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By Amy Murray
Mid TN & Cumberland Branches
Combine Mtg.
The Middle TN Stormwater Assn. chapter along with both the
Middle Tennessee and Upper Cumberland Branches of TCAPWA
met on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the new Cookeville Public
Works facility.
Guy Patterson, Middle TN Branch President, Ronnie Ham-
monds, TCAPWA President, Tracy Meggs, Upper Cumberland
Branch President, Jennifer Watson, Executive Coordinator of the
TN Stormwater Assn. (TNSA), Karina Bynum, Cookeville TDEC
Field Office, and Amy Murray, Middle TN Chapter President Above: Tour of Cookeville Public Works Facility
of TNSA each spoke. Chapter updates, conferences, upcoming Below: Over 40 people attended the joint branch meeting.
workshops and training class information was discussed along
with TDEC updates on the Post-Construction Permit Manual
and Cookeville’s QLP (Qualified Local Program) program.
Following lunch, Tracy Meggs facilitated a tour of the new
public works facility that brings the entire Cookeville Public
Works Department together under one roof. During redevelop-
ment of the Heritage Ford Dealership that sat empty for over five
years, the city was able to remove over one-half acre of pavement
and turn it into green space and add several water quality BMPs
(best management practices). Currently the city is construct-
ing a bioswale/raingarden to capture one-third of the property’s
stormwater runoff.
1400 Nashville City Center • 511 Union Street • Nashville, TN 37219 • 615-770-8100
6750 Poplar Avenue • Suite 625 • Memphis, TN 38138 • 901-753-5590
625 Market Street • Suite 800 • Knoxville, TN 37902 • 865-521-6777
www.gspnet.com
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Mid TN & Cumberland Branches
Combine Mtg.
The Middle TN Stormwater Assn. chapter along with both the
Middle Tennessee and Upper Cumberland Branches of TCAPWA
met on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the new Cookeville Public
Works facility.
Guy Patterson, Middle TN Branch President, Ronnie Ham-
monds, TCAPWA President, Tracy Meggs, Upper Cumberland
Branch President, Jennifer Watson, Executive Coordinator of the
TN Stormwater Assn. (TNSA), Karina Bynum, Cookeville TDEC
Field Office, and Amy Murray, Middle TN Chapter President Above: Tour of Cookeville Public Works Facility
of TNSA each spoke. Chapter updates, conferences, upcoming Below: Over 40 people attended the joint branch meeting.
workshops and training class information was discussed along
with TDEC updates on the Post-Construction Permit Manual
and Cookeville’s QLP (Qualified Local Program) program.
Following lunch, Tracy Meggs facilitated a tour of the new
public works facility that brings the entire Cookeville Public
Works Department together under one roof. During redevelop-
ment of the Heritage Ford Dealership that sat empty for over five
years, the city was able to remove over one-half acre of pavement
and turn it into green space and add several water quality BMPs
(best management practices). Currently the city is construct-
ing a bioswale/raingarden to capture one-third of the property’s
stormwater runoff.
1400 Nashville City Center • 511 Union Street • Nashville, TN 37219 • 615-770-8100
6750 Poplar Avenue • Suite 625 • Memphis, TN 38138 • 901-753-5590
625 Market Street • Suite 800 • Knoxville, TN 37902 • 865-521-6777
www.gspnet.com
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