*NEW*
The Water Quality Management Report has been updated! Click HERE to
read it.
World Water Monitoring Day. Get a kit, add your test results! Click here.
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The Cumberland River Compact has a long-standing history of cooperation and collaboration. For years we have worked with development professionals and corporations to bring sustainability to the forefront of community development throughout the Cumberland River Basin. Our partners have made monumental strides in developing and maintaining practices that promote the ideals of sustainability for people, profit, and the planet. Read more...
Lightning 100 took home two awards today- both for the Wheel of Water!!
The March of Dimes Achievement in Radio awarded Lightning 100's spot for
Cumberland River Compact's Wheel of Water as the "Best Commercial Spot
Produced by a Radio Station" and "Best Locally Produced Public Affair
Program for the Nashville market!" We loved doing the spot and hope that we
can continue running it in the future.
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 admin@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.
