Tennessee Valley Authority
Environmental Planning
Careful planning precedes all of TVA’s environmental activities. Regulations are reviewed, needs are defined, and targets and objectives are set. The planning process includes these topics:
Environmental review process
- Sets out a standardized process for TVA to follow in ensuring compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
- Ensures TVA-wide consistency in conducting environmental reviews and in implementing, tracking, and closing environmental commitments.
- Directs the conduct and documentation of environmental reviews appropriately, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
Environmental regulatory and legislative review and outlook
- Provides TVA with regulatory and legislative interpretation and guidance.
- Identifies and evaluates environmental regulatory and legislative issues that affect TVA.
- Defines and coordinates responsive actions.
Objectives and targets
- Directs how TVA establishes, communicates, and maintains environmental objectives and targets.
- Establishes the annual review and analysis of environmental aspects and impacts of TVA’s operations and activities.
- Develops, maintains, and reports on the Environmental Impact Index.
