Green and Tradewater Rivers Basin Coordinator - In this basin unit, the Kentucky Division of Water provides one full-time basin coordinator.

Dale Reynolds
Division of Water
Bowling Green Regional Office
1508 Westen Avenue
Bowling Green, KY 42104
Phone: 270-746-7475
E-mail: Dale.reynolds@ky.gov

Green/Tradewater Basin Status Report - The Green/Tradewater Basin Team published a Basin Status Report in March 2001, with funds provided from the Kentucky Division of Water.

2001-2002 Strategic Monitoring Plan Green and Tradewater Rivers Basin - This document represents the effort to plan and coordinate strategic monitoring for the basin management unit during months nine to 21. Public participation has been encouraged throughout the process, allowing citizens and organizations to stay informed and have an active role.

Watershed Viewer - Links to a clickable basin map. More detailed information is revealed by "zooming" into the map (with the "magnifying glass"). "Identify HUC11" produces links, at the bottom of the map, to a table and narrative information about each subwatershed.

Volunteer Monitoring Connection

• Upper Green River Watershed Watch - Volunteer organization focused on water quality monitoring and improvement efforts in the Upper Green River basin.
• Tradewater and Lower Green River Watershed Watch - Volunteer organization focused on water quality monitoring and improvement efforts in the Tradewater and Lower Green River basin.
• Water Watch - Volunteers protecting Kentucky waterways.

Assessments

• List of impaired waters for Kentucky (303d List) - Pursuant to Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, the state of Kentucky has developed a list of waterbodies presently not supporting designated uses as required by 40 CFR 130.7(b)(4) and needing Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development.  (PDF document)

Other Links

• Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) - The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has expanded the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to work in partnership with state and local interests to meet state-specific environmental objectives.
• Commonwealth Cooperative Water Education Project (CCWEP) - A grant was awarded to the University of Louisville to convene a wide-ranging group of professionals to participate in a statewide project aimed at educating the public about water quality and quantity issues. The project will last for five years and will be the most comprehensive effort to date for Kentucky, and probably the nation.