Water Notices and Hearings

JUNE 2

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

JUNE 01

• NRS22.331 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to 0.24 acres of wetland and 395 feet of stream, and relocation of 459 feet of stream into a 438-foot channel for expansion of the Interstate 75 interchange at Hamilton Place Boulevard in Chattanooga (Hamilton County). Mitigation will be provided through a compensatory mitigation credit purchase from the Oostanaula Mitigation Bank.

MAY 30

• NRS22.192 - Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC proposes temporary impacts to 0.69 acres of wetland, permanent impacts to 0.03 acres of wetland, temporary impacts to approximately 5,400 feet of stream, temporary water withdrawals from eight streams and one reservoir, and permanent impacts 490 feet of stream associated with the construction of a 32-mile natural gas pipeline from Dickson to Cumberland City, passing through Dickson, Houston, and Stewart County.
  • Public Notice
  • Public Hearing Information
  • Draft Permit    
• NRS22.321 - David Grimshaw proposes permanent impacts to Nickajack Reservoir near Whitwell (Marion County) through excavation of a recessed boat slip. The recessed area will be 16 feet by 32 feet and six feet deep and stabilized with concrete blocks.
• Notice of Determination: NRS23.016 - This notice conveys the determination that the degradation resulting from habitat alteration related to replacement of the State Route 68 Bridge in the Cherokee National Forest and William L. Davenport State Natural Area near Ducktown (Polk County) proposed in the § 401 Water Quality Certification and Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit application NRS23.016 is necessary to accommodate important economic or social development in the area.
• MMXXIII-023 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

MAY 26

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

MAY 24

• M2023-08 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Mining Unit)

MAY 23

• NRS22.326 - W.M. Barr and Company Inc. proposes navigational dredging at their port facility on McKellar Lake in Memphis (Shelby County). Approximately 5,133 cubic yards of sediment will be removed to provide barge access.

• NRS23.025 - The Tullahoma Utilities Authority proposes temporary impacts to 0.79 acres of wetland and 20 feet to one stream, and permanent impacts to 0.002 acres of wetland for installation of a gravity sewer line near Ledford Mill Road in Tullahoma (Coffee County). All temporary impacts will be restored to pre-impact conditions following sewer line installation.

• NRS23.037 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes installation of approximately 1,600 feet of rip rap on the Cumberland River at the K.R. Harrington Water Treatment Plant in Nashville (Davidson County) to stabilize an eroding bank that is threatening public infrastructure.

• NRS23.046 - Westervelt Ecological Services, LLC proposes restoration of 1,627 feet of Saline Creek in Dover (Stewart County) using natural channel design and enhancement of 1,929 feet of stream in its current alignment. This work is associated with development of the Cumberland River Compact’s Saline Creek Mitigation Site and is under review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Interagency Review Team.
• MMXXIII-022 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

MAY 16

• NRS22.221 - Beazer Homes proposes to impact tributaries to Cedar Creek, a wetland and a pond for development of single-family homes in Lebanon (Wilson County). Loss of 49.1 functional feet of stream will be offset with credit purchases from Mule Train Mitigation Bank. Wetland and pond impacts will be offset with credit purchases from the Tennessee Mitigation Fund and the Sandhill Wetland Mitigation Bank.
• MMXXIII-021 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

MAY 12

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

MAY 09

• NRS22.290 - Scannell Properties, LLC proposes development within the Murray Farms Business Park adjacent to Fletcher Creek at Butterfly Road and Split Rail Road in Memphis (Shelby County), permanently impacting 0.63 acres of wetland. Mitigation will be provided through purchase of 1.3 credits from the Wolf River Mt. Tena Creek Mitigation Bank.

• NRS22.294 - The Tennessean Truck Stop, LLC proposes to fill 0.05 acres of wetland for parking lot expansion in Cornersville (Marshall County). Approximately 0.27 acres of wetland were previously impacted. Compensatory mitigation for authorized impacts will be purchase of 0.2 credits from the Sequatchie Valley Wetland Mitigation Bank. Compensatory mitigation for the unauthorized impacts is purchase of 1.11 acres of credit from the Sequatchie Valley Wetland Mitigation Bank.
• MMXXIII-020 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

MAY 03

• M2023-07 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Mining Unit)

MAY 02

• NRS22.311 - Jerry and Linda Poteat propose to install 350 feet of rip rap on Boone Reservoir near Reynolds Road in Piney Flats (Sullivan County) for stabilization of actively eroding banks.

• NRS22.332 - The Tennessee Department of General Services proposes to install 360 feet of rip rap along six sections of actively eroding bank on Reelfoot Lake at Reelfoot Lake State Park (Lake County), 300 feet of vegetated rip rap, 2,070 feet of native vegetation, and 800 feet of sheet pile wall in areas of existing failed seawall.

• NRS23.110 - The Tennessee Valley Authority proposes impacts to three wet weather conveyances totaling approximately 2,188 feet associated with development of the Cumberland Combined Cycle Project in Cumberland City (Stewart County). All features are considered wet weather conveyances and do not require an Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit. The proposed certification would serve as the Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification to certify that impacts authorized by the Clean Water Act Section 404 permit coverage issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers do not violate Tennessee water quality standards.
• MMXXIII-019 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

APRIL 28

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

APRIL 27

• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Divison of Mining and Geologic Resources) 

APRIL 25

• NRS21.228 - BRS Development proposes five road crossings and two utility line crossings along four unnamed tributaries to Rock Spring Branch and 0.12 acres of impact to four wetlands in LaVergne (Rutherford County) for construction of a residential development. Stream impacts will be compensated through the purchase of a minimum of 210.3 functional-foot credits from the Harpeth River Mitigation Bank. Wetland impacts will be compensated through purchase of 0.24 credits from the Harpeth River Mitigation Bank.

• NRS22.184 - SR Albany, LLC proposes construction of a solar farm in Albany (Greene County) that will fill 0.0041 acres of wetlands and convert 1.46 acres of PFO wetland to PEM wetland. Mitigation will be through credit purchases from the Lick Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank #2.

• NRS22.223 - River Stone Construction, LLC proposes to impact an unnamed tributary to Little Chatata Creek and four wetlands near Minnis Road in Cleveland (Bradley County) for construction of a residential development. Wetland and pond impacts will be compensated through purchase of a minimum of 0.55 wetland in-lieu fee credits from the Tennessee Mitigation Fund’s Southeast Tennessee Service Area.

• NRS23.015 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes impacts to six streams, five wetlands, and three ponds associated with widening State Route 14 (Austin Peay Highway) in Shelby County. Loss of 422.8 functional feet (ff) of stream will be offset through the Big Muddy Creek Tributary Permittee Responsible Mitigation site and loss of 110.8 ff will be offset onsite through Natural Channel Design. Wetland impacts (4.445 acres) and pond impacts (1.57 acres) will be offset through credit purchases at the Loosahatchie Wetland Mitigation Bank.
• MMXXIII-018 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

APRIL 21

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

APRIL 18

• MMXXIII-017 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)
• NRS21.331 - Grove Park Construction proposes to impact two unnamed tributaries to the Little Harpeth River and three wetlands within the Harpeth River Watershed in Brentwood (Williamson County) for the construction of a residential development. Impacts will be compensated through a combination of permittee-responsible mitigation and credit purchases.

• NRS22.097 - The Cumberland River Compact proposes improvements on approximately 12,950 feet on Trace Creek and two unnamed tributaries to Trace Creek near Union Bridge Road in Davidson and Williamson County for establishment of a stream in-lieu fee project.

• NRS23.010 - Gallatin Public Utilities proposes to increase water withdrawal from Old Hickory Reservoir/Cumberland River from 16 million gallons per day to 24 million gallons per day for public water supply.

• NRS23.016 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes 0.32 acres of temporary wetland impact, 0.18 acres of permanent wetland impact, and 486 feet of permanent impact to Brush Creek for replacement of the State Route 68 bridge near Duck Town (Polk County). Stream impacts will be mitigated through on-site permittee-responsible mitigation and wetland impacts will be mitigated through a credit purchase from the Tennessee Mitigation Fund.

• NRS23.023 - The Town of Jonesborough proposes to increase water withdrawal from the Nolichucky River from 4.0 million gallons per day (MGD) to 6.3 MGD for public water supply.

• NRS23.065 - The Tennessee Department of General Services proposes stabilization of approximately 1,700 feet of eroding bank along Radnor Lake shoreline. This will include removal of degraded pavement from Otter Creek Road and re-planting with native vegetation, installation of 160 feet of riprap, and replacement of three stormwater culverts with reinforced concrete pipe.

APRIL 14

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

APRIL 12

• M2023-06 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Mining Unit)
• NRS20.014 Revision 1 – Brent and Sharolyn Snyder propose to stabilize 125 additional linear feet of one bank of Carr Creek in Robertson County through installation of a rock riprap revetment and a forested riparian buffer.

• NRS22.069 - Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes impacts to 1012 feet of an unnamed tributary to Loosahatchie River (Shelby Co.) due to the replacement of 111 feet of existing culvert and encapsulation of additional 901 feet of concrete lined channel with box culverts. New construction also includes 32 feet of wingwalls and 52 feet of channel transition. Loss of 40.5 functional feet of stream is to be offset through purchase of credits from Center Point Mitigation Bank.

• NRS22.190 – Toll Southeast LP proposes to impact three unnamed tributaries to Silver Springs Branch, three unnamed wetlands, two unnamed Ponds, and install one utility line crossing on Silver Springs Branch in Wilson County. Impacts are associated with a proposed residential development.

• NRS22.299 - Metro Water Services proposes fill of 1,080 feet of existing degraded stream channel and construction of 780 feet of new stream channel using natural channel design. Stream channel relocations are needed to allow construction of a perimeter wide floodwall system in the location of the existing channels to protect the Dry Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. If five years of monitoring the newly constructed channels demonstrates no functional loss of resource value, no additional mitigation will be required.

APRIL 11

• MMXXIII-016 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

APRIL 05

• MMXXIII-015 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)
  • Notice of Public Hearing for the Water Authority of Dickson County, East Hickman Water Reclamation Facility (NPDES Permit TN0082376)
    • Hearing Agenda & Presentation 
• Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)

APRIL 04

• NRS22.280 - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency proposes to install fish attractors at 32 sites on Old Hickory Reservoir from Old Hickory Dam to Shutes Branch in Davidson, Wilson, and Sumner County.

• NRS23.003 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) proposes permanent impacts to 0.226 acres of wetland and temporary impacts 0.088 acres of wetland associated with the State Route 2 bridge replacement over Interstate 24 near Manchester (Coffee County). Mitigation will be provided through a credit purchase of 0.452 credits from the Coffee County Mitigation Bank.
• MMXXIII-014 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

MARCH 31

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

MARCH 28

• MMXXIII-013 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

MARCH 21

• MMXXIII-012 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

MARCH 17

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

MARCH 16

• MA2023-01-Request for public comments on a draft permit for proposed stream and wetland rehabilitation activities associated with the reclamation of abandoned mine lands under the Department's approved Title IV program in Van Buren County, TN.

MARCH 15

• M2023-05 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Mining Unit)

MARCH 14

• NRS21.299 - Memphis Stateline Holdings, LLC proposes 187 feet of permanent impacts and 100 feet of temporary impacts in an unnamed tributary to Hurricane Creek, and permanent impacts to 0.954 acres of wetland for construction of a distribution facility in Memphis (Shelby County). Wetland mitigation will be provided through the Tennessee Mitigation Fund in-lieu fee program.

• NRS21.347 - Stream Realty proposes fill and replacement of 596 feet of Sinking Creek (Wilson County), removal of a 40-foot box culvert, construction of two 87-foot open-bottom culverts and fill of a 0.09-acre pond. Stream impacts will be offset through purchase of 250.3 mitigation credits from Mule Train Mitigation Bank.

• NRS22.021 - Prologis proposes 2,491 feet of encapsulation and 360 feet of fill in Sinking Creek, 0.27 acres of wetland fill, and 0.11 acres of open water fill for a commercial warehouse facility in Wilson County. Mitigation for stream impacts will be a minimum purchase of 1,656 functional feet credits from Little Trammel Mitigation Bank. Wetland mitigation will be through 0.73 credits purchased from Tennessee Mitigation Fund’s Middle Cumberland River Service Area.

• NRS22.135 - Hunt Properties, GP proposes to fill 0.19 acres of wetland for the construction of a hotel in Henderson (Chester County). Compensatory mitigation will be through preservation of 2.10 acres of wetland with a 60-foot buffer. The preserved wetlands are known habitat for the state-listed Hatchie Burrowing crayfish.

• NRS22.219 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes multiple water body impacts for the construction of a new alignment of State Route 141 in Hartsville (Trousdale County). Impacts to the Cumberland River and a tributary and multiple tributaries to Goose Creek will total 3,188.8 functional feet and be offset through permittee responsible mitigation and credit purchases from mitigation banks and the Cumberland River in-lieu fee program. Wetland impacts of 1.98 acres of fill will be offset through credit purchases from the Swamp Road Mitigation Bank and Cumberland River Compact in-lieu fee program.

• NRS22.264 - CSX Transportation, Inc. proposes impacts to 1.52 acres of wetland and 480 feet of stream for replacement of a timber rail bridge, bridge approaches, and pier scour repairs at Mileposts 00F 349.3 and 349.6 near Gallaway (Fayette County). Wetland mitigation will be provided through the West Tennessee Wetland Mitigation Bank.
• MMXXIII-011 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

MARCH 10

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

MARCH 09

• NRS23.012 - Costco Wholesale proposes stream and wetland impacts near Forest Retreat Road in Hendersonville (Sumner County) for construction of a wholesale facility. Proposed stream impacts include road crossings, road widening, culvert extension and sewer line expansion. Wetland impacts of 0.347 acres are also proposed. Stream impacts will be mitigated through purchase of 133 functional-foot credits from the Brady Branch Stream Mitigation Bank. Wetland impacts will be mitigated through purchase of 1.04 credits from the Sandhill Wetland Mitigation Bank.

MARCH 07

• NRS21.095 - Southern Land Company proposes permanent impacts to 1.07 acres of wetland and 312 feet of stream and temporary impacts to 55 feet of stream for expansion of Westhaven subdivision in Franklin (Williamson County). Restoration of 1,315 feet of stream will also occur. Wetland mitigation will be through purchase of in-lieu fee credits from the Tennessee Mitigation Fund and stream mitigation will be through purchase of credits from Setters Ridge Mitigation Bank.

• NRS22.148 - CKPB Development, LLC proposes 293 feet of stream encapsulation and 40 feet of temporary impacts to Waldens Branch (Maury County) while installing utility lines, and 1.41 acres of wetland fill and 0.31 acres of open water fill to expand a residential development. The applicant will provide compensatory mitigation for stream impacts by purchasing 121.1 functional feet credits from the Duck River Stream Mitigation Bank and 3.5 credits from the Tennessee Mitigation Fund’s Lower Tennessee River Service Area.

• NRS22.189 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes impacts to 0.005 acres of wetland, relocation of 33 feet of stream, and construction of a 127-foot concrete culvert and end treatments associated with the replacement of a degraded culvert on State Route 1 in Crossville (Cumberland County). Stream mitigation will be provided through credit purchase from the Mud Creek Mitigation Bank.

• NRS22.251 - Universal Builders, LLC proposes 166.5 feet of stream encapsulation, 234 feet of stream fill, and 0.01 acres of permanent wetland impacts for a residential development in Mt. Juliet (Wilson County). The applicant will provide compensatory mitigation for stream impacts through permittee responsible mitigation at the Highlands of Poplar Ridge as authorized by NRS22.050.

• NRS22.298 - BIN CGB, LLC proposes unavoidable permanent impacts to 0.13 acres of wetland associated with site grading for construction of an industrial warehouse in Cleveland (Bradley County). Wetland mitigation will be through purchase of in-lieu fee credits from the Tennessee Mitigation Fund.
• MMXXIII-010 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

MARCH 03

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

FEBRUARY 28

• NRS22.284 - The Harpeth Valley Utilities District proposes blasting during the installation of a 24-inch water treatment residuals force main and four six-inch conduits across the Cumberland River in Nashville (Davidson County). Open-cut trenching will be used for installation of a 24-inch residuals force main, a 30-inch sewer force main, and four six-inch conduits, resulting in 0.059 acres of temporary impacts to three wetlands.

• NRS22.324 - Owen Hofer proposes 98 feet of impact to Lees Creek in Kelso (Lincoln County), including removal of a 20-foot culvert, construction of a 12-foot low-water crossing, installation of a 14-foot rock-lined waterway outfall, and installation of a 64-foot rock chute with inlet and outlet apron. Livestock exclusion fencing and forested riparian buffer plantings will also be installed.

• NRS23.007 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes to replace a bridge over Yellow Creek on State Route 46 in Dickson County and install bank stabilization treatments. Impacts will be compensated through the purchase of 25.65 functional-foot stream credits from the Little Trammel Creek Mitigation Bank.
• MMXXIII-009 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

FEBRUARY 24

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

FEBRUARY 22

• M2023-04 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Mining Unit)

FEBRUARY 21

• MMXXIII-008 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)
• NRS22.291 - TC Energy ANR Pipeline proposes temporary impacts to 1.88 acres of wetland for pipeline replacement near Piperton, (Fayette County). The temporary wetland impacts will be returned to pre-existing conditions and monitored for two years.

FEBRUARY 14

• MMXXIII-007 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)

FEBRUARY 10

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

FEBRUARY 08

• M2023-03 - Request for Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual NPDES Permits, Mining Unit)

FEBRUARY 07

• NRS22.050 - Universal Builders, LLC proposes encapsulation of 285 feet of unnamed tributaries to Bryant Creek, 0.06 acres of permanent wetland impacts, and 0.16 acres of temporary wetland impacts to expand the Highlands of Poplar Ridge housing development in Mt. Juliet (Wilson County). Compensatory mitigation for stream impacts will be provided through onsite permittee responsible mitigation.

• NRS22.174 - The Town of Collierville (Shelby County) proposes to stabilize 400 feet of a tributary to the Wolf River using articulated concrete matting with a grouted riprap perimeter extending into the stream channel. Native vegetation will be planted in the riparian area and within gaps in the mat, and disturbed areas will be seeded and mulched to prevent erosion and sedimentation.

• NRS22.268 - The Murfreesboro Water Resource Department proposes sewer line improvements with temporary impacts to four wetlands and Spence Creek and an unnamed tributary to Spence Creek near SR 99 New Salem Highway in Murfreesboro (Rutherford County).

• NRS22.270 - Atmos Energy Corporation proposes temporary impacts to 14 streams and seven wetlands to replace a four-inch steel pipeline with approximately 36,100 feet of eight-inch steel and 6,500 feet of six-inch high density polyethylene gas pipeline in Weakley and Obion Counties.
• MMXXIII-006 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program)