SUBJECT: Commercial sand and gravel dredging operations at various locations in the Tennessee River between Miles 120.5 and 182.0, Kentucky Lake, Tennessee.
TO ALL CONCERNED: The application described below has been submitted for a Department of the Army (DA) Permit pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
APPLICANT: Rogers Group, Inc. 421 Great Circle Road Nashville, TN 37228
LOCATION: The dredging project is requested along various, designated locations on the Tennessee River in Decatur, Hardin, Perry, and Wayne Counties, TN. Specifically, dredging is requested for TN River miles 120.5 to 123; 126 to 128.5; 133.5 to 135; 136 to 140; 144 to 145.5; 147 to 148; 150 to 152; 172 to 173; 173 to 176.5 (left bank only); and 176.5 to 182. DESCRIPTION: The applicant has been actively dredging sand and gravel from the requested sections of river since the 1950s. The applicant requested reauthorization to continue performing commercial dredging activities in these areas on February 14, 2023. A water quality certification was issued by the State of Tennessee Department of the Environment and Conservation, pursuant to Section 401(a)(1) of the CWA (33 U.S.C. 1341), providing that applicable water quality standards will not be violated, on August 1, 2023 (NRS16.289-23).