Waterside Recreational Vehicle Development Section 26A Approval Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

Rhea County, Tennessee

On December 31, 2025, TVA issued the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Waterside Recreational Vehicle (RV) Development Section 26a Approval.

TVA prepared the EA, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, to assess the effects of the construction and operation of a 58-acre site for the Waterside RV Development and issue the 26a permit.

The preferred alternative includes the issue of a Section 26a permit to The Applicant for the construction and operation of a new RV development on Chickamauga Reservoir in Rhea County, Tennessee and would allow the Applicant to place on-site fill materials within the 500-year floodplain of the Tennessee River and Chickamauga Reservoir. By allowing these actions, the Section 26a permit would facilitate the development of the Applicant’s master-planned RV development for the community.