Shoreline Management Guidelines

July 31, 2002

CLAYTOR LAKE SHORELINE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES

GLOSSARY

AEP American Electric Power

Appalachian Power Company The licensee for the Claytor Hydroelectric Project. Appalachian Power Company has filed in its respective states to do business as American Electric Power, however, no assets have been transferred as part of the related “doing business filings” and the licensee for the Project remains Appalachian Power Company.

Application An American Electric Power form upon which the applicant describes and officially requests a given reservoir use. Each of the six permitting programs will have one or more applicable application forms.

Boat Garage A combination of tracks and a cradle, normally extending from a boathouse, that is used to launch and retrieve boats.

Boathouse A non-floating, roofed structure with open sides designed for permanent or temporary watercraft storage.

Boatslip An unroofed structure designed for temporary or permanent watercraft storage. A boatslip is normally 10’ wide by 20’ long and is confined by at least three sides. One boatslip can accommodate only one watercraft at a time.

Clean Water Act Federal legislation that, among other things, gives states the authority to certify that projects licensed and approved by federal agencies meet state water quality standards.

Commercial/Non-Residential A shoreline classification that involves the use of project lands and waters for facilities where boats can be launched, retrieved or moored and where provisions for food services or convenience retailing, including petroleum dispensing, restrooms, wet and dry storage of watercraft and other activities customarily associated with marinas, campgrounds and yacht clubs are made.

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Commercial/Residential The definition of Commercial/Residential in the Glossary: A shoreline classification that involves the use of project lands and waters for facilities where boats can be launched, retrieved or moored for the purpose of providing access to the reservoir for certain residential property owners. These facilities include docks accommodating more than ten watercraft serving single-family dwellings per development and all docks serving multi-family dwellings. In determining the number of slips, the applicant shall consider the total number of slips per development. For example, a developer may not have multiple docks with each having eight slips and serving a single subdivision. Residential properties associated with this classification include townhouses, condominiums and subdivision access lots.

Common Use Facility A shared boat dock or other recreational facility that can accommodate no more than ten watercraft at a time and is intended to serve only occupants of single family type dwellings.

Conveyance The granting of rights for use of project lands and waters under a given set of conditions. Conveyances may utilize easements, rights-of-ways, leases, use agreements or fee title transfers to grant these rights.

Dock/pier A facility for storing watercraft or providing other recreational access to a reservoir (e.g. fishing).

Double Handling The placement of excavated spoil material (soil or rock) within one area of the Project boundary before final removal from theProject boundary.

Earthfill The placement of unauthorized fill material within the Project boundary.

Environmental Assessment (EA) A written assessment of the potential impacts to environmental and natural resources resulting from proposed shoreline development.

Erosion Control Structure A properly designed and constructed vegetative or structural best management practice installed to prevent erosion of the shoreline.

Excavation/Dredging Removal of soil or rock material from within the Project boundary.

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Facility Any combination of structures that are placed within the Project boundary by the applicant.

Facility expansion The modification of an existing facility that results in an increase of its lakeward extension, increased decking square footage, an increase in the number of boats it can accommodate, increases in water quantities withdrawn from or discharged to the project, or an increase in the amount of project area utilized.

Facility maintenance To keep a structure in good repair.

Facility rebuild The reconfiguring or replacing of existing facilities within the Project boundary. (Note: Rebuilds are minor in nature compared to facility expansions and may have reduced permitting requirements)

Federal Power Act Federal legislation that gave Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the authority to license hydropower projects.

Fee A dollar amount paid by the applicant to American Electric Power or Pulaski County to help offset AEP’s costs for operating a comprehensive Lake Management Program. Fees for processing lake use requests and user fees may be assessed.

FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Floater A floating platform for use by swimmers or for docking watercraft.

Full Pond Elevation The elevation measured in feet above mean sea level at which AEP operates the project at flows within the hydraulic capacity of the plant without spilling water over the open spillway gates. At Claytor Lake, the full pond elevation is 1846 feet above mean sea level.

Individual Private Facility A facility that provides access to the reservoir for the owner or lease holder of a single waterfront lot (single family type dwellings only). Individual private facilities may include, but are not limited to piers, docks, boathouses, floats, boatslips, boatramps and boat garages.

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Maximum Drawdown The vertical distance in feet from the full pond elevation to the lowest allowable lake elevation. For lakes licensed with the FERC, the maximum drawdown is stated in the license. For unlicensed reservoirs, maximum drawdown is determined by power plant operating needs. At Claytor Lake, the maximum drawdown is 1820.7 feet above mean sea level.

Permit The written authorization from American Electric Power that is required prior to beginning any construction, excavation or activating a conveyance inside the project boundary of a licensed reservoir or on American Electric Power’s land.

Pier See Dock/Pier

Private Access Facilities that provide access to the reservoir for any type of private use. This access may include, among other things, piers, boathouses, boatdocks, floats, boatramps and common use docks.

Project Boundary This term is used in conjunction with FERC-licensed hydro projects. At Claytor Lake, the Project boundary is defined as all property below the 1850 foot contour line. All uses of land and water within the Project boundary must be approved by American Electric Power.

Public Boat Launch Access An inclined structure extending from the shoreline into the reservoir for the purpose of launching and retrieving watercraft.

Rip-Rap Large crushed stone. Also referred to as Class B Erosion Stone.

Seawall/Bulkhead A vertical wall constructed at or near the Project boundary for shoreline stabilization. Seawalls commonly consist of treated wood, masonry, formed concrete or sheet piling.

Security Deposit A dollar amount paid by the applicant to American Electric Power that will be refunded if the applicant complies with all permitting program guidelines.

Shared Pier A pier shared by two adjoining property owners.

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Single Family Use A residential use serving a family unit within a single family detached dwelling on one parcel of land.

Stop Work Directive Verbal or written statement from American Electric Power directing an immediate halt to an activity within the project boundary. Such directives are issued when any violation of this manual is detected. Violations will have negative consequences for the applicant and additional written authorization from American Electric Power is required before the activity can resume.

Subdivision An area of land that has been divided into multiple residential lots.

Subdivision Access Lot A tract of waterfront property within the boundaries of a residential subdivision that has been set aside for providing lake access for owners of off-water and/or waterfront lots.

USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers

Violation Any activity within the Project boundary that does not comply with the requirements established by this manual.

Watercraft A boat, vessel or personal watercraft that has been registered with the appropriate agency and is powered by engine, motor, or sail.

Wetland Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.