Progress 17

PROGRESS REPORT NO. 17
(JULY 31, 2000)

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CELEBRATING OUR 21st YEAR!!

The presentation in Briceville by Steve Allen, PE with TVA on July 10, 2000 outlined the complexity of flood protection in Coal Creek. A conceptual plan for reducing flooding in Coal Creek was formulated during meetings on July 17 to 19 with representatives from Anderson County, TVA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and TDEC. A summary of the conceptual flood reduction plan is presented at http://www.coalcreekaml.com/Flood%20Reduction.htm on this web site.

Mr. Alan Neal with NRCS will request that a site reconnaissance be made of Coal Creek by NRCS technical staff from Nashville to examine the conceptual flood reduction plan in more detail. Dave Turner, Environmental Specialist with TDEC will make a technical presentation on flooding at a community meeting on August 17^th (7:00 pm) at Briceville Elementary School. At that meeting Barry Thacker, PE with CCWF will present details of the conceptual flood reduction plan and ask for pubic comment.

After the various agencies have examined the conceptual flood reduction plan, CCWF will request a joint meeting with agency representatives to pursue the conceptual plan in more detail.

In addition to the above items, the following tasks were completed by CCWF volunteers since the time of the last progress report:

	A presentation was made at the Anderson County Commissioners meeting on July 17^th. The Commissioners were thanked for their past assistance and the assistance provided by County Executive Rex Lynch, County Engineer Todd Johnson, Road Superintendent Gary Long, Tourism Director Connie Elliott, and others. A short status report of the various initiatives was also presented.
	A presentation on Coal Creek was made to TVA, TWRA, USFS, USACE and TU representatives at the Cooperative Program for Enhancing Coldwater Streams meeting on July 22^nd. Agency representatives confirmed that our approach to addressing water quality issues by improving the quality of life for those who live in the watershed is prudent.
	The visit to Coal Creek by Congressman Zach Wamp has been tentatively set for August 22^nd. The ecology/conservation educational program at Briceville Elementary will begin during the visit by Congressman Wamp. Trout Unlimited, TVA, Boy Scouts of America and the ASCE student chapter from UT will participate in the effort. Based on the number of volunteers involved, August 22^nd has been designated *Coal Creek Discovery Day 2000*. After the events at Briceville Elementary, CCWF will conduct a tour of the watershed for interested parties to learn about problems and remedial initiatives.
	On July 29^th, representatives of the Boy Scout Troup from Lake City were taken on a tour of Coal Creek to delineate potential Eagle Scout projects. The first two projects will be performed by Drew Justice and Justin Rhea at Leach Cemetery and Longfield Cemetery where miners from the 1902 Fraterville Mine Disaster are buried. We also toured the site of the 1902 Fraterville Mine Disaster, Circle Cemetery (where miners from the 1911 Cross Mountain Mine Disaster are buried), Rock Houses (used by Native Americans in Tennessee Hollow), Blue Hole, and Drummond Bridge. Our next tour will include stops at Fort Anderson (where militia were stationed during the Coal Creek War), Fatal Rock (battle site during the Coal Creek War), and the abandoned radar station at Cross Mountain Summit. All of these sites and others can serve as Eagle Scout projects. Any Volunteers?