    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 1999]
    [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, 423-632-2101

    One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20444-0001
    Phone, 202-898-2999
    Chairman                                          Craven Crowell
    Directors                                         (2 vacancies)
    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 electric power program 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

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    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 system and 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 waterway by 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 64
    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.
        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 the
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, 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.
    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, 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, 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,

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    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, 423-632-8039.

    For further information, contact TVA Communications, 400 West Summit
    Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 423-632-8039; or TVA
    Washington Office, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20044.
    Phone, 202-898-2999.

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