daily basis.

  • S16 Understanding and mitigating change in freshwater ecosystem services
  • S05 Social-Ecological Freshwater Systems
  • S08 Ecosystem Services and Pricing Water for Freshwater Conservation

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Kimberly Elkin (), The Nature Conservancy, kelkin@tnc.org;


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