Water Notices and Hearings

Public Participation Opportunities

Please Note: As of November 1, 2023, all mining-related public participation opportunities and notices (incl. NPDES and ARAP) will be published on the Division of Mineral & Geologic Resources page

Upcoming Public Hearings & Meetings:

Each hearing or meeting listed below has a direct link to the online Meeting. Details on how to connect are included in the public notice document.  People who attend the hearing/meeting by phone and who are not able to register online will be given the opportunity to confirm their participation during the hearing. Your participation is appreciated.

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Date (2024) Time (Central) Topic Notice Location Virtual Link
9/5 1pm Biosolids
General Permit
TNB000000
Hearing Davy Crockett Tower
500 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37206
Conference Room 1-B
Teams Link
9/16 5pm NRS23.155 Hearing Chris L. Ramsey
Community Center
Multipurpose Room
1010 N. Moore Road,
Chattanooga, TN 37411
Teams Link

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 virtually)

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.

September 4, 2024

The Division of Water Resources has the following Draft Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Reports available for public review and comment.

Little Tennessee River Watershed
Little TN Public Notice Document
Little TN Draft E. coli TMDL 

Lower Tennessee River Watershed
Lower TN Public Notice Document
Lower TN Draft E. coli TMDL 

Comments on the proposed TMDL reports may be submitted through October 9, 2024, directly via our WEB FORM, or in writing to the address provided in the public notice document.

August 7, 2024

A draft of Chapters 1 and 2 of the Tennessee Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control (EPSC) Handbook is now available for review and comments.

Please direct all questions and comments to DWR.Engineering@tn.gov by September 9, 2024. 

None at this time.

September 06, 2024
September 04, 2024
  • MMXXIV-0036 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program).
  • NRS23.099 - Nolensville Owner, LLC proposes permanent impacts to 0.32 acres of wetland and 1,831 feet of stream for construction of the Storyvale residential subdivision in Nolensville (Williamson County). Compensatory mitigation for stream and wetland impacts will be through purchase of 612.8 stream functional foot credits from the Harpeth River Mitigation Bank and at least 79.5 stream functional foot credits from the Lucky Landing Mitigation Bank, and 0.64 wetland credits from the Harpeth River Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.264 - Reese Farms, LLC proposes to remove a 3.8-acre impoundment on Del Rio Creek near Del Rio Pike (Williamson County) and restore approximately 1,077 feet of stream channel using natural channel design. Two bottomless culverts totaling 168.5 feet will be constructed across the newly restored stream channel.
  • NRS23.292 - Trigate-Suncrest Blue Hickory, LLC proposes permanent impacts to 4.29 acres of wetland and 116 feet of stream for construction of the Blue Hickory mixed-used residential and commercial development in Lebanon (Wilson County). Compensatory mitigation for stream impacts will be through purchase of 51.5 functional foot credits from Mule Train Mitigation Bank and mitigation for wetland impacts will be through purchase of 8.58 credits from the Christmas Creek Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS24.075 - The City of Tullahoma proposes permanent impacts to 0.54 acres of wetland and 206 feet of Rock Creek and an unnamed tributary, and temporary impacts to 0.35 acres of wetland for widening of Ledford Mill Road (Coffee County). Compensatory mitigation for permanent wetland impacts will be through purchase of at least 1.1 wetland credits from the Sequatchie Valley Wetland Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS24.135 - The Anderson County Water Authority is requesting to increase its raw water withdrawal to 5.1 million gallons per day from the Clinch River in Anderson 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.
September 03, 2024
  • MMXXIV-0035 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program).

August 30, 2024

August 27, 2024

  • MMXXIV-0034 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.
  • NRS22.229 - Golden Bear 1500, LLC proposes permanent impacts to 0.34 acres of wetland and one stream via horizontal directional drilling for construction of the Franklin Corner commercial development in Lebanon (Wilson County). Wetland mitigation will be through purchase of 0.76 credits from the Tennessee Mitigation Fund in-lieu fee program’s Middle Cumberland service area.
  • NRS23.266 - The Town of Arlington proposes to fill 0.10 acres of wetland, permanently impact 368 feet of an unnamed tributary to Cypress Creek and temporarily impact 250 feet of stream for road construction at Donelson Farms Parkway (Shelby County). Mitigation for stream impacts will be through purchase of 190.1 credits from the Rossville Farms Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS24.152 - River Marine Services, Inc. proposes to construct a barge terminal and fleeting facility on the Cumberland River in Cumberland City (Stewart County) along approximately 1,000 feet of riverbank. The facility will include a conveyor, spud barge, and approximately 200 feet of rip rap bank stabilization.
  • NRS24.154 - The City of Sevierville proposes stabilization of approximately 135 feet of eroding streambankalong the Little Pigeon River on Sanders Island in Sevierville (Sevier County).

August 23, 2024

August 20, 2024

  • MMXXIV-0033 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.
  • NRS24.045 - The Tuckaleechee Utility District proposes temporary impacts to 45 feet and permanent impacts to 15 feet of three tributaries to Little River and temporary impacts to 30 feet of Little River by horizontal directional drilling, open-cut trenching, and rip rap armoring (including streambed armoring) for installation of five utility line crossings along Highway 321 near Townsend (Blount County). No mitigation is required.
  • NRS24.117 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to 828 feet of unnamed tributaries to Reedy Creek and 0.014 acres of wetland for widening State Route 126 (Memorial Boulevard) in Sullivan County. Stream mitigation will be provided by allocating 403.9 functional feet credits from the Baileyton Stream Mitigation Bank. Wetland impacts are de minimis and do not require mitigation.

August 16, 2024

  • Notice of Decision for Individual Permits (ARAP-Natural Resources Unit)
  • Notice of Public Hearing
    • NRS23.155 -  The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will hold a Public Hearing on September 16, 2024 related to a proposed athletic field complex at the Boyd Buchanan School on an unnamed wetland in Chattanooga, TN (Hamilton County). The hearing will be held at the Chris L. Ramsey Community Center, Multipurpose Room located at 1010 N. Moore Road, Chattanooga, TN 37411. An Informational Session will occur from 6:00 to 6:30 PM EDT. The Public Hearing will be held from 6:30 to 7:30PM EDT when comments on water quality concerns related to the proposed athletic field complex will be accepted.    

August 13, 2024

  • MMXXIV-0032 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.
  • NRS22.185 - Pleasant Creek Investments, Inc. proposes permanent impacts to 388.5 feet of unnamed tributaries to the west Harpeth River and 0.07 acres of wetland, and temporary impacts to six feet of stream for construction of Pleasant Creek subdivision in Thompson’s Station (Williamson County). In-system mitigation for permanent stream and wetland impacts will be provided through credit purchases from the Harpeth River Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS23.314 - Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC proposes a parking lot expansion impacting 0.55 acres of wetland on Bridgestone Drive in Morrison (Warren County). Mitigation will be through an in lieu fee purchase of 1.24 credits from the Tennessee Wildlife Federation Upper Cumberland Service Area.
  • NRS24.093 - WBC Properties, LLC proposes to fill 0.19 acres of wetland to develop a site in Arlington (Shelby County) into a residential subdivision. In-system mitigation is required for fill of 0.18 acres of the 0.19 acres and will be provided by purchase of 0.36 credits from the West Tennessee Wetlands Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS24.098 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes 174 feet of permanent impacts to Wolf Creek at the Salem Street Bridge in Gibson County for bridge replacement and rip rap placement for a culvert outfall, and 140 feet of temporary impacts to the riparian area. The temporary impacts will be returned to pre-existing conditions through planting of container trees

August 9, 2024

August 5, 2024

August 6, 2024

  • MMXXIV-0031 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.
  • NRS23.227 - Britton Ford Campground proposes to place stone toe protection along approximately 900 feet of the West Sandy Embayment of Kentucky Lake near Dickson Lane in Springville (Henry County) to abate severe bank erosion.
  • NRS24.013 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to 1,189 feet of the Elk River and tributaries and 0.729 acres of wetland, and temporary impacts to 1.03 acres of wetland for the construction of a bridge on Kidd Lane over the Elk River in Fayetteville (Lincoln County). Permittee-responsible mitigation will be through the restoration of 2,015 feet of stream and the enhancement of one acre of wetland. Additional mitigation will be through allocating 1.45 credits from the Coffee County Wetland Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS24.084 - Homestead MM489, LLC proposes the installation of two boat ramps, a pedestrian bridge, a canoe ramp, four docks, 288 feet of rip rap, and a 258-foot stacked stone retaining wall on Chickamauga Reservoir near Thatch Road in Harrison (Hamilton County) in support of residential development.
  • NRS24.109 - Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC proposes to install 1,358 feet of pipeline via horizontal directional drilling under the Cumberland River and temporarily impact 1.52 acres of wetlands for equipment access near Trinity Road in Ashland City (Cheatham County).

July 31, 2024

  • MMXXIV-0030 - Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions (Individual and General NPDES Permits, State Operation Permits & Pretreatment Program.

July 30, 2024

  • NRS24.008 - Headwaters Reserve, LLC proposes restoration of 8,692 feet of unnamed tributaries to Hurricane Creek near Burnt House Road in Lebanon (Wilson County) and 0.153 acres of low resource value wetland resulting in 10,202 feet of stream. Temporary Impacts include the enhancement of 1.347 acres of low-quality wetlands.
  • NRS24.009 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation purposes 214 feet of impacts to Town Creek while improving three intersections along Airport Road in Gallatin (Sumner County). Impacts include culvert replacement and fill and will be mitigated by allocating 87.7 previously purchased credits from Camp Cove Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS24.091 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to 62.7 feet of stream and temporary impacts to 71.7 feet of stream for bridge replacement over the Conasauga River in Polk County. The out-to-out width of the new bridge will be 31.25 feet with rip rap bank stabilization at the abutments impacting up to 63 feet stream.
  • NRS24.095 - The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposes permanent impacts to 183 feet of an unnamed tributary to the Sequatchie River to repair a culvert near Jasper (Marion County). Mitigation will be through allocation of 22.75 previously purchased functional foot credits from the Smoky Run Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS24.107 - The Tennessee Department of General Services proposes 608 feet impacts to tributaries to Cheatham Reservoir and 0.05 acres of wetland for a training facility in Davidson County. Permanent stream impacts will be offset by purchasing 114.9 functional feet credits from the Mule Train Mitigation Bank. Wetland impacts will be offset by purchasing 0.10 credits from the Sandhill Mitigation Bank.
  • NRS24.118 - Columbia Power & Water Systems proposes to construct eleven open-cut crossings and two horizontal directional bores on Beard Branch, Big Bigby Creek, Harlan Branch, and tributaries for installation of water main to serve portions of the system along Hampshire Pike (Maury County).
  • TNB000000 - Biosolids General Permit - Public Hearing set for September 5th, 2024. Public Hearing Notice.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

State Revolving Fund Program

Current Categorical Exclusions (CE)
Applicant Project Issue Date
City of Ripley DW8 2024-269 08-08-2024
Categorical Exclusion Determination
CE Letter
Project Area Map
City of Maynardville DW9 2023-257 07-24-2024
Categorical Exclusion Determination
CE Letter
Northwest Dyersburg Utility District DWB22 2024-268 07-24-2024
Categorical Exclusion Determination
CE Letter
Current Finding of No Significant Impact Statements (FONSI) / Environmental Assessments
Applicant Project Issue Date Comment Period End
None at this time      

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