New Report Card Will Grade Health of Tennessee Waterways
Part of the task of improving the water quality of urban waterways in Tennessee means establishing a tool to measure improvements and communicate them clearly to the public. John Schwartz, a professor in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering, is working with several municipal separate storm sewer systems—also known as MS4s—across Tennessee to establish a report card that will help the public and government officials better understand the quality of implementation of stormwater management programs.