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PowerSouth reminds property owners that they should begin the permitting process now for projects during the scheduled Gantt Lake drawdown this fall. Property owners who plan to construct boat docks and piers must obtain permits by contacting PowerSouth’s Land Management Department at (334) 427-3000. Before PowerSouth can grant a permit for construction of or maintenance to boat ramps, seawalls and jetties, as well as dredging or fill projects, property owners must first obtain a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Regulatory Office via their website at http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulartory.aspx, or by phone at (251) 690-2658 and callers should request the South Alabama Branch. Property owners are encouraged to begin the permitting process early…