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The Boone Watershed Partnership is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works with local users, regional, state and federal entities, educators and others to identify and address water resource issues in the Boone Watershed, an area of about 686 square miles lying in Sullivan, Washington, Unicoi, and Carter Counties of Tennessee and Washington County of Virginia.


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Sinking Creek Stream Restoration Project
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Event
Date Location
Vista Team visit April 18-25 Buffalo Mountain Camp
Stream Workshop 1 pm, April 21 Warriors' Path State Park
Jacob Francisco Memorial Bike Ride & Walk 9 am, April 21 ETSU Parking Lot behind Knight's Pizza, Johnson City
Beaver Creek Clean-up April 21 Bristol, TN
Gray Fossil Site Earth Day Event April 22 Gray Fossil Site, Gray
ETSU Earth Day Event April 24 In front of ETSU Library, Johnson City
Boone Lake Clean-up 9 am - 6 pm, April 28 Winged Deer Park, Johnson City
BWP Board of Directors Meeting 2 pm, May 1 TDEC office, Johnson City
Spring Roan Mountain Naturalists' Rally May 4-6 Roan Mountain State Park
Carter County Stream Clean-up 9 am - 1 pm, May 12 Covered Bridge Park, Elizabethton
Springfield Acres Yard Sale (Benefit for BWP) 8 am- 12pm, May 12 449 Springfield Drive
Bristol, TN
Green Interfaith Network Brush Creek Stream Clean-up 2 pm - 5 pm, May 20 Carver's Park, Johnson City


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Water Matters
Newspaper insert which ran in area newspapers in March, 2008

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Boone Lake is a 4600 acre reservoir in Upper East Tennessee near the cities of  Bristol TN/VA, Elizabethton TN, and Johnson City, TN.  It is part of a series of man-made lakes built and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority for flood control, navigation, and hydro-power generation.picture1

It's location in a  rapidly developing urban area and it's relatively small size make Boone Lake vulnerable to a variety of water quality problems. These include nutrient enrichment, low dissolved oxygen, and limited clarity.   Many of Boone's tributaries are impacted by bacteria contamination, siltation, and loss of habitat.   There are several major wastewater discharges into the lake in addition to agricultural sources, failing septic tanks, and urban runoff. picture2

The extent and variety of water issues affecting Boone Lake can only be addressed through the combined efforts of  resource management agencies, local governments, and interest groups. The Boone Watershed Partnership was formed to begin the task of pulling together these stakeholders and working toward a community based program of identifying and correcting water quality problems.    Our objectives are:

    • Share information on water conditions and issues among resource agencies, water users, and the public.
    • Develop consensus on priorities and actions needed to address regional issues.
    • Marshal resources to carry out needed actions and carry out best management practices.
    • Promote  awareness of the importance of water resources to the regional economy and to the quality of life.

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