APPLICABILITY OF GLOBAL WATER QUALITY TRADING PROGRAMS: AN INDIAN SCENARIO

The paper attempts to provide a brief analysis of Water Quality Trading (WQT) programs implemented across the globe, with identification of pointers for the success and its potential to be implemented in India. The study is restricted specifically to Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Vatva Gujarat, because it faces the challenge of non-compliance of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) discharge norms at outlet of CETP. The data from CETP collected and analyzed, and it was concluded that implementation of WQT programs will be appropriate option for solving localized problems of water pollution, especially in Vatva, Gujarat.