Read an amazing New Yorks Times article by Thomas Friedmanhere.
Also, read about Compact Board Member, Skip Lawrence, who is a finalist
for the prestigious Mary Catherine Strobel Award, here.
Finally, read about the Compact's Project Blue Streams Director, Mekayle
Houghton, and upcoming rain barrel workshops here.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Water Quality Scorecard
Incorporating Green Infrastructure Practices at Municipal, Neighborhood, and Site Scales
The Water Quality Scorecard can be used by local officials, government staff, and development professionals to determine whether or not a community allows for the oppourtunity of green infrastructure and indentifies areas they can enhance or development green infrastructure language in their codes and ordinances. Read the Water Quality Scorecard here.
The Cumberland River Compact
The
mission of the Cumberland River Compact is to enhance the water quality
of the Cumberland River and its tributaries through education and by
promoting cooperation among citizens, businesses, and agencies in
Kentucky and Tennessee.
The Cumberland River is 697 miles long. The Cumberland River
watershed covers 18,000 square miles and is home to almost 2 million
people. Since 1997, the Compact has set out to create a Watershed
Outreach Program in each of the 14 watersheds that make up the
Cumberland Basin.
We welcome your interest and participation in this challenging project. Please join us.
What is a watershed?
A
watershed is the land area that drains into a stream. An area of land
that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point; large
watersheds may be composed of several smaller “subsheds,” each of which
contributes runoff to different locations that ultimately combine at a
common delivery point. Find YOUR Watershed...
Order a "Can"dle from the Compact
In their volunteer time, the friends, members and staff of the
Cumberland River Compact are proud to create these "can"dles from
recycled cans to help promote a healthy environment and healthy river
ecosystem. To order your unique luminary, contact brookes@cumberlandrivercompact.org
Using a rain barrel can save you some money,
give your plants a water they will like more than tap water, and help
to slow storm water runoff. You can also save energy used when the
water is processed to drinking standards. Click here...
Cumberland River Compact Working Hand In Hand To Enhance Our Water Quality
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Rain Gardens A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Middle Tennessee Homeowners
Know what the major Cumberland River pollutant is? Well, it is the DIRT and
the other "stuff" from our yards, our roofs and our driveways that runs off
every time we have a good rain.
If we all kept our dirt in our own yards, the river would be a lot healthier
and safer for everyone.
Visit the Sediment page to learn more about Muddy Waters and what YOU can do
to keep your dirt at home.
A
watershed is the land area that drains into a stream. An area of land
that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point; large
watersheds may be composed of several smaller “subsheds,” each of which
contributes runoff to different locations that ultimately combine at a
common delivery point.
