Clean Marinas and Clean Boating

The Tennessee River system, with its many reservoirs, offers area residents unsurpassed boating opportunities. All types of watercraft, from canoes to cruisers, can be seen on the water throughout the boating season.

Clean Marina Initiative

To help protect water quality in relation to boating activities, TVA set up the Tennessee Valley Clean Marina Initiative, which addresses such activities as sewage management, oil and gas control, marina siting, and erosion prevention. The program certifies marinas that are in compliance with pollution-control standards and allows them to use the Clean Marina logo and flag. For marina owners, it makes good business sense to protect the resource on which their livelihood depends.

As of October 1, 2004, these 39 marinas are flying the Clean Marina flag and going the extra mile to protect the waters of the Tennessee Valley:

Boone Reservoir

• Cancun on Boone
• Jay’s Dock

Cherokee Reservoir

• Cedar Hill Boat Dock
• Fall Creek Marina
• Greenlee Marine
• Greenlee of May Springs

Chickamauga Reservoir

• Chickamauga Marina
• Gold Point Yacht Harbor
• Island Cove Marina

Douglas Reservoir

• Dandridge Point Marina
• Mountain Cove (formerly Douglas Dam) Marina
• Swann’s Marina Inc.

Fort Loudoun Reservoir

• Concord Marina
• Fort Loudoun Marina
• Louisville Landing Marina

Guntersville Reservoir

• Anchorage Marina
• Goose Pond Colony
• Jackson County Park Marina

Kentucky Reservoir

• Lighthouse Landing
• Paris Landing State Park Marina
• Pebble Island Marina

Nickajack Reservoir

• Nickajack Resort and Marina

Norris Reservoir

• Andersonville Boat Dock
• Indian River Boat Dock
• Mountain Lake Marina
• Norris Dam Marina
• Shanghai Resort
• Stardust Marina and Harbour Club

Parksville Reservoir

• Lake Ocoee Inn and Marina

Pickwick Reservoir

• Aqua Yacht Harbor
• Pickwick Landing State Park Marina

South Holston Reservoir

• Friendship Marina
• Lakeview Dock
• Laurel Marina and Yacht Club
• Painter Creek Marina

Watauga Reservoir

• Fish Springs Marina

Watts Bar Reservoir

• Caney Creek Marina

Wheeler Reservoir

• Ditto Landing Marina
• Riverwalk Marina

TVA has developed a guidebook for marina owners and operators that outlines practices designed to minimize pollution and erosion, methods of educating the public, federal regulations, and more. Download a copy of the Tennessee Valley Clean Marina Guidebook (PDF file, 531 kb, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

View the Clean Marina and Campground Wastewater Study.

Clean Boating Campaign

Each summer TVA’s Watershed Teams help organize Clean Boating events at Tennessee Valley marinas and boat ramps. Boaters learn about proper fueling techniques and about products like bilge socks that can help keep pollutants out of the water.

For tips on how boaters can help keep waterways clean and information on events throughout the country, go to National Clean Boating Campaign.

To learn more about clean-marina and clean-boating activities at a reservoir near you, contact a member of the TVA Watershed Team for that reservoir.