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Upcoming Public Hearings & Meetings:

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Date (2023) Time Topic Notice Location Virtual Link
11-16 5:30 PM Public Hearing
TN0005789
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Hearing Notice Dover City Hall
625 Donelson Pkwy
Dover, TN 37058
TEAMS

Typically, most public hearings begin with an informational session before the formal hearing begins. Please see the public notice document for details. 

Virtual Participation Instructions and Guidance

(For participation in public meetings/hearings through web conferencing)

Please note that you may also participate in public hearings by telephone. Call-in information for each hearing, as well as a number to call during the hearing for technical assistance, is provided in each public notice.


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DECEMBER 05

  • NRS23.104 - The Tennessee Valley Authority proposes to fill 6.6 acres of Emory River backwater near its Kingston Fossil Plant (Roane County) in support of east containment dike seismic stabilization requirements. Fish habitat structures will be installed at 40 sites, primarily in Watts Bar, to offset habitat loss.
  • NRS23.226 - Fullen Dock proposes dredging of approximately 215,000 cubic yards of sediment from the abandon Loosahatchie River Channel in Memphis (Shelby County) to provide barge access and barge storage areas.
  • NRS23.256 - Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting Inc. proposes to stream restoration activities on 1,213 feet of Gap Creek and 150 feet of the Doe River and install 1,118 feet of native riparian plantings along the Doe River near Elizabethton (Carter County).
  • NRS23.274B - Metro Water Services proposes water withdrawal from the Cumberland River at up to 122,222 gallons per minute to obtain up to 176 million gallons per day for public water supply. This represents the total authorized water withdrawal for the Omohundro Water Treatment Plant and K.R. Harrington Water Treatment Plant operating in tandem.
  • Notice of Determination - NRS23.206 - This notice sets out TDEC’s determination that degradation of Exceptional Tennessee Waters resulting from habitat alteration proposed in the §401 Water Quality Certification and Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit application NRS23.206 (TDOT I-75/I-24 Interchange, Chattanooga, Hamilton County) is necessary to accommodate important economic or social development in the area.
  • MMXXIII-049 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

DECEMBER 01

NOVEMBER 28

  • NRS22.158 - The City of Clifton proposes to construct a 3.0 million gallon per day (MGD) capacity raw water intake structure and withdraw up to 1.5 MGD from the Tennessee River, Kentucky Reservoir in Wayne County. The purpose of this work is to serve a proposed water treatment plant.
  • NRS23.068 - The US Army Corps of Engineers proposes dredging approximately 2,000 cubic feet of sediment from Red River Harbor embayment in Clarksville (Montgomery County) to reestablish harbor access. Dredged material will be placed in the bay to expand existing wetlands, filling approximately 0.5 acres of open water.
  • NRS23.093 - The Cunningham Utility District proposes temporary impacts to six streams for 14 crossings in the Lake Barkley watershed (Montgomery County) for installation of iron ductile water lines by open trench cut. The stream crossings will be returned to original condition and stream banks stabilized with native seed mixture and biodegradable matting.
  • MMXXIII-048 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

NOVEMBER 22

NOVEMBER 21

  • MMXXIII-047 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.
  • NRS22.325 - The Tennessee Valley Authority proposes installation of a sand beach, cement boat ramp with courtesy pier, a fishing pier and walkway, and 871 feet of rip rap on Nickajack Lake in Jasper (Marion County) as part of relocating Shell Mound campground and providing public access to the lake.
  • NRS23.282 – The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to Jacks Creek and a wetland on Talley Store Road (Chester County) for replacement of three bridges over Jacks Creek, and temporary impacts to a stream for utility line installation. Wetland impacts will be offset through purchase of 1.27 credits from the Madison County Mitigation Bank. Temporary impacts to 1.130 acres of wetland will be returned to pre-existing conditions and monitored for three years.
  • NRS23.296 - Michael Streams proposes replacement of degraded railroad tie seawall with 210 feet of granite block retaining wall to address erosion from overland sheet flow and wave action on Lake Tansi near Crossville (Cumberland County). A gravel base will be installed beneath the wall and fill placed on the landward side of the retaining wall.
  • NRS23.304 - Gerald Nickoli proposes replacement of rip rap with 115 feet of GravityStone® concrete block to address excessive erosion from overland sheet flow and wave action on Lake Tansi in Crossville (Cumberland County). Existing rip rap will be used as backfill on the landward side of the seawall.

NOVEMBER 14

  • MMXXIII-046 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

NOVEMBER 09

NOVEMBER 08

  • NRS23.250 - MMC Materials, Inc. proposes to dredge 17,600 cubic yards of sediment and install four mooring cells and two floating deck barges near their facility on McKellar Lake in Memphis (Shelby County). Dredged materials will be transported in a floating pipeline or by truck to an upland disposal site on Treasure Island
  • TND0002301 - Solid Rock Construction proposes to excavate gravel for commercial use from two in-stream point bars in Salt Lick Creek near Red Boiling Springs (Macon County).

NOVEMBER 07

  • MMXXIII-045 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

NOVEMBER 01

  • NRS23.117 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to 476 feet of Garner Creek for repair of bank scour at the I-40 Bridge over Garner Creek near Dickson (Hickman County). No mitigation is required.

OCTOBER 31

  • NRS22.222 - Williamson County Schools proposes to fill 0.34 acres of wetland for construction of the Split Log Road Middle School in Brentwood (Williamson County). Mitigation will be provided through a purchase of 0.69 wetland mitigation credits from the Sandhill Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS22.314 - The United States Forest Service, Cherokee National Forest proposes placement of large woody debris in streams in the North Zone of the Cherokee National Forest in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington County to enhance aquatic habitat.
  • NRS22.328 - The Bradley/Cleveland Industrial Development Board proposes 0.52 acres of permanent wetland impacts on Corporate Drive in Cleveland (Bradley County) to construct a 176,000 square-foot warehouse. Mitigation will be through purchase of 1.17 wetland credits from the Tennessee Wildlife Federation Hiwassee in-lieu-fee program.
  • NRS23.085 - KL Nexus TN proposes to encapsulate 761 feet of stream, eliminate 65 feet of stream and fill 5.37 acres of wetland for a mixed-use development in Sumner County. Approximately 1,276 feet of stream will be restored as permittee responsible mitigation. Permanent wetland impacts will be offset by purchasing 12.35 credits from the Middle Cumberland River Service Area of the in-lieu fee program managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Federation.
  • NRS23.088 - The Tennessee Valley Authority proposes permanent impacts to 2.25 acres of wetland and temporary impacts to 0.40 acres of wetland for construction of 6.8 miles of transmission line in Tiptonville (Lake County). Mitigation for permanent impacts will be through purchase of 2.82 wetland mitigation credits from the Hatchie River Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.138 - The Tennessee Valley Authority proposes 0.64 acres of temporary wetland impacts for placement of construction mats or temporary access roads to structures for upgrades to approximately 24 miles of the Tiptonville Highway 412 161kV transmission line within TVA right-of- way in Obion, Lake and Dyer County.
  • NRS23.262 - Water and Land Solutions, LLC proposes stream and wetland impacts for stream restoration. Stream impacts include restoration of approximately 8,000 feet of Daddys Creek tributaries (Cumberland County) resulting in 1.34 acres of temporary wetland impacts. This is associated with development of the High Hood stream mitigation bank.
  • NRS23.274 - Metro Water Services proposes impacts to an unnamed stream and Browns Creek for upgrades to the Omohundro Water Treatment Plant (Nashville, Davidson County). Impacts include 924 feet of fill, 982 feet of encapsulation and a pipe outfall requiring 58 feet of rip rap. Stream impacts of 540 functional feet will be offset by stream restoration at the Metro Water Services permittee-responsible mitigation site at the Shelby Park Golf Course.
  • MMXXIII-044 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

OCTOBER 27

OCTOBER 25

  • M2023-16 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources, Mining Unit)

OCTOBER 24

  • NRS22.077 - Stephen Bates proposes to place class B rock on 430 feet of streambank at eleven points of impact in East Fork Cane Creek near Hohenwald (Lewis County) for erosion control.
  • NRS23.167 - MacroSource, LLC proposes dredging of 14,000 cubic yards of sediment to re-establish a water depth of 10 feet in 1.88 acres of McKellar Lake (Memphis, Shelby County) in support of dock operations. Dredged materials will be transported in a submerged pipeline to an approved disposal site on Treasure Island.
  • NRS23.206 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to 240 feet of Spring Creek and 0.05 acres of wetland, and temporary impacts to 188 feet of stream for widening the Interstate 24 and Interstate 75 interchange in Chattanooga (Hamilton County). Wetland mitigation will be through purchase of 0.10 credits from the Sequatchie Valley Mitigation Bank. Stream mitigation will be through purchase of 74.8 functional foot credits from the South Mouse Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.238 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes temporary impacts to seven streams and four wetlands for installation of fiber optic cable and power conduit associated with the ITS Smartway expansion by horizontal directional drilling in Shelby and Fayette Counties. Temporary impacts will be restored to pre-existing conditions.
  • NRS23.240 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes to impact 50 feet of Beaver Creek through culvert extension, resulting in 37 feet of stream length loss for improvements to the Interstate 75 Interchange at State Route 131 in Knoxville (Knox County). Stream impacts will be offset by purchasing 17 functional feet credits from the Flat Creek Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.245 - Mark Clary proposes to replace rip rap-armored shoreline with a 218 foot concrete block retaining wall with a rip rap base to address erosion from overland sheet flow and wave action on Lake Tansi in Crossville (Cumberland County).
  • MMXXIII-043 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

OCTOBER 20

OCTOBER 17

  • NRS22.289 - QuikTrip Corporation proposes approximately 75 feet of impacts to an unnamed tributary to Lookout Creek Embayment in the Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center resulting from restoration of head-cuts within a 300-foot reach. This project is associated with the mitigation requirement for the City of Chattanooga resulting from QuikTrip Store #7140 (ARAP NRS20.088).
  • NRS23.028 - McCains Station Residential, LLC proposes impacts to 90 feet of an unnamed tributary to Station Camp Creek through a natural-bottom culvert for construction of Tompkins Lane through the residential portion of the McCain Station mixed-use development in Gallatin (Sumner County). Compensatory mitigation will be provided through purchase of 48.6 functional feet credits from the Mule Train Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.154 - The Tennessee Valley Authority proposes placement of a temporary cofferdam, 1.4 acres of fill, and 750 feet of rip rap on the John Sevier Dam on the Holston River in Hawkins County to remediate potential failure of the earthen embankment.
  • MMXXIII-042 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

OCTOBER 10

  • NRS23.059 - Vision Kamala 1, LLC proposes to fill 0.21 acres of forested wetland for construction of a hotel in Kimball (Marion County). Mitigation will be provided through purchase of 0.42 credits from the Sequatchie Valley Wetland Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.102 - Hy-Vee Inc. proposes to fill 1.01 acres of wetland for construction of a retail facility and associated infrastructure in Murfreesboro (Rutherford County). Mitigation will be provided through purchase of 2.02 credits from the Harpeth River Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.112 - Robert Sewell proposes installation of 800 feet of rip rap onto an existing 1,400 feet of rip rap on Watts Bar Reservoir in Rhea County to abate erosion caused by wave action and fluctuating reservoir levels.
  • NRS23.166 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes 632 feet of impacts to unnamed tributaries to the Sequatchie River for rock slide repairs on State Route 108 in Whitwell (Marion County). Mitigation will be provided through permittee-responsible stream mitigation authorized through ARAP NRS23.024.
  • NRS23.275 - The Tennessee Valley Authority proposes dredging in the Cumberland River/Lake Barkley at the Gypsum/Equipment Dock of the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Cumberland City (Stewart County). Approximately 5,875 cubic yards of sediment will be removed to improve barge access. Dredged material will be dewatered and transported by barge for disposal at an approved upland location.
  • MMXXIII-041 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.
  • Notice of Public Hearing - TN0005789 - TVA - The individual permit is to authorize operation of coal-fired steam electric power plant with cooling water intake.

OCTOBER 6

OCTOBER 3

  • NRS22.329 - Georgetown Apartment Partners, LLC proposes 0.397 acres of wetland fill and 222 feet of impacts to an unnamed tributary to Rogers Branch in Ooltewah (Hamilton County) to build an apartment complex. Compensatory mitigation will be through purchasing 0.79 credits from the Sequatchie Valley Wetland Mitigation Bank and 7.3 functional feet credits from Cave Spring Stream Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS22.330 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes 102.6 feet of stream and 0.10 acres of wetland impacts for widening of State Route 108 from near 40th Avenue to near 32nd Avenue in Gruetli-Laager (Grundy County). Stream mitigation will be provided through an advanced credit purchase from the Cumberland River Compact in-lieu fee program.
  • NRS23.165 - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency proposes to install a cement boat ramp with a floating dock and gangway on the French Broad River in Knoxville (Knox County) to enhance public paddle craft access.
  • NRS23.273 - One-time navigational dredging of accumulated sediment at the Cumberland Limestone Barge Unloader area of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Cumberland Fossil Plant in the Cumberland River/Lake Barkley of an area not to exceed 1,100 feet by 60 feet to restore the river bottom to an elevation of 339 feet (approximately 3,520 cubic yards in total volume) for barge access to the permittee’s port facility in the Cumberland River/Lake Barkley. Mechanically dredged material will be dewatered in hopper barges and transported via barge by the contractor for disposal at an approved upland location site. This permit was issued as an emergency permit and the activity has already occurred, but comments are still being accepted.
  • MMXXIII-040 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

OCTOBER 2

  • MA2023-02 - TDEC Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources, Land Reclamation Section proposes stream alteration activities associated with the Ramsey Lake Abandoned Mine Land Project in Grundy County, Tennessee, and has applied for a new Individual Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit for the elimination of existing open water mine pits that were constructed during pre-Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) mining.

SEPTEMBER 29

SEPTEMBER 27

  • M2023-15 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources, Mining Unit)

SEPTEMBER 26

  • MMXXIII-039 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)
  • Public Notice of Public Hearing for Aquatic Resource Alteration Permits (ARAP) relating to the Upper Duck River:
    • Notice of Public Hearing
      • NRS19.148 - Lewisburg Water & Wastewater proposes the continued withdrawal of up to 4.57 million gallons per day from the Duck River in Marshall County for public water supply.
      • NRS21.274 - Shelbyville Power, Water, and Sewerage Systems proposes the continued withdrawal of up to 8.35 million gallons of water per day from the Duck River in Shelbyville for public water supply.
      • NRS22.201 - The Duck River Utility Commission proposes the continued withdrawal of up to 12.32 million gallons per day from Normandy Reservoir for public water supply.
      • NRS22.288 - The City of Springhill proposes the continued withdrawal of up to 6.00 million gallons per day from the Duck River in Maury County for public water supply.
      • NRS22.320 - Bedford County Utility District proposes the continued withdrawal of up to 4.07 million gallons of water per day from the Duck River in Bedford County for public water supply.
      • NRS23.098 - Maury County Water Systems proposes construction of a raw water intake in the Duck River near Columbia and withdrawal of up to 3.00 million gallons of water per day from the Duck River for public water supply.
  • NRS22.151 - Al Neyer, LLC proposes 1,098 feet of channel alterations on Rutland Branch and fill of 0.6 acres of wetland to develop a warehouse facility in Mt. Juliet (Wilson County). Compensatory mitigation will be through purchasing 219.9 functional feet stream credits from Little Trammel Stream Mitigation Bank and 1.5 wetland credits from Gleason Creek Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS22.286 - Jordan Blevins proposes to install 476 feet of gabion baskets for erosion abatement and construct a concrete sidewalk/ramp that extends three feet below normal summer pool elevation on Boone Reservoir in Piney Flats (Sullivan County). Construction will be during winter pool elevation.
  • NRS22.304 - Isha Foundation proposes construction of a residential and mixed-use commercial development requiring five stream crossings totaling 180 feet of stream encapsulation of miscellaneous tributaries of Spring Creek and Rocky Fork in McMinnville (Warren County).
  • NRS23.120 - Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc proposes to fill 0.14 acres of wetland to develop a vehicle auction facility in Millington (Shelby County). Compensatory mitigation will be provided by purchasing 0.28 credits from West Tennessee Wetland Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.129 - Rockland-269 LLC proposes 0.48 acres of wetland fill and 80 feet of stream encapsulation for a residential development in Portland (Sumner County). Compensatory mitigation will be through purchasing 1.08 credits from the Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s In-Lieu Fee program.
  • NRS23.145 - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency proposes to install rip rap to stabilize 570 feet of actively eroding streambank on the Roaring River in Gainesboro (Jackson County).
  • NRS23.157 - Blount County proposes to encapsulate 394 feet of Springfield Branch and fill 0.05 acres of wetland to redevelop the Eagleton Ballpark. Compensatory mitigation for stream impacts will be through purchase of 138 functional feet credits from Cave Spring Mitigation Bank. Wetland impacts are de minimis and mitigation is not required.
  • NRS23.191 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes to impact 599 feet of stream channel and permanently fill 0.413 acres of wetland while improving State Route 93 in Sullivan County. Stream impacts will be mitigated by purchasing 5.85 credits from Shady Valley Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank. Wetland impacts will be mitigated by purchasing 0.83 credits from Shady Valley Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.209 - Lakeland School System proposes encapsulation of 75 feet of stream and 15 feet of stream loss on Scotts Creek for a road crossing as part of a common plan of development on Lions Crest Drive (Shelby County). Loss of 64.5 functional feet of stream will be offset through a credit purchase from Rossville Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.224 - Davey Resources Group proposes stream and wetland restoration along 15,803 feet of Little Poor Valley Creek and unnamed tributaries in Rogersville (Hawkins County). Approximately 23.7 acres of wetland will be restored and 4.7 acres of wetland will be enhanced. Alterations are associated with development of the Pressman Mitigation Bank.

SEPTEMBER 19

  • NRS23.140 - The City of Memphis proposes construction of a floating barge docking structure and four mooring cells with truss towers for support and jetting around existing mooring arms in the Mississippi River in Memphis (Shelby County). Existing rip rap will be used as stabilization for new construction installation as necessary.
  • NRS23.141 - TC Energy proposes temporary impacts to 0.58 acres of wetland in Michie (McNairy County) for maintenance activities via open trench cut and horizontal directional drilling. Temporary impacts will be restored to pre-existing conditions.
  • NRS23.184 - Putnam County proposes development of a Remembrance Park associated with the Patton House in Cookeville. The proposed project would impact 0.3 acres of wetland. Mitigation would be through purchase of 0.6 wetland credits from the Roaring Paunch Wetland Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.194 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes impacts to three streams and one wetland in Chester County for replacement of bridges over South Fork Forked Deer River and tributaries on State Route 100. Stream impacts do not require mitigation. Loss of 3.111 acres of wetland will be offset through purchase of 6.22 credits from the Madison County Mitigation Bank.
  • MMXXIII-038 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

SEPTEMBER 15

SEPTEMBER 12

  • NRS23.183 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to 56.3 feet of two unnamed tributaries to Crooked Creek for replacement of an undersized system of catch basins and culverts beneath King’s Storage and State Route 52 in Jamestown (Fentress County). No stream length loss is proposed.
  • NRS23.228 - Columbia Power and Water Systems is seeking to revoke its permit (NRS18.285) for withdrawal of up to 20 million gallons a day from the Duck River near river mile 134 and proposes issuance of a new permit that would renew the existing withdrawal and include construction of a new intake near river mile 100 capable of providing 32 million gallons per day. The new intake would supply water to a proposed new 12 million gallons per day water treatment plant and to the existing water treatment plant, operating in tandem with the existing intake to withdraw up to 32 million gallons per day. A Public Hearing will be held on October 19 at 5:00 PM central time related to these proposed activities.
  • MMXXIII-037 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

SEPTEMBER 06

  • M2023-14 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources, Mining Unit)

SEPTEMBER 05

  • MMXXIII-036 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

SEPTEMBER 01

AUGUST 29

  • MMXXIII-035 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)
  • NRS23.011 - Thunder Enterprises, Inc. proposes permanent impacts to seven streams totaling 596 feet associated with the construction of the River Gorge Ranch residential development near Guild, Aetna Mountain (Marion County). Stream mitigation will be provided through a purchase of credits from the Smoky Run Mitigation Bank.

AUGUST 22

  • MMXXIII-034 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

AUGUST 18

AUGUST 16

  • M2023-13 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources, Mining Unit)

AUGUST 15

  • NRS22.183 - The Town of Arlington (Shelby County) proposes temporary impacts to four wetlands and three streams, and permanent conversion of 0.5 acres of wetland for utility line crossings and construction access for installation of a gravity sewer line. Mitigation for converted wetlands will be through purchase of 0.5 credits from the West Tennessee Wetlands Mitigation Bank.
  • MMXXIII-033 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

AUGUST 11

AUGUST 08

  • MMXXIII-032 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)
  • TNG830000: Notice of Public Hearing for General Permit - The general permit is to authorize Discharges of treated groundwater associated with underground storage tank (UST) remediation. TNG830000 Permit
  • NRS22.100 - The City of Knoxville proposes to fill 626 feet of Third Creek and construct 570 feet of stream channel while widening Pleasant Ridge Road (Knox County). The functional lift associated with the replacement channel will offset the resource value loss associated with the construction of 33.8 feet of culvert and the placement of 388 feet of rip rap.
  • NRS22.279 - Christopher Blocker proposes the expansion of a pond impounding an unnamed tributary to Brush Creek (Washington County) that naturally sinks to groundwater within the proposed footprint of the expanded pond. Less than two hundred feet of stream will be impacted, including the portion already inundated by the pond.
  • NRS23.044 - The US Forest Service proposes the replacement of stream crossings in the North and South Zone of the Cherokee National Forest with structures designed with a minimum span of the bankfull stream width matching the streambed gradient and eliminating perched outlets. USFS Stream Simulation Design Methodology will be applied to crossings in streams with brook trout, threatened and endangered species, regional foresters’ sensitive species, or Cherokee National Forest Species of Viability Concern.
  • NRS23.080 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes 175 feet of impacts to Polebridge Creek, 0.153 acres of permanent wetland impacts, and 0.110 acres of temporary wetland impacts to construct the State Route 30 Industrial Access Road serving Southern Valley Farms near Summer City (Bledsoe County). Wetland mitigation will be through the purchase of 0.306 credits from the Sequatchie Valley Wetland Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.132 - The Belle Meade Country Club proposes the excavation of three impounded sections of Richland Creek (Davidson County) totaling approximately 1,800 feet. Materials will be excavated to the limestone substrate and transported for off-site disposal. Additional proposed work is the stabilization of three segments of streambank totaling 120 feet using knitted polyethylene mesh.
  • NRS23.136 - The Hillsville Utility District proposes an open-trench crossing of an unnamed tributary to Hunt Creek and three emergent wetlands for the replacement of approximately 8,000 feet of waterline along Highway 41 in Coffee County.
  • NRS23.180 - The Jackson County Highway Department proposes stabilization of approximately 240 feet of eroding streambank on Doe Creek to protect the integrity of Doe Creek Lane in Gainsboro. Reaches of 60 feet, 85 feet and 95 feet will be stabilized with rip rap revetment.
  • NRS23.181 - The Jackson County Highway Department proposes stabilization of approximately 420 feet of streambank on Hurricane Branch utilizing a combination of bank sloping and rip rap to protect the integrity of Hurricane Branch Lane in Gainsboro. Three reaches measuring 185 feet, 60 feet, and 175 feet will be stabilized with rip rap revetment.

AUGUST 04

AUGUST 01

  • NRS23.078 - The City of Memphis proposes impacts to the Mississippi River near Greenbelt Landing (Mud Island Road, Shelby County) for the construction of a boat ramp and installation of seven deadman anchors along the bank for cruise line docking.
  • NRS23.087 - Robert Toole proposes the installation of a 10-foot by 40-foot gravel boat ramp in the Holston River in Mascot (Knox County), including 200 feet of rip rap bank stabilization. No mitigation for the activity is necessary as the impacts are considered de minimis.
  • NRS23.101 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to 99 feet of tributaries to the Hiwassee River for culvert replacement on State Route 60 at Log Mile 1.60 in Birchwood, Meigs, and Hamilton County. The 11.7 feet of stream length loss will be compensated through credit purchases from the Oostanaula Stream Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.109 - Sevierville Public Works proposes stabilization of approximately 300 feet of eroding streambank on the Little Pigeon River in Sevierville (Sevier County).
  • TND0002302 - Continental Cement Company proposes dredging of approximately 6,350 cubic yards of sediment from McKellar Lake at the applicant’s facility in Memphis (Shelby County). Dredged materials will be deposited in contained disposal sites via a floating pipeline on nearby Treasure Island.
  • MMXXIII-031 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

State Revolving Fund Program

Current Categorical Exclusions (CE)
Applicant Project Issue Date Comment Period End
Cleveland Utilities 
(Bradley County)
Loan No. DWF 2023-258 09-11-2023 10-11-2023
Categorical Exclusion 
CE Transmittal Letter
CE- Map
Current Finding of No Significant Impact Statements (FONSI) / Environmental Assessments
Applicant Project Issue Date Comment Period End
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