Document Library

Documents about making a difference

BEF has created a variety of materials about the renewable energy market and how companies can get involved. From white papers and our annual report to brochures and booklets, feel free to download any of our documents.

  • Water Stewardship 101

    Businesses that take steps to manage and reduce water usage conserve a valuable resource, protect supply chains, lower business costs and increase competitiveness. Let BEF show you how to get started with water stewardship.
    Type: pdf, white paper
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  • Voluntary & Market Based Water Restoration

    Want to better understand the market mechanism used by BEF Water Restoration Certificates? Learn how policy reforms are enabling market transactions to reallocate water to ecosystem uses, and explore the financial mechanisms that have evolved to tap our willingness to pay for ecosystem restoration.
    Type: pdf, white paper
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  • BEF WRCs - How it Works

    Brief description of how BEF Water Restoration Certificates are "created" and how WRCs restore water to critically dewatered rivers and streams.
    Type: pdf
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  • BEF WRCs - Supply Criteria

    Description of the supply criteria that must be met by a project in order to qualify as a source of BEF Water Restoration Certificates.
    Type: pdf
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  • BEF WRCs - Code of Conduct

    Description of the code of conduct by which BEF will abide to ensure that WRCs meet quality and efficacy standards, that Local economic interests are considered and that WRCs are a trusted and transparent product.
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  • BEF WRCS - Business Benefits

    Description of the benefits that businesses receive when they purchase BEF Water Restoration Certificates.
    Type: pdf
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  • BEF Water Restoration Certificates™ Brochure

    Overview of Water Restoration Certificates™, including product description, benefits and features.
    Type: brochure, pdf
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  • Article on WRCs featured in The Water Report

    Water Restoration Certificates Voluntary, Market-Based Flow Restoration by Todd Reeve & Rob Harmon, Bonneville Environmental Foundation
    Type: pdf
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