What approach does TVA take to the management of the Tennessee River and its tributaries?
TVA s 49 dams are public assets managed in the public interest. Its operations and policies strive to maintain a reliable balance among the competing demands placed on the water and land resources. TVA s integrated resource management ensures that precious water resources are not wasted. As water flows downstream, it s used over and over, for drinking, fish habitat, navigation, coolant for power plants, energy to spin turbines, and recreation. And by controlling the flow of that water, TVA has averted over $5.4 billion in property damage.
