[United States Government Manual]
[June 02, 1998]
[Pages 682-684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902

Phone, 615-632-2101

One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20444-0001
Phone, 202-898-2999
Chairman                                          Craven Crowell
Directors                                         Johnny H. Hayes
                                                  William H. Kennoy
Senior Vice President, Communications             Alan Carmichael
Chief Operating Officer                           J.W. Dickey
Chief Nuclear Officer                             Oswald J. (Ike) 
                                                          Zeringue
Chief Financial Officer                           David N. Smith
Chief Administrative Officer                      Norman A. Zigrossi

------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 development,

[[Page 683]]

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.
    While TVA's electric power program is required to be financially 
self-supporting, other programs are financed primarily by 
appropriations.
    A system of dams built by TVA on the Tennessee River and its larger 
tributaries provides flood regulation on the Tennessee and contributes 
to regulation of the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The system 
maintains a continuous 9-foot-draft channel for navigation 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, including a major asset 
for outdoor recreation.
    The Authority operates the river control system and provides 
assistance to State and local governments in reducing local flood 
problems. It also works with cooperating agencies to encourage full and 
effective use of the navigable waterway by industry and commerce.
    The Authority is the wholesale power supplier for many local 
municipal and cooperative electric systems serving customers in parts of 
seven States. It supplies power to several Federal installations and 
industries 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 project operated by TVA; U.S. Corps of Engineers dams in 
the Cumberland Valley; and Aluminum Company of America dams, whose 
operation is coordinated with TVA's system.
    In economic and community development programs, 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 protection of 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.
    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.
    In the western parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, TVA operates Land 
Between the Lakes, a demonstration project in outdoor recreation, 
environmental education, and natural resource management.

Sources of Information

Citizen Participation  TVA Communications, ET 12A, 400 West Summit Hill 
Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 423-632-2101.
Contracts  Purchasing, WT 4D, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 
37902-1499. Phone, 423-632-4796. This office will direct inquiries to 
the appropriate procurement officer.

[[Page 684]]

Economic Development  WT 11D, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 
37902-1499. Phone, 423-632-4312.
Electric Power Supply and Rates  ET 12A, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 
Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone 423-632-3108.
Employment  Human Resources, ET 12A, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 
Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 423-632-3222. (Other personnel offices 
may be contacted at other major locations.)
Environmental and Energy Education  BR 4F, 1101 Market Street, 
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801. Phone, 423-751-4624.
Environmental Research Center  TVA Reservation, P.O. Box 1010, Muscle 
Shoals, AL 35661-1010. Phone, 205-386-2026.
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, 423-632-1440.
Library Services  Corporate Library, ET PC, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 
Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 423-632-3464. 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, 205-386-2417.
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, 423-632-8039.

For further information, contact TVA Communications, 400 West Summit 
Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 423-632-2101. Or TVA 
Washington Office, 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20044. 
Phone, 202-898-2999.

------------------------------------------------------------------------