By Katie Northcott, News Director
NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect that Waterson Farm Lakes is located in Beechgrove, not Hillsboro. It was updated a second time to include Hunt’s comment and the public notice from TDEC.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Feb. 2, Coffee County Mayor Dennis Hunt announced that the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC) will hold a public hearing on a quarry permit application that had been submitted for Waterson Farm Lakes in Beechgrove.
Find more reporting on the quarry application here.
Hunt said the public hearing would take place at 5 p.m. on March 24 at the Coffee County Administrative Plaza, which is located at 1329 McArthur St. in Manchester. The hearing has been called in response to comments from Coffee County residents and a letter submitted by County Attorney Mark Williams.
“Coffee County Mayor Dennis Hunt received a phone call, 02/02/2026, from the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation,” Hunt’s post read. “The representative has confirmed a public hearing regarding the Waterson Farms Lake will take place.”
Hunt had previously posted on Jan. 5 to alert the public that TDEC had opened a public comment period on nine applications, including the Waterson Farm Lakes application.
Hunt made the following statement in an email to Peterson Media Group.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation sent Coffee County Mayor Dennis A. Hunt a letter containing a Notice of Public Hearing. Public Notice M2026-03 concerns the NPDES permit for Waterson Farm Lakes. This hearing is being conducted in the Commission Hall of the Coffee County Administrative Plaza, 1329 McArthur St. Manchester, TN. 5:00 p.m. CDT, Information Session. 6:00 p.m. CDT Public Hearing. Mayor Hunt urges all interested parties to attend this hearing and follow the strict guidelines regarding the subject matter of their comments.
TDEC’s public notice is published below.
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