TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 7, 2023

The Harpeth Conservancy has reached a settlement in an administrative lawsuit against the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the Water Authority of Dickson County over bacterial and algae pollution in Trace Creek in White Bluff. The Tennessean reports the conservancy was represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center. The suit was filed last year after residents noticed slime growing around a discharge pipe in the White Bluff Wastewater Treatment Plant. The water authority made operational changes at its sewage treatment plant to correct the problem while the suit was pending. As part of the settlement, the water authority will continue to work to eliminate the growth and monitor pollution levels.