Watershed Planning Coordination
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Background:
Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Department of Environment host planning coordination meetings with partners and agencies engaged in watershed planning in Tennessee. The Watershed Planning Coordination meetings bring together these agencies and partners to a common forum in order to:
- enable coordination of objectives and priorities,
- build up planning capacity and resources, and
- align funding and technical support.
This type of coordination is taking place in the hope that every watershed in Tennessee can have a plan for the protection of water resources, restoration of water quality, and management of activities within watersheds.
Welcome to a compilation of watershed plans and spatial resources. The purpose of this map is to assist in comprehensive watershed planning and restoration project coordination in Tennessee.
To open the map in full screen click HERE.
Local and County Hazard Mitigation Dashboards
TVA Natural Resource Plan (TVA Natural Resource Plan to guides TVA’s management of biological, cultural, and water resources; recreation; reservoir lands planning; and public engagement.)
Planning Agencies Involved:
| Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) | Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) |
| Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) | US Geological Survey (USGS) |
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | The Nature Conservancy (TNC) |
| National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) | Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD) |
| University of Tennessee Extension | Tennessee Division of Forestry |
| Other Academic Institutions |
Resources for Watershed Planning:
- Guide to TN Watersheds (TDEC)
- Landowners Guide to Streambank Stabilization (TDEC)
- Watershed Approach Handbook (with Tennessee Case Study) (The Nature Conservancy)
- Citizen Action Guide (Tennessee Environmental Council)
- Watershed Management Approach (TDEC Division of Water Resources)
- Non-point Source Watershed Planning (EPA)
- Healthy Watersheds Protection (EPA)
- Tennessee Integrated Assessment of Watershed Health (EPA)
- Grants to Focus on Water Quality Improvement by Restored Wetlands (Tennessee Tech)
- The Compendium of Water Quality Restoration Approaches (Environmental Law Institute)
- Natural Resource Plan 2020-Water Resources Stewardship (Tennessee Valley Authority)
- Southeastern Partnership for Forests and Water
| CONTACTS FOR WATERSHED COORDINATION | ||
|---|---|---|
| Karina Bynum | TDEC Division of Water Resources | Karina.Bynum@tn.gov |
| Sam Marshall | TN Department of Agriculture | Sam.Marshall@tn.gov |
This Page Last Updated: October 18, 2022 at 11:52 AM