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Retirement ratio

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024204

Factor applied to pollutant reduction credits to accelerate water quality improvement. The ratio indicates the proportion of credits that must be purchased in addition to the credits needed to meet regulatory obligations. These excess credits are taken out of circulation (retired) to accelerate water quality improvement.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024204
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesWater Quality Trading Toolkit for Permit Writers Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024204",
  "term": "Retirement ratio",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Retirement Ratio",
  "definition": "Factor applied to pollutant reduction credits to accelerate water quality improvement. The ratio indicates the proportion of credits that must be purchased in addition to the credits needed to meet regulatory obligations. These excess credits are taken out of circulation (retired) to accelerate water quality improvement.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Water Quality Trading Toolkit for Permit Writers Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/retirement-ratio/"
}

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