To the Roane County Community Advisory Group

July 30, 2010

· Barges to be Used in Cool Water Intake Channel

Barges are in place inside the Kingston Fossil Plant cool water intake channel to block debris and warm surface water from entering the Plant system. Cool water is needed for the Plant’s power generating process. The barges will be used for about a month while a skimmer wall is being constructed to replace the original skimmer wall that was destroyed by the ash spill.

· Revised Monitoring Plans Available

The Revised Site Dust Control and Air Monitoring Plan is now available on the TVA Kingston Ash Recovery Project website (link...).

The Surface Water Monitoring Plan is also available although it will not take effect until all dredging activities are complete. Crews are currently performing clamshell operations near the old skimmer wall in the area of the Plant intake channel where they are still removing some debris from the skimmer wall that rests at the bottom of the intake channel. As a part of this operation, the clamshell also recovers spilled ash. Since this activity can be described as “mechanical dredging,” the new sampling plan will not take effect until these dredging activities are complete. We anticipate the new sampling plan will be implemented sometime in early August. Paper copies of the Plans will be provided to the CAG at the next meeting.

· High Power Demand

The demand for power from the TVA region continues to be high due to the extremely hot summer weather. Temperatures are predicted to remain in the 90 degree range for the foreseeable future so the need for additional coal shipments by rail will continue. The number of coal trains coming into the Plant added to ash trains entering and leaving the recovery site have caused periodic blockages of traffic at the Swan Pond Road rail crossing. We appreciate the patience of residents while TVA accommodates these additional trains.

· Dredging Contractor’s Work Finished

Hydraulic dredging was finished and the Emory River reopened for public use on May 29, 2010. All the dredges have now been removed from the river, dismantled and moved to storage. Most employees of the contractor performing the work, Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc., have exited the site. We appreciate the long hours and hard work of these employees as they performed the difficult task of removing the spilled ash from the Emory River.

If you have any questions, please give Katie Kline or me a call at 717-1645.

Jane Greenwalt

Project Manager, Community Outreach

Tennessee Valley Authority

Kingston Ash Recovery Project

Office: 865.717.1645 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              865.717.1645      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Cell: 865.806.7688

jmgreenwalt@tva.gov