Harpeth Conservancy is active in efforts to combat nutrient pollution and restore the Harpeth River, and rivers statewide.
Nutrient pollution in the U.S. is estimated to cost in excess $4 billion annually, both in the cost of reducing that pollution as well as the impacts nutrient pollution has.
Nutrient pollution can over-fertilize rivers and streams. Nutrients support the growth of algae, which is an important food source for fish and other marine animals. Just like putting too much fertilizer (which is composed of nitrogen and phosphorus) on your lawn can burn or kill it, too much nitrogen and phosphorus can cause the growth of algae. Too much algae growth (called an algae bloom) can choke off a water body. This can result in low dissolved oxygen levels, which can kill fish and endanger other life in and around a stream. In some cases, nitrogen and phosphorus discharges can cause a “harmful algae bloom” or “HAB.” CLICK HERE to learn about HABs.
Sewer Treatment Plants: Sewer plants can present a number of challenges to water quality, including overflows, low dissolved oxygen levels, nutrient pollution and harmful algal blooms. CLICK HERE to learn about our efforts to reduce nutrient pollution at the City of Franklin’s sewage treatment plant.
Restore the Harpeth River: Harpeth Conservancy is working with state and federal agencies to develop a Nutrient Reduction Plan to inform watershed managers of ways that the Harpeth River can be improved to reduce nutrient pollution. CLICK HERE to learn more about these efforts.
ACTION: Send emails by APRIL 17, Friday, on two upcoming quarry permit public hearings that the state wants to hold by webex. Encourage TDEC to delay these hearings
Continued Monitoring Required Yesterday (December 4, 2019), the Metro Nashville Council approved water and sewer rate increases. On November 21, 2019, I (Jim Redwine, VP
State Public Hearing on Proposal to fill McCrory Lane Quarry next to State Scenic Harpeth for Future Development Proposal for Landfill Withdrawn 10 Years Ago
River conservation group cites city’s commitment and continues to seek collaborative approaches to reducing pollution in the Harpeth River See PDF format here. FRANKLIN, TENN, March
Harpeth Conservancy supports legislation requiring municipal wastewater plants to quantify and limit pollutants Statement by Jim RedwineVice President & COO , Harpeth Conservancy NASHVILLE, TENN,
Contact: Dorie Bolze, Harpeth River Watershed Association, (615) 479-0181Erin McCombs, American Rivers, (828) 649-7887 4/7/2015 Washington, D.C.- American Rivers named the Harpeth River among America’s
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