Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District Procedure
All Projects must come through the county;
Resolution from the Boards of Supervisors;
Inspection by the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District Staff;
Cost Estimate prepared by the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management Staff; and
Presentation Made to the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District's Board of Directors.
If the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District's Board of Directors approves the project then required paperwork is mailed to respective counties for signatures:
Letter/permit application to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (and Tennessee Valley Authority if in the Tennessee River Basin) requesting a wetlands determination.
A determination is made by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers that all 404 permit requirements have been met before most projects are started.
Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District Work Prioritization Practices
Since we do not have the luxury of working where we would like to work and everyone cannot be first, we found it was necessary to establish some guidelines concerning work priority. We meet regularly to determine the schedule and anyone is welcome to join us:
These are our present "guidelines" in a condensed form:
There are other things that influence our schedule: