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18 CFR §1304.303

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  1. (a)Channel excavation of privately-owned reservoir bottom subject to a TVA flowage easement does not require approval by TVA under section 26a if:
    1. (1)All dredged material is placed above the limits of the 100-year floodplain or the TVA flood risk profile elevation, whichever is applicable, and
    2. (2)The dredging is not being accomplished in conjunction with the construction of a structure requiring a section 26a permit.
  2. (b)Any fill material placed within the flood control zone of a TVA reservoir requires TVA review and approval.
  3. (c)TVA shall encourage owners of flowage easement property to adopt the standards for channel excavation applicable to TVA-owned residential access shoreland.