TVA publishes a report that portrays them as completely irresponsible with regard to the Kingston coal ash spill. What are they up to? Is it like a judo artist who stops opposing their adversary, using the momentum of their opponents attack to throw him? Why did they put so much energy into announcing the report? Instead of burying it on a Friday afternoon, they announced midweek. They featured it in the banner of their Kingston Recovery page. They even have a video on their website. Now that they have issued their confession, will we all give up trying to blame them and forget about it? Are they seeking immunity, not for the rate payers, but for the employees?
They have done a lot of big things, dredging the river, shipping the ash out of town, negotiating with property owners, setting up a health care plan. There are some things small in money and big in spirit that they could do. Replacing ash covered personal property of renters. What else?
Are we to just forget about it 'till the civil suit trials? They still keep their compensation criteria secret. They still offer property owners less that replacement value. They still require home owners to negotiate without access to legal counsel. They still require giving up recourse for health problems as a condition of property settlements. They used to ask them to sign under duress of 20 hour a day dredging or being run over by hundreds of trucks a day.
So, what's next?

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AECOM was hired to perform a root cause analysis of the spill, which sent hundreds of millions of gallons of coal fly ash sliding into nearby neighborhoods.

Bill Walton, a senior principal engineer and vice president for AECOM, will announce the findings in Knoxville at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Walton is set to give a slide presentation and to answer questions.

You'll be able to watch the announcement live at 10 a.m. on wbir.com, and the results will be posted on wbir.com as soon as they're available.

"No matter what the findings are — it was an embarrassment."
Although this AP report deteriorates into the TVA line at the end, it hints at things I hadn't seen before.
"(UT prof.) Tschantz (Sp?) added: 'No matter what the findings are — it was an embarrassment.'"
"University of Tennessee professor emeritus Bruce Tschantz, an expert in hydrology and dam safety engineering, is on (a) panel, which was briefed on the report a few weeks ago."
"A panel of engineering and environmental experts formed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is waiting to review the AECOM report."
"TVA hired engineering consultants AECOM USA Inc. to study the cause."
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... Bruce Tschantz, a University of Tennessee professor who developed the first dam safety office in the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
Dr. Bruce A. Tschantz' Home Page
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