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Legislative and Regulatory Policy Why did the Harpeth Conservancy appeal Franklin’s sewage treatment plant permit? Overview In 2016 the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) issued a new discharge permit to the City of Franklin’s sewage treatment plant. Harpeth Conservancy appealed the permit to the City of Franklin’s sewage treatment plant. The Harpeth Conservancy

Nutrient Pollution Is the Harpeth River Past the “Tipping Point” for Production of Blue-Green Algae? What’s Growing in the Harpeth River? Dr. Clifford W. Randall, PhD, DIST.M. ASCE, HON.M. AAEES, C. P. Lunsford Professor Emeritus, of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech University, one of the nation’s leading experts on sewer

Harpeth River Impaired According to State of Tennessee What is the problem with the condition of the Harpeth River? Why is Harpeth Conservancy concerned? The River is Impaired by Phosphorus Pollution, Low Dissolved Oxygen and Bacteria Pollution The fundamental issue with the condition of the Harpeth River is that it is impaired by phosphorus pollution

Nutrient Pollution Restoring the Harpeth The Harpeth River is impaired and does not meet state water quality standards.  In fact, at pollution levels prevailing over the past several years, the Harpeth River is already past a tipping point for the production of harmful algae blooms. A pollution reduction plan is in the works for the Harpeth

Clean Water Protection Assuring Stream Flows The Harpeth River has heen listed by American Rivers as One of America’s Most Endangered Rivers in 2015. The Harpeth River is TOO SMALL to Supply Franklin with Drinking Water The Harpeth River is too small a river, with its low flow summer season, to be a reliable source