Section 1304.303 - Channel excavation(a) Channel excavation of privately-owned reservoir bottom subject to a TVA flowage easement does not require approval by TVA under section 26a if: (1) All dredged material is placed above the limits of the 100-year floodplain or the TVA flood risk profile elevation, whichever is applicable, and(2) The dredging is not being accomplished in conjunction with the construction of a structure requiring a section 26a permit.(b) Any fill material placed within the flood control zone of a TVA reservoir requires TVA review and approval.(c) TVA shall encourage owners of flowage easement property to adopt the standards for channel excavation applicable to TVA-owned residential access shoreland.