The agency to call for a burn permit is the Tennessee Department of Agriculture “Division of Forestry”, there local number is 931-424-4010 or 931-766-1413.  Burn permits are required from October 15 thru May 15 and at other times during certain weather conditions.

Most work on streams, stream banks, waterways, or drainage areas should be reviewed by TDEC. If you have any question concerning permits you should contact the TDEC office in Columbia at 931-490-3941, or you can go to the TDEC website for permits http://www.tn.gov/environment/permits/whoami.shtml.

You may be able to pull gravel from a creek, but only within guidelines of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). Here is a link to TDEC’s permit information http://www.tn.gov/environment/permits/whoami.shtml.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a great deal of flood information on their website. We have the ability in our office to generates maps for landowners with aerial imagery that has a flood plain map overlaid. Contact us to get a map of your property.

Before you DIG call “Tennessee One Call” at 811 or go to their website http://www.tnonecall.com/.  A person can be held liable for damages incurred if they dig and do not call Tennessee One Call.

The USDA-NRCS has developed a website where all this information can be located. The website provides aerial photography & soils information. http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm