Name:	Aardvark -	Reply
Subject:	Lake bottom dredging of excavation
Date:	10/9/2019 6:34:49 AM

First of all,will Alabama Power allow someone to remove sand and sediment that has filled in parts of a slough and use it on their lots for landscaping purposes?  Second, who will do that?  In the past, I have had to clear our boat ramp every winter using a shovel and wheelbarrow.  I have been using the material to fill in low parts of our lot and to cover eroded hillsides.  I was hoping that someone with the right equipment could clear out more of that material and move it to places where it could be used elsewhere on our lot.  It is hardly construction quality material, but it does have uses.  I don't mind doing it the hard way, but moving more stuff faster has its advantages.

Name:	Lifer -	Reply
Subject:	Lake bottom dredging of excavation
Date:	10/9/2019 7:29:23 AM

You will not get a permit to dredge. Rent a bobcat on tracks and do it yourself. Any contractor that agrees to do it without a permit should ber avoided like the plague.    

Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	Lake bottom dredging of excavation
Date:	10/9/2019 9:24:02 AM

Unless they have changed their policy, Alabama Power requires any backfill used in seawall construction be taken from the lake bed.  Only makes sense to remove silt that builds up over time and eventually reduces water quality.  Give them a call in their Dadeville office.  They have always been very helpful and can answer your question.  Their number is 256-825-0053

Name:	lucky67 -	Reply
Subject:	Lake bottom dredging of excavation
Date:	10/9/2019 12:08:41 PM

get from Ala Power in writing what you can do--not from a worker looking for business

Name:	Lake Martin Dock Company -	Reply
Subject:	Lake bottom dredging of excavation
Date:	10/26/2019 6:01:46 AM

Everyone is correct.   Get in contact with Alabama Power Shorelines , and have them come out and take a look.  We do a small amount of dreadging only, but usually it is part of an approved permit for a seawall and/or dock we are building for a customer.

If you are in a shallow area, and it drys out relatively well in Jan/Fed  - The moet exonomical way would be to rent a machine like the others have mentioned, and do it yourdelf.

One very important note though.  This will be spevified in your permit, 99.9% of the time, we are required by your permit to remove the material from the lake completely, and provide the GPS coordinates of where we disposed of the material off the lake.  This is an important distinction between backfilling a seawall and actual stand alone dredging.

The project could be a great family bonding experience in the winter, or a divorce in the making..  ;)

David McGirt

Lake Martin Dock Company