Recovery of Concord Creek
Restoration Success in Concord Creek
A key long-term approach to our restoration work is partnering with farmers and rural property owners and the TN Department of Agriculture to restore streams and improve agricultural production. We have managed 8 state grants that put over $125,000 into restoration projects around the Harpeth River system in 5 counties which have leveraged another $88,000 in federal Agricultural Resource Conservation Funds. The types of agricultural practices included: 24 livestock heavy use areas that are designed to reduce erosion, 6 streamside re-vegetation buffer areas, 675 feet of streambank stabilization projects, nearly 20,000 feet of livestock exclusion fencing along streams coupled with 31 watering facilities with 13,000 feet of pipeline, 2 water wells, and 3 specific livestock stream crossings. In addition to 34 acres of cover crops and nearly 150 acres of forage and biomass planting to reduce erosion. Concord Creek, located in Rutherford County in the headwaters of the Harpeth, has officially been delisted for water quality impairments by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. This fantastic success shows our restoration projects are working to improve our rivers and protect clean water.



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Advocacy Action Alert: Support the creation of a TN Office of Outdoor Recreation
The legislative season is upon us and we have an unusual opportunity to join forces to create a Tennessee Office of Outdoor Recreation (OREC) in

Harpeth Conservancy Monitoring the Development of “Ariza Bellevue” Project
Important Links: Bellevue Strong, Community Organization Site Ariza Bellevue, Developer’s Site Petition against new development in ‘flood-vulnerable’ area reaches 1,800 signatures (3/9/23: WSMV4) Bellevue development

Discharge Permit for Franklin Sewer Treatment Plant
Email Petition Instructions: Use our email petition form to the left in order to send a message to Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)

Action Alert: Franklin Sewer Permit
YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE AUGUST 30, 2022 PUBLIC HEARING AND WRITTEN COMMENTS TO TDEC ARE CRITICAL! THE HARPETH RIVER IS STILL IMPAIRED, BUT THE DRAFT

HC and others Comment on Cookeville Wastewater Treatment Plant Renewal
On June 2, 2022, Harpeth Conservancy along with the TN Chapter of the Sierra Club (TNSC), and Brian Paddock (a Cookeville environmental lawyer) sent comments