Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant Corrective Action/Risk Assessment Plan Public Meeting

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Division of Land Protection (DLP) Waste Management Branch (WMB) will conduct an open house and public hearing on Thursday, August 13, 2026, to receive comments on the Corrective Action/Risk Assessment (CARA) Plan for the TVA Kingston Fossil Power Plant located near Kingston, TN. TDEC has completed its review of the submittal and found it to be acceptable. 

TDEC will host an in-person open house and a hybrid public hearing on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at the Kingston Community Center, located at 201 Patton Ferry Rd, Kingston, TN 37763. The in-person informational open house will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (EST), where the public can review and discuss the CARA Plan and other materials with TDEC and TVA representatives. The formal hybrid public hearing will start at 6:30 p.m., during which TDEC will present the CARA Plan for the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant and accept verbal public comments. 

The public hearing will be conducted in a hybrid format and include a virtual participation option via WebEx. Virtual participants will be able to view any content that will be shared and will have the opportunity to provide verbal comments.

TDEC invites the public to review and submit comments on the CARA Plan at the hearing or anytime during the 45-day comment period ending on Monday, August 31, 2026. Comments on the plan can be emailed to TDEC.CCR@tn.gov. Comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. Central on Monday, August 31, 2026, to assure consideration.

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