Framework Design and Influencing Factor Analysis of a Water Environmental Functional Zone-Based Effluent Trading System

Chen, Lei; Han, Zhaoxing; Li, Shuang; Shen, Zhenyao

doi:10.1007/s00267-016-0747-6

Published: 11 August 2016

Framework Design and Influencing Factor Analysis of a Water Environmental Functional Zone-Based Effluent Trading System

Lei Chen¹,
Zhaoxing Han^1,2,
Shuang Li¹ &
Zhenyao Shen¹

Environmental Management volume 58, pages 645–654 (2016)Cite this article

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The efficacy of traditional effluent trading systems is questionable due to their neglect of seasonal hydrological variation and the creation of upstream hot spots within a watershed. Besides, few studies have been conducted to distinguish the impacts of each influencing factor on effluent trading systems outputs. In this study, a water environmental functional zone-based effluent trading systems framework was configured and a comprehensive analysis of its influencing factors was conducted. This proposed water environmental functional zone-based effluent trading systems was then applied for the control of chemical oxygen demand in the Beiyun River watershed, Beijing, China. Optimal trading results highlighted the integration of water quality constraints and different hydrological seasons, especially for downstream dischargers. The optimal trading of each discharger, in terms of pollutant reduction load and abatement cost, is greatly influenced by environmental and political factors such as background water quality, the location of river assessment points, and tradable discharge permits. In addition, the initial permit allowance has little influence on the market as a whole but does impact the individual discharger. These results provide information that is critical to understanding the impact of policy design on the functionality of an effluent trading systems.

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Abbreviations

ETS:: effluent trading system
COD:: chemical oxygen demand
WEFZ:: water environmental functional zone
YTZ, YDZ, XSM, SD, SGD, and CH:: Yantan Zha, Yunhe Dajie Zha, Xiaoshan miao Outlet, Shangdian Outlet, Shagudui, Chenhe, respectively.

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This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51409003 & 51579011), and the Fund for Innovative Research Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51421065).

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Transport Planning and Research Institute Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, Dongcheng, China
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Chen, L., Han, Z., Li, S. et al. Framework Design and Influencing Factor Analysis of a Water Environmental Functional Zone-Based Effluent Trading System. Environmental Management 58, 645–654 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-016-0747-6

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Received: 09 March 2016
Accepted: 26 July 2016
Published: 11 August 2016
Issue Date: October 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-016-0747-6

Keywords

Effluent trading
Water environmental functional zone
Water quality
Influencing factor
River assessment point
Beiyun river