
		February 22, 2001 Inside this Issue! 1. CONFERENCE: Media Workshop at Fall Creek Falls (Jan., 2001) ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! 2. PUBLIC HEARING: On proposed dam to tributary to Daddy’s Creek 3. Job Announcement: Tennessee Clean Water Network seeks Executive Director 4. Watershed Restoration Plan Announced for Watauga Watershed 5. Join The First Conservation Voter Action Network in Tennessee 6. Send a message that Tennessee needs money to clean up abandoned mining sites! 7. EPA’s New Water Education Web Site APPLICANT: Town of Ashland City P.O. Box 36 Ashland City, Tennessee 37015 LOCATION: Marrowbone Creek Mile 0.84, Right Bank, in Cheatham County, Tennessee. Marrowbone Creek is a tributary of the Cumberland River at Mile 160.0, Right Bank. (Ashland City Quad; lat 36-16-30, lon 87-03-00). The work would be located over and on a portion of Government Tract E-519-2 of the Cheatham Lake project. See Exhibit A for the location of the proposed work. DESCRIPTION: The proposed work consists of the construction of a water intake system for the town of Ashland City. The project would involve constructing a raw water intake structure, intake pipe, and water treatment plant. The intake would withdraw a maximum of 8.0 million gallons of water per day (MGD). It has been designed to operate within a wide range of water levels, which includes a 100-year flood occurrence, Elevation 402, and a minimum low pool, Elevation 382. Roughly 3,200 linear feet of 18-inch ductile iron pipe would carry raw water from the intake to the new treatment plant. The new intake structure would require a permanent government leased area of about 0.25 acre and a temporary construction easement area of 0.30 acre. TO ALL CONCERNED: The application described below has been submitted for a Department of the Army Permit (DA) pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Before a permit can be issued, certification must be provided by the state of Tennessee, Division of Water Pollution Control, pursuant to Section 401(a)(1) of the CWA, that applicable water quality standards will not be violated. By copy of this notice, the applicant hereby applies for the required certification. APPLICANT: Philip Metals, Inc. 710 South First Street P.O. Box 1182 Nashville, Tennessee 37203 LOCATION: Cumberland River Mile 191.5, Right Bank, in Davidson County, Tennessee. Cheatham Lake Government Tract M-1312-E. Nashville West Quad; lat: 36-09-00; lon: 86-46-00. DESCRIPTION: Philip Metals, formally Steiner-Liff Metals Company, proposes to construct a new barge facility about 1,350 feet upstream of the loading/unloading facilities currently being used by the applicant. The existing structures are in the path of the new Franklin Street/Gateway Bridge project, currently under construction by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Philip Metals is an international industrial company dealing in various kinds of environmental and recycling works. The Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation has requested to utilize the abandoned support structure for a scenic-river overlook along the Nashville Greenway Project, a proposed walkway along the river in the downtown area. A decision on this request will be made after a decision on the terminal relocation request is made. SUBJECT: Proposed Construction of 4.85 miles of SR-840 from East of Thompsons Station Road to West of SR-106, Williamson County, Tennessee. TO ALL CONCERNED: The project described below has been submitted for a Department of the Army Permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Before a permit can be issued, certification must be provided by the state of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, pursuant to Section 401 (a)(1) of the CWA, that applicable water quality standards will not be violated. By copy of this notice, the applicant hereby applies for the required certification. APPLICANT: Tennessee Department of Transportation Suite 1200, James K. Polk Bldg. 505 Deaderick Street Nashville, Tennessee 37243 LOCATION: Various Locations along Unnamed Tributaries of the West Harpeth River Mile 17.0 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USGS Map: SPRING HILL- TENN. LAT: 35-49-20.73 LONG: 86-55-46.24 DESCRIPTION: The proposed highway construction will result in several channel changes, culverts, wetland fills, and girder bridges along 4.85 miles of State Route 840. The proposed work would impact unnamed tributaries by replacing 310’ of stream and 0.015 acre of wetland with 271’ of 42” reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) culvert at Sta. 1421+60; 269’ of 6’x6’ box culvert replaces 310’ of stream at Sta. 1436+00; spring box plus 170’of 30” RCP culvert and spring box plus 120’ of 30” RCP plus 350’ of channel for a total of 520’ replacing 490’ of stream at Sta. 1457+75 to 1462+00; 312’ of 6’x6’ box culvert replaces 340’ of stream at Sta. 1461+84; 355’ of 54” RCP replaces 360’ of stream including 0.10 acre of temporary wetland impact at Sta. 1518+30; and 280’ of 30” RCP and spring box plus 210’ of channel change for a total 490’ replacing 540’ of stream at Sta. 1534+30. Please see exhibits A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, & I. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) proposes to mitigate the impacts from 1,997 feet of long culverts as described in Exhibit B. Likewise, TDOT proposes to mitigate the 0.015-acre of permanent wetland impact by purchasing 0.03-acre in the Harpeth Wetland Mitigation Bank. Several road crossings associated with this project have been previously approved by Nationwide Permit Number 14, Linear Transportation Crossings. 1 SUBJECT: Proposed Fill and Encapsulation of an Unnamed Tributary to Chattanooga Creek, Mile 10.3R, Hamilton County, Tennessee TO ALL CONCERNED: The application described below has been submitted for a Department of the Army Permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Before a permit can be issued, certification must be provided by the State of Tennessee, Division of Water Pollution Control, pursuant to Section 401(a)(1) of the CWA, that applicable water quality standards will not be violated. By copy of this notice, the applicant hereby applies for the required certification. APPLICANT: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority 1001 Airport Road Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421 LOCATION: Unnamed Tributary to Chattanooga Creek, Mile 10.3R, Chickamauga Lake, Hamilton County, Tennessee lat: 35-1-38 lon: 85-12-14 USGS – East Chattanooga, Tennessee DESCRIPTION: The proposed work consists of the placement of concrete fill and the encapsulation of approximately 4300 linear feet of a previously relocated unnamed tributary to Chattanooga Creek. Approximately 10,000 cubic yards of concrete and fill material would be placed below the ordinary high water of the unnamed tributary in the encapsulation process. The stream would be encapsulated in a 10’ wide by 8’ high cast in place concrete box culvert. The applicant proposes to divert stream flow around the construction area in a pipe until the concrete box culvert is completed. Property constraints prohibit the relocation of the unnamed tributary. 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Thanks, Laurie Duker LakeNet Monitor International 300 State Street Annapolis, MD 21403 USA Tel (410) 268-5155 Fax (410) 268-8788 STATE OF TENNESSEE SUBJECT: Proposed Improvements to SR-93 (John B. Dennis Hwy.) from I-181 and SR-126 (Wilcox Dr.) to Moreland Dr., in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee TO ALL CONCERNED: The application described below has been submitted for a Department of the Army (DA) Permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). Before a permit can be issued for the placement of fill material below ordinary high water, cer-tification must be provided by the State of Tennessee, Department of Environment and Conser-vation, pursuant to Section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, that applicable water quality standards will not be violated. The applicant hereby applies for the required certification. APPLICANT: Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Suite 1200, James K. Polk Building 505 Deaderick Street Nashville, Tennessee 37243 LOCATION: Segment of SR-93 (John B. Dennis Hwy.) from I-181 and SR-126 (Wilcox Dr.) to Moreland Dr., in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, affecting Horse Creek and various of its tributaries. Work would be located in the Kingsport and Sullivan Gardens, USGS Quad Maps (188-SE and 189-NE). DESCRIPTION: TDOT proposes to improve 0.902 mile of State Route 93 along existing alignment. The purpose of the proposed improvements is to facilitate traffic movement and correct route deficiencies. The existing four-lane divided highway, which consists of four 12’ traffic lanes with a 30’ wide grass median, would be widened to a six-lane divided facility by adding a 12’ lane in each direction and two 12’ shoulders. The project would also include widening the I-181 entrance and exit ramp. As a result of these improvements, fill material associated with embankment construction, drainage structures, and channel relocations would be deposited in waters of the United States. These activities are subject to DA authorization. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tennessee Clean Water Network E-News This newsletter is intended to provide a quick look at current clean water issues in Tennessee, in addition to resources available to the concerned citizen. Visit our website (www.tcwn.org) to find more detailed information. Comments and submissions for the newsletter are welcome. Send to [email protected] or to [email protected] Thanks for your participation! Tennessee Clean Water Network Box 1521 Knoxville, TN 37901 (865) 974-4884 (TCWN office) (865) 494-9786 (Catherine Sheehy, TCWN Staff) (865) 607-2138 (Danielle Droitsch, TCWN Staff)