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About the Cumberland River Compact
The Cumberland River Compact works to enhance the water quality of the Cumberland River and its tributaries through education and by promoting cooperation among citizens, businesses, and agencies in Kentucky and Tennessee. We believe that communities can have both a strong economy and a healthy environment.
About Us
We believe we can have both a strong economy and a healthy environment. The Compact is made up of businesses, individuals, community organizations and agencies working in the Cumberland River watershed.
Make a Difference
Our growing organization needs support from people just like you … regular folks who every day use our limited resource to shower, drink, clean, fish, swim and more across Middle Tennessee.
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Our Blog
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Cumberland River Compact Seeks Executive Director
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The Compact Celebrates Earth Day By Offering Several Opportunities to Act Throughout the Year
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Community Partners Seek Progressive Changes to Improve Water Resources!
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14th Annual River Reception
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But we are happy to announce:
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In Dedication to Stephen McRedmond
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The Benefits of Trees
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Nashville Waterways Recovery Project
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Article About Wetland Mitigation in Cockrill Bend
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Weekend Weather Alert!
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Cumberland River Compact Seeks Executive Director
The Cumberland River Compact, Nashville, Tennessee is seeking qualified applicants to fill the vital role of Executive Director. The Cumberland River is 697 miles long and 18,000 square miles and is home to over 2,000,000 people. The mission of the Cumberland River Compact is to enhance the health and enjoyment of the Cumberland River and [...]
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The Compact Celebrates Earth Day By Offering Several Opportunities to Act Throughout the Year
The Cumberland River Compact partnered again with Ingram Barge to table at Nashville’s Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 21, 2012. We partnered with Ingram Barge to offer this wonderful educational program, RiverWorks Discovery. RiverWorks Discovery is a coordinated effort which brings together the barge industry with nonprofits to provide programming on the role our [...]
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Community Partners Seek Progressive Changes to Improve Water Resources!
Tons of communities in Middle Tennessee have been working with the Compact to review their codes and ordinances this year. The Compact has facilitated a review of development rules with our partners using the EPA Water Quality Scorecard as a method to identify practices that can work for them and improve water resources too. Cities [...]
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14th Annual River Reception
Thanks to everyone that came out to our River Reception! It was a lot of fun and Scott Potter’s presentation was excellent. We also announced the 2011 Tributarian Award winners: 2011 TRIBUTARIAN AWARD: Business Bread & Company 2011 STEPHEN MCREDMOND TRIBUTARIAN AWARD: Volunteer Stephen McRedmond 2011 TRIBUTARIAN AWARD: Agency Metro Water Services If you were [...]
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But we are happy to announce:
Laura and Eric Ganus welcomed Jacob Ryan Ganus into the world yesterday! Everyone is healthy. The beautiful baby boy weighed 7lbs and 14oz with a length of 20cm. We could not be happier for them! And we can’t wait to meet the little guy!
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In Dedication to Stephen McRedmond
Our community suffered a lose this week with the passing of Stephen McRedmond. I did not know Stephen very well, but he was a very strong supporter of the Compact and the type of work that we do. And from the little that I did get the opportunity to know of him, I could tell he [...]
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The Benefits of Trees
Mekayle and I travelled deep into Warren County today to pick up nearly 3000 trees. Trees were serious business at Dykes and Sons Nursery in McMinnville. Thanks to generous support from TWRA, the Compact will be working with the City of Erin, Goodlettsville, Mt. Juliet, Lebanon, and Wilson County, plus local neighborhoods, civic groups, and [...]
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Nashville Waterways Recovery Project
Hey, here is a story from the Tennessean about our work using volunteers to cleanup flood debris: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110308/DAVIDSON09/110308006/Debris-clean-up-far-from-over-Bellevue-near-River-Plantation-
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Article About Wetland Mitigation in Cockrill Bend
John C. Tune Airport’s plans to bury wetlands, move creek are criticized http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110305/NEWS01/103050348/John-C-Tune-Airport-s-plans-bury-wetlands-move-creek-criticized?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
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Weekend Weather Alert!
Hello All You Cumberland Basin Residents. Spring has marched in like a lion, an quick. Our parched streams and creeks are now flowing full and fast. As all of us love to play, live, and work in our rivers we need to take extra caution at times like these. Never enter a stream with swift [...]
