{"data":{"id":"us/18-cfr-1304.303","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 CFR 1304.303","heading":"Channel excavation.","body":"(a) Channel excavation of privately-owned reservoir bottom subject to a TVA flowage easement does not require approval by TVA under section 26a if:\n(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\n(2) The dredging is not being accomplished in conjunction with the construction of a structure requiring a section 26a permit.\n(b) Any fill material placed within the flood control zone of a TVA reservoir requires TVA review and approval.\n(c) TVA shall encourage owners of flowage easement property to adopt the standards for channel excavation applicable to TVA-owned residential access shoreland.","path":["Title 18—Conservation of Power and Water Resources","CHAPTER XIII—TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY","PART 1304—APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM AND REGULATION OF STRUCTURES AND OTHER ALTERATIONS","Subpart D—Activities on TVA Flowage Easement Shoreland"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-18.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:34Z","sha256":"dba6dcc49ae420e2511acaecaa4b06ac8c0ff92a638acb47f5f82b600c8dea22","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-cfr-1304.302","next":"us/18-cfr-1304.400"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}