Welcome to the web site of the Roane County Community Advisory Group

EPA: TVA Kingston Fly Ash Release

The Roane County Community Advisory Group (CAG) is made up of representatives of diverse community interests. It includes some members from the groups and committees that formed to deal with the TVA coal ash catastrophe along with several at large members of the community who have been active in this regard.

CAG meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at the TVA Outreach Center beginning at 6:30 PM.  See Meetings for minutes of past meetings.   Changes to this schedule will be posted on this website.

Meeting Note:  No September meeting due to to a People's Hearing that will be taking place at Roane State Community College at 5:30 pm on September 2nd.  More Details here.

Next RCCAG MEETING:  October 7, 2010. 

TVA Will hold their quarterly meeting on September 23rd.  Details to follow.

NOTICE:  PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD on Non-Time Critical Work Plans for the Kingston Fossil Plant Ash Recovery Site
September 1 to September 30

The following work plans regarding Non-Time Critical Removal Actions (actions which involve removing ash from the embayment and restoring the embayment to pre-spill conditions at the site) have recently been placed in the Administrative Record and are available for public review and comment:

  • Non-Time Critical Removal Action Work Plan for the Embayment/Dredge Cell
  • Site Dust Control and Air Monitoring Plan
  • Surface Water Monitoring Plan for the Emory, Clinch, and Tennessee Rivers
  • Central Area Re-Contouring Work Plan, Revision 5

Site documents can be read and reviewed at the Kingston Public Library and the TVA Outreach Center.  The documents may be viewed electronically at the Harriman Public Library.  The Administrative Record is also available at:  http://tva.gov/kingston/

A 30-day public comment period begins on September 1, 2010 and ends on September 30, 2010. Please submit comments on these documents to:  TVA - P.O. Box 40 - Kingston TN 37763-0040 - ATTN: Kingston Public Comments.  Or email your comments to: kingstoncomm@tva.gov

For more information, review the TVA/EPA Press Release

 

 

Added TVA/ORAU Fly Ash Results Report (Aug. 25, 2010)

EPA Announces Public Hearings on Coal Ash Regulations

RCAG BLOG:   Check here for TVA, EPA, TDEC Updates and Recent Communications to the CAG 

Recent Water Sampling Results from State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Note:  River is currently open (Read EPA Update)

Images on the EPA Photo Gallery

EPAIt also includes associate members who may be involved in certain particular aspects of the cleanup. This CAG's purpose is to provide a public forum for community members to present and discuss their needs and concerns related to the CERCLA decision-making process with regard to the TVA coal ash catastrophe. The CAG will assist EPA in making better decisions on how to clean up a site by providing EPA with the opportunity to hear-and seriously consider-community preferences for site cleanup and remediation. The existence of the Roane County CAG does not eliminate the need for the Agency to keep the community informed about plans and decisions throughout the Superfund process.

  CAG meetings will be open to the public and will be announced publicly (via display ads in newspapers, flyers, etc., via the CAG web site, and email) well enough in advance to encourage maximum participation of CAG and community members. CAG members will determine the frequency and location of CAG meetings based on the needs and progress of the TVA clean up process. Meetings are intended to include an update on site status by the project's technical staff; discussion of current issues; a question/answer session that includes audience participation; review of & action items," and discussion of the next meeting's agenda.

General information on CAG makeup and responsibilities can be found HERE