Water Credits (ESG)

Definition

Water credits are units representing a measured water benefit, such as water restored, conserved or kept clean, that companies fund or buy toward environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. They are a voluntary market instrument; no Act of Congress creates them.

Federal law

A market and contract term. No Act of Congress defines it; the federal laws below apply as described.

No Act of Congress listed.

Small Block water pilot

Details of the pilot are being prepared and will be published here.