Family - Alabama Power

New Permitting guidelines
Balancing improvements and the environment
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is the time when
you start thinking about
what you would like to do
“Summer
differently along the water,”
said Patti Harper, looking out at her family pier on
Logan Martin. “Every improvement we have made
along the water began with someone saying, ‘It
would really be nice to have so-and-so.’”
In a season of barbecues, fishing and other fun
activities synonymous with summer on the lake,
what-if ideas are as common as the droning of
grasshoppers along dusk-lit shores. This year –
as droning insects prelude potential projects –
homeowners along the lake are being asked to share
their budding ideas with local shoreline management
offices to help speed up new low-water construction.
“This February, some changes were made to our
permitting agreement with federal agencies,” said
Charles Stover, a supervisor of Environmental Affairs
at Alabama Power. “The changes allow us to assist
those agencies in assessing the environmental
concerns along the shoreline of our reservoirs.”
Stover said the change helps property owners
identify any concerns prior to construction – both
protecting environmental resources and possibly
saving homeowners time and money. While this
review helps pre-empt issues, it may extend the
length of the review process during the early
planning stages for improvements.
“We want folks to know if they are considering
shoreline improvements, contacting us before
Approved permitted structures both completed and still under
construction. Local Shorelines management offices can give you
information on what is acceptable to build along the shorelines
and permit all new construction.
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planning construction helps us provide them with
the best options available,” said Billy Edge, an
Alabama Power shoreline management supervisor.
“While contacting us so early may be a bit different
than the process in the past, at the end of the
day it helps us work together to make shoreline
improvements while maintaining the natural aspects
that make these reservoirs so wonderful.”
—Brandon Glover, Alabama Power
Lake Name New Lake Number
Bouldin..................................... 205-755-4420
205-280-4476
Harris....................................... 256-396-5093
Jordan....................................... 205-755-4420
205-280-4476
Lay........................................... 205-755-4420
205-280-4476
Logan Martin............................. 205-472-0481
Martin..................................... 256-825-0053
256-825-1102
Mitchell..................................... 205-755-4420
205-280-4476
Neely Henry............................... 205-472-0481
Smith........................................ 205-384-7385
205-384-7347
Thurlow..................................... 256-825-0053
256-825-1102
Weiss........................................ 256-927-2597
Yates........................................ 256-825-0053
256-825-1102