Over the past decade several government agencies have implemented more management and conservation practices that have helped to improved the water quality. Guest River is a tributary of the Clinch. The residents and agencies in the Guest River have made great strides to clean up the polluted river. Government and local funding have allowed for the implementation of communal sewer systems, the existing system was damaged and not working properly. Other works included stream bank assessment and cleanup, and trash removal.
More work is scheduled for next year.
More funding and time are needed to repair and protect the watershed.