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From the Government Manual Online via GPO Access
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone, 865-632-2101. Internet, www.tva.gov.
One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20444-0001
Phone, 202-898-2999
Chairman Craven Crowell
Directors Skila Harris, Glenn L.
McCullough,
Jr.
Senior Vice President, Communications Steven N. Bender
President and Chief Operating Officer Oswald J. (Ike)
Zeringue
Chief Nuclear Officer John A. Scalice
Chief Financial Officer David N. Smith
Chief Administrative Officer Norman A. Zigrossi
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The Tennessee Valley Authority conducts a unified program of resource
development for the advancement of economic growth in the Tennessee
Valley region. The Authority's program of activities includes flood
control, navigation, electric power production, recreation improvement,
and forestry and wildlife development.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a wholly owned Government
corporation created by act of May 18, 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831-831dd). All
functions of the Authority are vested in its three-member Board of
Directors, the members of which are appointed by the President with the
advice and consent of the Senate. The President designates one member as
Chairman.
TVA's electricpowerprogram is financially self-supporting and
operates as part of an independent system with TVA's system of dams on
the Tennessee River and its larger tributaries. These dams provide flood
regulation on the Tennessee and contribute to regulation of the lower
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The system maintains a continuous 9-foot-
draft navigation channel for the length of the 650-mile Tennessee River
main stream, from Paducah, KY, to Knoxville, TN. The dams harness the
power of the rivers to produce electricity. They also provide other
benefits, notably outdoor recreation.
The Authority operates the river control systemand provides
assistance to State and local governments in reducing local flood
problems. It also works with other agencies to encourage full and
effective use of the navigable waterwayby industry and commerce.
The Authority is the wholesale power supplier for 159 local
municipal and cooperative electric systems serving customers in parts of
7 States. It supplies power to several Federal installations and 63
large companies whose power requirements are large or unusual. Power to
meet these demands is supplied from dams, coal-fired powerplants,
nuclear powerplants, combustion turbine installations, and a pumped-
storage hydroelectric plant; U.S. Corps of Engineers dams in the
Cumberland Valley; and Aluminum Company of America dams, whose operation
is coordinated with TVA's system.
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In economic and community developmentprograms, TVA provides
technical assistance in areas including industrial development, regional
waste management, tourism promotion, community preparedness, and vanpool
organization. It works with local communities and groups to develop
maximum use of available area resources. Working with regional learning
centers, businesses, and industries, the Authority has identified skills
that are needed in the high-technology job market and has set up
training centers.
At Muscle Shoals, AL, TVA operates a national laboratory for
environmental research,focusing on the cleanup and protectionof the
Nation's land, air, and water resources. Projects include development of
methods for reducing nonpoint source pollution from groundwater runoff,
contaminated site remediation, bioenergy research, and industrial waste
reduction. The work is centered on preventing and correcting
environmental problems that are barriers to economic growth. TVA also
operates the Public Power Institute, a research laboratory and a public-
policy clearinghouse for energy and environmental issues.
In cooperation with other agencies, TVA conducts research and
development programs in forestry, fish and game, watershed protection,
health services related to its operations, and economic development of
Tennessee Valley communities.
Sources of Information
Citizen Participation TVA Communications, ET 12A, 400 West Summit Hill
Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 865-632-2101.
Contracts Purchasing, WT 4D, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN
37902-1499. Phone, 865-632-4796. This office will direct inquiries to
the appropriate procurement officer.
Economic Development 3E-NST, 565 Marriott Drive, Nashville, TN 37214.
Phone, 615-882-2051.
Electric Power Supply and Rates ET 12A, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone 865-632-3108.
Employment Human Resources, ET 12A, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 865-632-3222. (Other personnel offices
may be contacted at other major locations.)
Environmental and Energy Education BR 4F, 1101 Market Street,
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801. Phone, 865-751-4624.
Environmental Research Center TVA Reservation, P.O. Box 1010, Muscle
Shoals, AL 35661-1010. Phone, 256-386-2026.
Environmental Quality Environmental Services, LP 5D, 1101 Market
Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801. Phone, 423-751-2293.
Land Management/Shoreline Permitting Land Management, FOR 3A, Forestry
Building, Ridgeway Road, Norris, TN 37828. Phone, 865-632-1440.
Library Services Corporate Library, ET PC, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 865-632-3464. Chattanooga Office
Complex, SP 1A, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801. Phone,
423-751-4913. Muscle Shoals, CTR 1A, P.O. Box 1010, Muscle Shoals, AL
35661-1010. Phone, 256-386-2417.
Maps Maps Information & Sales, HB 1A, 311 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN
37402-2801. Phone, 423-751-6277.
Medical Services Health Services, EB 8A, 20 East Eleventh Street,
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801. Phone, 423-751-2091.
Publications TVA Communications, ET 6E, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 865-632-8039.
For further information, contact TVA Communications, 400 West Summit
Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 865-632-8039; or TVA
Washington Office, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20044.
Phone, 202-898-2999. Internet, www.tva.gov.
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