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RCWA is a signatory to this comprehensive report. Tennessee's Water Blueprint will be presented to our legislators and used as an educational tool in schools or by community organizations. One of the major goals of the Blueprint coordinators is to emphasize the importance of caretaking for our water resources from a local and State perspective. This is a beautiful publication and can be a great way to share your concerns with others.

Funding for Tennessee's Water Blueprint was provided by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the World Wildlife Fund. For more information about the project, or to become a signatory, visit tennesseeswaterblueprint.org.

An excerpt:
"We all have a right to clean water and we share the responsibility toprotect it for future generations. The health and prosperity of our families depend on clean water now, and so will the future of our grandchildren and their children. We can continue to enjoy the wonderful quality of life and Tennessee’s natural landscapes—the wildlife, green space, fish, farms, mountains and forests—if we commit to protecting our resources, especially water. We can have a state that is rich in life and beauty.

All human societies are based on water and on the processes of the natural world—processes that are often hidden from view, but are critical to maintaining our health and prosperity. Only 1% of the water on earth is liquid freshwater, our most essential natural resource, and it must be protected for future generations."

Subjects include:
• Nature’s “water cycle” and the importance of headwaters, watersheds and stream buffers in protecting water quality and supply.
• The importance of preserving aquatic wildlife to help to keep waters clean.
• Challenges we face in various parts of the state as a result of growth and its impacts.
• Water quality and supply solutions.
• Policy recommendations to help Tennesseans have enough clean water for future generations.