Water Services Community Education

I want to...

Schedule a school or group program

Available Programs

Request Portable Water Fountain

• Portable Water Fountain Request Form
• Portable Water Fountain instructions

Help keep our drinking water clean

• Use the garden hose safely
• Dispose of medications properly
• Prevent sewer clogs and overflows

Help keep our rivers and streams clean

• Prevent Polluted Runoff
• Become TN Smart Yard Certified
• Plant a Rain Garden
• Scoop the Poop
• Trash the Wipes
• Proper Lawn and Garden Maintenance
• Pick up Litter

Volunteer

Adopt a stream

Use water wisely...

• Maintain water quality
• Purchase a rain barrel
• Reduce your water bill

I want to learn about...

Nashville's water

• Annual Water Quality Report
• Annual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Report
• Benefits of tap water
• Metro Water Services history

Treatment Processes

• Drinking water treatment
• Wastewater treatment
• Biosolids for beneficial reuse

Flood Risk Management

• Flood Information
• National Flood Insurance Program Information
• New Flood Map Release Frequently Asked Questions

Recycling, Composting, and Reducing Waste

• Recycling and Reducing Waste Education Programs
• Recycling and Reducing Waste Webinars
• Composting
• Composting with Worms
• School Food Waste Diversion

Legionella

Nashville Health Department's Legionella Information

Fire Hydrants

• Fire hydrant information
• Fire hydrant color code policy
• Obtain permit to use fire hydrant

Water Main Breaks

• Water main break infographic
• Metro Water Services outage map
• Protect interior pipes from winter weather