TDEC: $100M Duck River budget ask could be used toward regional Tennessee River pipeline

TDEC: $100M Duck River budget ask could be used toward regional Tennessee River pipeline

The Duck River needs millions of dollars and years to find a balance for a growing need for water in Middle Tennessee with the river's health, a state official said. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)It will take hundreds of millions of dollars and several years to get the Duck River — dubbed a scenic treasure by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee — to balance a growing need for water and the river’s health, Department of Environment and Conservatio…