Key Messages
Understanding water resource status is essential for choosing the system of administration.
Better understanding of the origin and impact of nonpoint pollution sources is necessary prior to implementing a water quality trading program.
Stakeholders' acceptance of water quality trading might be related to greater concerns about water availability.
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