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Roads, rails and runways — why not Ports and Rivers?
The membership of the Tennessee River Valley Association and Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council was surprised and disappointed with President Obama’s recent announcement that he intends to ask Congress for at least $50 billion in funding for infrastructure but made no mention of critical waterways infrastructure projects that [...]

TRVA Adopted Position on Port Funding

TRVA 44th Annual Meeting
Clarion Inn & Suites Hotel
Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Schedule of Events

Monday October 18, 2010
10:00AM
Golf Outing, Gatlinburg Municipal Golf Course
5:30PM
Welcome Reception, James K. Polk Penthouse Suite
Tuesday October 19, 2010
Governor John Sevier Conference Center

8:00AM
TRVA Board of Directors Meeting
8:00AM
Registration Desk Opens
9:15AM

Morning Session:
LTC Anthony P. Mitchell, Commander, Nashville District US Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville, TN
Wayne Huddleston, [...]

Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
to be Honored Recipient of the
2010 TRVA-TCWC
“Janice L. Jones” Friend of the Valley Award

The Tennessee River Valley Association announced on October 1, 2010 the recipient of their prestigious “Janice L. Jones” Friend of the Valley Award for 2010 would be [...]

Mark Your Calendar Now
& Plan to Attend

TRVA’s 44th Annual Meeting

Tennessee River Valley Association 44th Annual Meeting will be held on October 18th & 19th, 2010 at the Clarion Inn & Suites Hotel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee at 1100 Parkway near the entrance to the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. [...]

Chickamauga Lock: Important to Navigation and Recreation

The Tennessee River provides tremendous benefits and opportunities for Commercial Navigation, Recreation and the Environment throughout the Tennessee Valley Region. Recreational boaters, who according to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) contribute in excess of $20 million to the Tennessee Valley economy annually, and commercial navigation share many of [...]

During a meeting of the Board of Directors in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday April 30, 2010, The Tennessee River Valley Association and Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council Board of Directors voted to Unanimously Endorse the Recommendations of the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy Team for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF).
Background:
The Bush and Obama Administrations [...]

America’s waterways have historically made, and continue to make important contributions to a competitive economy and energy conservation. They also continue to make valuable contributions to America’s national security and defense.
During World War II, the Atlantic Intracostal Waterway functioned as a critical transportation route for military supplies bound for Europe, secure from the threat posed [...]

Association Of Tennessee Valley Governments Resolution

A RESOLUTION to call upon the Governors and Congressional Delegations of the
Seven-state Tennessee Valley Authority Region to make it known to federal policy
Makers and to their colleagues in the United States Congress of their support for
Legislation that will provide funding to continue without suspension, construction
through completion of the Chickamauga Lock [...]

The Coalition of Alabama Waterways Associations is a regional organization composed of Waterway Associations in the Southeastern United States dedicated to the continued development, improvement, and modernization of our Nation’s Inland Waterway Transportation System. During the CAWA Annual Meeting in Montgomery, Alabama on January 5, 2010 the seven member organizations unanimously [...]