Water Quality Grant Proposals Now Accepted

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is accepting grant proposals for projects that improve water quality and reduce or eliminate nonpoint source pollution.

“Natural resources stewardship is one of our priorities,” Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. said. “Efforts aimed at reducing pollutants that damage our drinking water or jeopardize recreational activities and wildlife health go a long way to protect human and ecosystem health.”

The Nonpoint Source Program was created in 1987 as part of the Clean Water Act and provides funding to states to stop nonpoint source pollution. Nonpoin...