Watershed Coordinators
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Watershed Coordinators are available to provide technical assistance for addressing a variety of agricultural stormwater runoff and nonpoint source water concerns. They can help develop best management practices to combat pollutant contributions from a range of activities such as animal feeding operations, forestry activities, and urban runoff. A map of the Watershed Coordinators, and the areas they service, can be found below.
Through a Memorandum of Agreement with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, they can investigate complaints involving agricultural practices.
Please note: Watershed Coordinators do not assist with compliance issues related to permitted Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFOs).
Link to view the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Land and Water Stewardship Section Watershed Coordinators Map
Area 1
Doug M. Taylor | 731-225-6533 | Counties Serviced: Lake, Obion, Weakley, Dyer, Gibson, Crockett, Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Fayette, and Hardeman
Area 2
Russell Barnes | 731-441-7364 | Counties Serviced: Henry, Carroll, Benton, Henderson, Decatur, Perry, Hickman, Chester, Lewis, McNairy, Hardin, Wayne, and Lawrence
Area 3
Wayne Pressler | 615-210-1857 | Counties Serviced: Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Houston, Cheatham, Humphreys, Dickson, Davidson, Wilson, Williamson, and Rutherford
Area 4
Clark Hollis | 931-239-8657 | Counties Serviced: Maury, Marshall, Bedford, Coffee, Cannon, Warren, Van Buren, Moore, Giles, Lincoln, and Franklin
Area 5
Mark S. Hudson | 629-259-0831 | Counties Serviced: Macon, Clay, Pickett, Trousdale, Jackson, Overton, Fentress, Scott, Smith, Putnam, DeKalb, White, and Cumberland
Area 6
Tammy Whalen | 423-240-1123 | Counties Serviced: Grundy, Sequatchie, Marion, Bledsoe, Rhea, Meigs, Hamilton, Bradley, McMinn, and Polk
Area 7
Leslie Bradley| 423-914-6019 | Counties Serviced: Morgan, Roane, Loudon, Monroe, Campbell, Anderson, Knox, Blount, Claiborne, Union, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier
Area 8
Steve Henegar | 423-341-0712 | Counties Serviced: Hancock, Hawkins, Hamblen, Cocke, Greene, Washington, Sullivan, Unicoi, Carter, and Johnson
For more information, contact Heidi McIntyre-Wilkinson, Land and Water Stewardship Section Deputy Administrator, at (615) 837-5492 or Heidi.McIntyre-Wilkinson@tn.gov .
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