Cheatham County Generation Site EIS Scoping Report
• Recommendation that TVA address and mitigate the effects of climate change in the project area through investments in clean energy. • Recommendation to include maintenance responsibilities for the CT/BESS facility and the pipeline when discussing BMPs. • Integration of solar into projects including a recommendation for TVA to consider how the shade of solar panels has been leveraged for other uses. • Recommendation for additional solar installations, using areas that are already cleared, such as under powerlines, as well as placing solar installations close to points of energy use to avoid losses in transport and storage. • Recommendations on the incorporation of science-based carbon emission targets consistent with Executive Order 13990. • Concerns regarding the cost of carbon capture to CC or gas turbine plants and the impact to TVA customers. • Concerns about the costs associated with natural gas extraction and pipeline spills. • Concerns about generational farming disruption. • Recommendation that the EIS discuss the disposal of wind turbines or solar panels after their use, regarding the contribution of heavy metals from solar materials, battery components, and subsequent landfill requirements. • Concern about the reliability of long-term fuel sources. • Recommendation for TVA to slow natural gas deployment. 6.1.2 Potentially Affected Landowners • Concern regarding the effect of gas line installation on the farmers in the area with relation to crops, livestock, and soil disruptions. 6.1.3 National Park Service • The NPS provided scoping comments for consideration in the development of the EIS. The NPS does not anticipate requesting cooperating agency status at this time but would like continued engagement to review project specifications as they become available. Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR) and Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NATT) • The NATR is approximately 21 miles from the CHG site, and the NATT is contained within the boundary of the NATR. Both of these are units of the NPS. Potential air quality impacts from the CHG construction and operation should be evaluated. • Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act could apply to segments of Jones Creek and the Harpeth River, as well as direct impacts to Sycamore Creek. These are segments in the Nationwide Rivers Inventory (NRI) and are potential candidates under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Section 5(d)(1) and related guidance. • The location of all associated infrastructure, including the pipeline, associated transmission lines, CHG construction and operation, including the pollinator habitat development should be evaluated.
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