SHORELINES

School is back in session, the days are getting cooler and busy days on the lake are coming to a close. It's the time of year many of us plan for construction and repair projects. Before you start, Shoreline Management can help explain and streamline the permitting process to ensure a successful project. All Alabama Power reservoirs are licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and have specific requirements for operation. ese federal regulations require that Alabama Power maintain ownership rights along the shoreline of each of its reservoirs. Alabama Power not only owns the land below the full pool elevation of each reservoir, it also owns land and flood easements above the full pool elevation at most of its reservoirs. As a property owner planning a construction or maintenance project, you should check with Shoreline Management to discuss your plans and determine how much of the land is subject to Alabama Power's federally regulated ownership and easement rights. Before beginning construction or maintenance on facilities or the shorelines, you will need to obtain a permit from Alabama Power in accordance with its FERC license and its Army Corps of Engineers Programmatic General Permit. Alabama Power permits docks, piers and shoreline projects, such as riprap to stabilize banks. Construction permits are valid for one year. Once construction is completed, Shoreline Management team members will assess the project and hang the final permit tag to issue a permit for the structure. General guidelines for specific shorelines construction can be found at apcshorelines.com, or by calling or visiting a Shoreline Management office, listed on the back page of this issue. Permiing made possible By Allison Westlake 32 | 2017 Vol:3

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