Proposed Dam - Cove Branch
(Daddy's Creek)
There's a proposal
to construct a dam at
Fairfield Glade in Cumberland County. The proposal is to
build a dam on Cove Branch, a tributary of Daddy's Creek
which is part of the Obed. We've put together some
helpful information for you to learn why we're opposed
to this. You'll need Acrobat Reader 4.0. We need your
help! All written and
e-mail comments must have been received by January 21,
2001. Stay tuned for the decision from the State of
Tennessee
This
picture was taken in late August 2000 at Dartmoore,
another Fairfield Glade impoundment. We don't need any
more of this.
The dam proposed on Cove Branch, a
tributary to Daddy's Creek (part of the Obed Wild and
Scenic River), is part of the next and final expansion
of Fairfield Glade, a private development. The site is a
2500 acre tract bought in 1970. The property apparently
has deed restrictions that allows this additional
development of land and no more. The developer wants to
develop it by 2005. They will develop either a lake or
golf course. They are currently interested in the lake
which will impound up to 81 acres of lake. The site of
the dam is on a stream that was dry this summer and
appears to run in response to rainfall. It is a
headwater site and is located 5 miles upstream of the
Obed and 2 miles from Daddy's Creek. It will apparently
impact 2700 feet of Cove Branch. The Corps of Engineers
has not started on the EA. It must be completed before
the permit is issued. The project also has to receive
401 certification from the state on water quality
impacts only. -
courtesy
of Tennessee Clean Water Network
To learn more about TCWP and TN Clean
Water Network visit the "links and friends"
page.
updated 01/21/01
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