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Officials jump in to show progress, support for river

While Cumberland River is better, agency says area has work to do
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Percy Priest Clean Up

May 3, 2008 A massive volunteer effort to rid Percy Priest Lake of shoreline and island trash. With almost 600 volunteers registered, and more than 1,800 work-hours contributed free of charge, the Nashville Clean Water Project was by far the largest water cleanup in Nashville history.

Season after season, trash accumulates at trouble spots on the lake's 24 camping islands and 213 shoreline miles- so much trash that organizers have determined additional efforts are necessary. The first Nashville Clean Water Project was supported by Waste Management, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Team Green Outdoor Club, thinkMEDIA, the Cumberland River Compact, Elm Hill Marina and Bridgestone Americas, among others. More information can be found at www.CleanPercyPriest.org

For up to date information on the condition of Percy Priest Lake, visit: http://fox17.com/newsroom/top_stories/vid_3778.shtml

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On April 25th the River was rocked! A big thank you to: Bridgestone and Lightning 100, Ricky Young and Scott Miller and the Commonwealth!

Earth Day 2008 at Centennial Park with our friends, Coke and the World Wildlife Fund

"Water, Energy & Climate Change"
By Don Elder

Click here for the PowerPoint presentation.

Special Thanks to the World Wildlife Fund’s Southeast Rivers and Streams Program

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Tenn. taps into better water resources
The Daily Beacon - Knoxville,TN,USA
The UT Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment partners with the Cumberland River Compact and the Environmental Protection Agency to create ...Read more

The adoption of Franklin Branch Creek by the Compact through Metro Water's Adopt-A-Stream Program.

2008 Board Retreat at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center

Local Officials Curriculum (LOC) Program Receives Award

October, 2007: The Greater Nashville Regional Council awarded the cooperative efforts of the Compact's LOC Program, Wilson County and the cities of Lebanon and Mt. Juliet, with an honor in the Stormwater Category. The managers in these watersheds elected to work together, along with the LOC Program, to not only meet federal and state regulations for stormwater and water quality, but also to bring new and innovative methods of addressing water resource issues in their communities.

Vena Jones, LOC Program Director was excited about the award, saying: "Together the LOC and the Wilson County Stormwater cooperative has accomplished many things and has worked soley as an intergovernmental cooperative to further the number of best management practices. The cooperative has been instrumental in encouraging over a dozen businesses to utilize rain gardens, bio-swales and /or pervious paving throughout Wilson County and the Old Hickory Watershed."

7 Mile Creek Clean-Up hosted by Team Green and Cumberland River Compact

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CRC Founder Receives Presidential Award

A longtime Nashville environmentalist and founder of the Cumberland River Compact, Shirley Caldwell-Patterson, was honored last Friday with the President's Volunteer Service Award, the highest volunteer award given by the U.S. president.

The award was presented by Stephen L. Johnson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for Caldwell-Patterson's role as a conservationist and advocate of clean water in Tennessee. A longtime Nashville environmentalist and founder of the Cumberland River Compact, Shirley Caldwell-Patterson, was honored last Friday with the President's Volunteer Service Award, the highest volunteer award given by the U.S. president.

The award will be presented by Stephen L. Johnson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for Caldwell-Patterson's role as a conservationist and advocate of clean water in Tennessee.

EPA Administrator Johnson Presented Cumberland River Compact with Green Building Grant

On Friday, August 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson presented the Cumberland River Compact's Building Outside the Box program with a Regional Environmental Priorities (REP) grant to advance sustainable building and protect water quality in Tennessee. REP grants support new approaches to environmental priorities and test unproven technologies or models that can be used in other communities and sectors. The announcement took place at Morgan Park Place, a green residential building on 4th Avenue North.