Watershed Planning Coordination

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.

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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:

Funding Sources for Watershed Planning

The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program managed by TEMA (Tennessee Emergency Management Agency) provides a funding mechanism for hazard mitigation that can including flood mitigation and stormwater management projects. Projects submitted for consideration must be in the county's approved hazard mitigation plan.

Resources for Watershed Planning:

1. Guide to TN Watersheds (TDEC)
2. Landowners Guide to Streambank Stabilization (TDEC)
3. Watershed Approach Handbook (with Tennessee Case Study)  (The Nature Conservancy)
4. Citizen Action Guide (Tennessee Environmental Council)
5. Watershed Management Approach (TDEC Division of Water Resources)
6. Non-point Source Watershed Planning (EPA)
7. Healthy Watersheds Protection (EPA)
8.  Tennessee Integrated Assessment of Watershed Health (EPA) 
9.  Grants to Focus on Water Quality Improvement by Restored Wetlands  (Tennessee Tech)
   
10. The Compendium of Water Quality Restoration Approaches (Environmental Law Institute)
11. Natural Resource Plan 2020-Water Resources Stewardship (Tennessee Valley Authority)
12.  Southeastern Partnership for Forests and Water 
    • Tennessee Forests and Water Forum 2021-Final Report

Contacts for Watershed Coordination