Construction and Operation of Beneficiation Processing Facilities

Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee

On April 14, 2025, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) released the draft programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) for the Construction and Operation of Beneficiation Processing Facilities. Comments on the Draft EA will be accepted through May 14, 2025.

TVA has prepared a draft PEA, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to programmatically assess the effects of the construction and operation of beneficiation processing facilities (BPFs) to improve the quality of the CCR to meet commercial and industry specifications for beneficial reuse at one or more TVA coal plants.

As part of this programmatic assessment, TVA has developed new guidance, including an Environmental Screening Checklist and a bounding analysis, that complies with NEPA’s procedural requirements, up to and including potential site-specific considerations of BPFs at one or more of these coal plants.

TVA is requesting public comments on the Draft EA.

Written comments should be sent to Brittany Kunkle at the address listed below. Comments may also be submitted online here, or by email at [email protected]. To ensure consideration, comments on the Draft EA must be postmarked, emailed, or submitted online no later than May 14, 2025.

Please note that any comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the project administrative record and will be available for public inspection.