Environmental Reviews

These environmental reviews are conducted in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires federal agencies to consider the effects of their proposals on the human environment before decisions are made. Active projects are listed here. Also see information on completed, deferred, or canceled projects.

Active Projects

Land Use and Permitting

• Decatur Boat Harbor
• Hallsdale-Powell Norris Water Treatment Plant
• Koppers Coal Reserve Management Plan
• Reducing Bird Damage on TVA Land and at TVA Facilities in Tennessee
• Section and Dutton (AL) Water Treatment Plant Expansion
• Tennessee State Route 75 Improvements
• Triple Bar J Marina
• U.S. Coal Company OSM Permit
• Watts Bar Reservoir Land Plan
  (Currently open for public comment)
• White Sulphur Springs Cabin Site

Power Generation

• Colbert Flue Gas Desulfurization System
• Paradise Fossil Plant Disposal of Coal Wash Fine

River System Operations

• Reservoir Operations Study
• Nolichucky Reservoir Flood Remediation Project

Transmission

• 500-kV Transmission Line in Middle Tennessee
• Aspen Grove-Bingham 161-kV Transmission Line
• Paradise-Wilson 500-kv Transmission System Upgrades

Environmental Reports

TVA reports periodically on the progress it has made in fulfilling its environmental responsibilities. Read the current and archived

Environmental Reports.

See NEPA at TVA to learn about the purpose of environmental reviews and the types carried out by TVA.