Water Laws, Requirements & Information

TVA along with all other Federal Agencies is required by law (EPAct92 and EPAct05) and Presidential Executive Orders (E.O. 13423) to reduce water use and related energy in its standard and industrial/laboratory buildings. Specifically TVA must:

1. Conduct energy and water audits on 10% of its facilities each year.

2. Implement water conservation Best Management Practices (BMPs) in its facilities.

3. Reduce water consumption intensity, relative to the baseline of the agency’s water consumption in FY 2007, through life-cycle cost-effective measures by 2% annually from FY 2008, through the end of FY 2015.

Additional requirements are listed in the links below:

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct92)

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05)
TVA Guide

Executive Order 13423 - Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
TVA Guide coming soon
Instructions For Implementing Executive Order 13423

Water Conservation Best Management Practices

10 CFR Parts 434 and 435 - Energy Code for New Federal Commercial and Multi-Family High Rise Residential Buildings.
TVA Guide

Processes to incorporate the above requirements are listed below:

TVA Agency Wide "Internal Energy Efficiency Process" - incorporates energy efficiency, water efficiency, and sustainability into its buildings and operations.

TVA "Resource Efficient Building Design Process" - incorporates energy efficiency, water efficiency, and sustainability into its building renovation and new construction.