Ecosystem Services Valuation Pilot Study for the Moeb Master Leasing Plan

Project ID: G13AC00152

Federal Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Partner Institution: University of Vermont and State Agriculture College

Fiscal Year: 2013

Initial Funding: $45,000

Total Funding: $99,602

Project Type: Technical Assistance

Project Disciplines: Biological

Principal Investigator: Voigt, Brian

Agreement Technical Representative: Semmens, Darius

Abstract: This effort is focused on: 1) the potential risk of surface and shallow groundwater resources becoming contaminated by mineral development activities, and 2) identifying the values at risk (i.e. such as steams, springs, and shallow aquifer wells) rather than quantitative estimation of contamination probabilities. The analysis will characterize the value of these sites, via value transfer and other mehtods, and risk will be estimated primarily as a function of proximity to the resource.