Water Notices and Hearings

July 26, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)
• NRS23.086 - The Farm Nashville, LLC proposes 194 feet of bridge construction and 737 feet of vegetation alteration across eight streams in the Whites Creek and Ewing Creek watersheds (Davidson and Cheatham County) to construct a golf course and associated facilities. Stream impacts will be compensated through the provision of at least 108.5 functional foot stream credits.

July 23, 2024

• NRS23.263B - BP Construction proposes temporary impacts to 18 feet of stream and permanent impacts to 196 feet of stream and 3.14 acres of wetlands in Ooltewah (Hamilton County) for construction of a subdivision. Stream mitigation will be through purchase of 111.6 credits from the Smokey Run Mitigation Bank. Wetland mitigation will be through preservation of the remaining high-quality wetlands, with the remaining credits purchased from the Sequatchie Valley Wetlands Mitigation Bank.

• NRS24.035 - The Tennessee Valley Authority proposes 4.62 acres of permanent wetland impact, 0.36 acres of temporary wetland impacts, and temporary impacts to up to 100 feet of stream for installation of 12 miles of transmission line between the Sequoyah/Watts Bar transmission line and the North Dayton transmission line. Mitigation will be provided through a purchase of 4.62 wetland credits from the Sequatchie Valley Wetland Mitigation Bank.

• NRS24.070 - The Harpeth Valley Utility District proposes five open-cut crossings of an unnamed tributary to the Harpeth River, decommissioning a manhole in a wetland, and replacing a manhole in a stream for the Birch Bark gravity sewer line upgrades on Bellevue Road in Nashville (Davidson County).
• MMXXIV-0029 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

July 19, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

July 16, 2024

• NRS24.056 - AJ Belle Meade Plaza Fund, LLC proposes to remove bank armoring, in-stream structures, and overhanging structures along Richland Creek and Sugartree Creek along Harding Pike in Nashville (Davidson County) as part of future site development. Revegetation of 586 feet and 193 feet, respectively, of Richland Creek and Sugartree Creek will be conducted following structures removal, resulting in a net increase in stream functional feet.
• NRS24.063 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes 309 feet of impacts to Panther Creek for a culvert extension and rip rap accommodating ramp improvements at the I-40 and State Route 138 Interchange in Madison County. Compensatory mitigation for loss of 94.1 functional feet of stream will be through purchase of 141.15 credits the from Rossville Farm Mitigation Bank.

• NRS24.065 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation applied for an emergency permit for 480 feet of bank stabilization on the Caney Fork River (DeKalb County) for repair of a roadway collapse on State Route 141. In accordance with rule 0400-40-07-.04, an Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit and §401 Water Quality Certification were issued on July 11, 2024.

• NRS24.082 - The South Blount Utility District proposes to withdraw up to 22.8 million gallons of water per day from Tellico Reservoir (Monroe County) for public water supply. Pursuant to T.C.A. § 10-7-504 and Rule 0400-01-01(4)(c)2, the specific location is confidential.

• NRS24.121 - Phipps Construction Company proposes to repair 564 feet of stone wall along the banks of Richland Creek and an unnamed tributary to Richland Creek in Nashville (Davidson County). No compensatory mitigation is required.
• MMXXIV-0028 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

July 12, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

July 09, 2024

• MMXXIV-0027 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.
• Notice of Public Hearing - NRS23.280 - August 14, 2024, 5-7pm EDT, 101 North B Street, Lenoir City, TN.
  • The applicant proposes construction of a private commercial marina on Ft. Loudon Reservoir on Alexander Road in Lenoir City. The proposed marina and associated aquatic impacts will consist of installation of four fixed docks (106 feet by 34 feet, 93 feet by 34 feet, 310 feet by 34 feet, and 308 feet by 34 feet) with approximately 62 boat slips, a 20-foot by 80-foot cement boat ramp with 50-foot rip rap borders, and 875 feet of rip rap in addition to an existing 500 feet of rip rap. One-time in-the-dry dredging of approximately 3,500 cubic yards of sediment and planting a 400-foot by 20-foot vegetative strip of native herbaceous plants, and planting dogwood and redbud trees adjacent to the vegetative buffer and at two additional near-shore areas will also be conducted.    

July 05, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

July 02, 2024

• NRS22.254 - Shelby County Government proposes 198 feet of fill, 183 feet of replacement channel with 80 feet of gabion baskets, and 110 feet of rip rap on an unnamed tributary to Nonconnah Creek for protection of a library foundation. Loss of 95.7 functional feet of stream will be offset through purchase of 95.7 credits from Rossville Farm Mitigation Bank.

• NRS24.120 - The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency proposes boat ramp expansion in the vicinity of the floating docks at the Yanahli Park, Fountain Creek, and Leftwich Access Ramp to enhance public access on the Duck River in Maury County.
• MMXXIV-0026 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

June 28, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

June 25, 2024

• NRS24.085 - Gallatin Public Utilities proposes 16 open-cut stream crossings for installation of 37,500 feet of iron water line crossing Deshea Creek, Bledsoe Creek, Dry Fork Creek, Brush Fork Creek, and their tributaries (Sumner County) in support of regional water supply.
• NRS24.080 - The City of Spencer is proposing the construction of a water intake structure and withdrawal of up to 1.2 million gallons per day for municipal water supply from the Caney Fork River in Van Buren County.
• MMXXIV-0025 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

June 21, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

June 18, 2024

• NRS22.243 - Oracle America, Inc. proposes various bulkhead and sheet pile repairs and replacement, vegetation clearing, and rip rap installation on the Cumberland River in Nashville (Davidson County) to upgrade bank stabilization associated with future development.

• NRS24.103 - Tellico Area Services System proposes water withdrawal of up to 10 million gallons per day from Tellico Reservoir in Monroe County and installation of a barrel screen to an existing water intake structure for municipal water supply.
• MMXXIV-0024 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

June 14, 2024

• NRS22.157 - MBSC Black Creek, LLC proposes to convert 1.2 acres of wetland to open-water habitat for the Black Creek residential development. Mitigation will be through purchase of 2.4 credits from the Sequatchie Valley Mitigation Bank and providing 0.229 credits of on-site permittee responsible mitigation.

• NRS23.155 - MPL Construction Company, LLC proposes 0.52 acres of wetland fill associated with an athletic field complex at the Boyd Buchanan School in Chattanooga (Hamilton County). The applicant will provide mitigation by purchasing 1.05 wetland credits from the Sequatchie Valley Wetlands Mitigation Bank.

• NRS23.322 - The Dollywood Company proposes 209 feet of encapsulation of an unnamed tributary to Middle Creek for expansion of a parking lot at Dollywood Parks Blvd., Pigeon Forge (Sevier County). Stream mitigation will be through purchase of 133.6 credits from the Smoky Run Mitigation Bank.

• NRS24.079 - Daniel Sochalski proposes construction of an approximately 12-foot by 50-foot boat ramp extending at least five feet below the high-water mark into the Watauga River in Johnson City (Washington County). The ramp will be stabilized with 500 feet of rip rap.

• NRS24.112 - The Belle Meade Country Club proposes stabilization of 390 feet of eroded streambank on Richland Creek (Davidson County) using 12-foot-wide knitted polyethylene mesh bags filled with a soil blend and covered with sod. Two hundred feet of streambank has been permitted under NRS23.132.
• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

June 11, 2024

• MMXXIV-0023 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

June 07, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

June 04, 2024

• Notice of Determination - NRS23.315 - The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has determined that greater than de minimis impacts to Lytle Creek (Rutherford County), an Exceptional Tennessee Water, are necessary to accommodate important economic or social development in the area. The determination relates to wetland fill and stream encapsulation proposed by ARCO/Murray National Nashville, LLC for warehouse expansion.

• NRS23.318 - ANR Pipeline Company proposes temporary and permanent wetland impacts of 2.19 acres for excavation, inspection, and repair of a natural gas pipeline in Haywood County. All impacts will be returned to pre-existing conditions and monitored for two years or until restoration criteria are met.

• NRS24.078 - David Laut is seeking a Reelfoot Lake Navigation Permit to construct a 14.5-foot by 34-foot deck that extends beyond the ordinary pool shoreline of Reelfoot Lake at East Lakeview Drive in Samburg (Obion County).

• *NRS24.080 - The City of Spencer is proposing construction of a water intake structure and withdraw of up to 1.2 million gallons per day for municipal water supply from the Caney Fork River in Van Buren County.  (*This permit notice was updated on 06-25-2024. Please see the revised document above.)
• MMXXIV-0022 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

May 31, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

May 28, 2024

• NRS22.333 - The City of Dayton (Rhea County) proposes 45 feet of impacts to Little Richland Creek and 24 feet of impacts to Broyles Branch for replacement or removal of gravity sewer lines and manholes.

• NRS23.144 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes temporary impacts to 250 feet of unnamed tributaries to Trussle Creek for encapsulation during a rockfall prevention project on Interstate 24 eastbound at log mile 5.6 near Monteagle (Grundy County).

• NRS24.042 - Hallsdale Powell Utility District proposes water withdrawal from Melton Hill Reservoir at a rate of 13.4 million gallons per day for use in public water supply.

• NRS24.060 - The Harpeth Valley Utilities District proposes withdrawal of up to 82 million gallons of water per day from the Cumberland River/Cheatham Reservoir in Davidson County for public water supply.

• NRS24.062 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation is proposing 143 feet of rip rap armoring of the bed and bank of an unnamed tributary to Willow Branch in Dickson (Dickson County) for rerouting of a stormwater outfall near State Route 46.
• MMXXIV-0021 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

May 24, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

May 21, 2024

• MMXXIV-0020 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.
• NRS23.317 - Shelby Circle, LLC proposes permanent impacts to 100 feet of a tributary to North Chickamauga Creek and 1.64 acres of wetland fill for construction of a residential development at Middle Valley Road in Hixson (Hamilton County). Stream mitigation will be through purchase of 70 credits from the Cave Spring Stream Mitigation Bank and wetland mitigation will be through purchase of 3.28 credits from the Sequatchie Valley Wetland Mitigation Bank.

• NRS24.038 - Preserve at Pickwick Development, LLC proposes to dredge 2,916 cubic yards of sediment from Pickwick Reservoir in Savannah (Hardin County) as a part of the Bluff Creek residential development.

• NRS24.052 - The Gatlinburg Airport Authority proposes 0.87 acres of wetland impacts for runway relocation (Sevier County). Tennessee Public Chapter No. 170, January 1, 2024, exempts from compensatory mitigation an amount of wetland equal in size to the area for which mitigation would not be required if the permit qualified for a general permit. Therefore, 0.77-acres of wetland impact is proposed for compensatory mitigation through purchase of 1.54 credits from the Lick Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank #2 in Sevier County.

• NRS24.066 - The US Army Corps of Engineers proposes installation of a water-detention structure on Town Creek in Gallatin (Sumner County) consisting of a box culvert and earthen embankment with stilling basin and spillway. Permanent impacts will occur on 129 feet of stream.

May 17, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

May 15, 2024

• NRS23.280 - Mike Gaddis proposes construction of a commercial marina on Fort Loudon Reservoir (Loudon County) consisting of four fixed docks, a boat ramp, and 875 feet of rip rap. Removal of 75 feet of rip rap and dredging of approximately 3,500 cubic yards of sediment will be conducted, as will planting of a vegetative buffer and trees.
• NRS23.310 - The Tennessee Vally Authority proposes temporary impacts to 0.38 acres of wetland and 23 streams and permanent impacts to 0.41 acres of wetlands in Bristol (Sullivan County) for the construction of a new transmission line. Temporary impacts will be restored to pre-existing conditions. Wetland impacts will be mitigated through purchase of 0.51 credits from the Lick Creek Mitigation Bank 2.
• NRS24.030 - The City of Chattanooga (Hamilton County) proposes to install gravity sewer line and other utilities resulting in nine open-cut stream crossings on Friar Branch and tributaries. A temporary span bridge will be installed as will a permanent concrete pipe resulting in eight feet of stream loss. Removal of 20 feet of culvert and headwall will offset stream length loss.

• NRS24.042 - This permit notice for Hallsdale Powell Utility District is being revised and will be re-posted on May 28, 2024.

May 14, 2024

• MMXXIV-0019 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

May 10, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

May 7, 2024

• NRS23.354 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes impacts to two streams and three wetlands to widen State Route 99 in Rutherford County. Impacts include stream bank alteration, stream outfall installation, stream encapsulation, wetland fill, and utility crossings. Stream impacts will be compensated with 28.6 functional foot stream credits from Lucky Landing Mitigation Bank.

• NRS24.004 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes impacts to the Buffalo River (Perry County) including temporary impacts of 0.41 acres of temporary fill and permanent impacts to 183.2 feet of the river for replacement of the South Mill Street Bridge.
  

• NRS24.023B Notice of Determination - This notice sets out TDEC’s determination that the degradation resulting from continued withdrawal of public water supply and an increased maximum daily withdrawal rate from the West Prong Little Pigeon River proposed in the Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit application NRS24.023B (City of Gatlinburg – WTP Water Withdrawal, Gatlinburg, Sevier County) is necessary to accommodate important economic or social development in the area.

• NRS24.033 - Nolensville Owner, LLC proposes a total of four jack-and-bore and eight open-cut stream crossings on Mill Creek and Snake Creek, and four open-cut wetland crossings and installation of temporary wooden mats in wetlands for installation of gravity sewer line in Nolensville (Williamson County).

• NRS24.067 - Kristen Cecala proposes to divert up to 10% of the stream flow in four streams in Grundy and Morgan County for one year for biological research. The flow will be returned 50 meters downstream.
• MMXXIV-0018 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

May 3, 2024

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)