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Safety device in place at Cheoah Dam
October 8, 2007
Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI), a subsidiary of Alcoa Inc., has announced the completion of a new safety device to be used at Cheoah Dam.
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Aluminum, Bears, and Trails…oh my!
October 2, 2007
Area nonprofits and Alcoa Inc. partner in Worldwide Month of Service events
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Capital Improvement Projects Planned for Smelting and Rolled Products Areas at Alcoa's Tennessee Operations
August 30, 2007
ALCOA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today capital improvement projects totaling more than $100 million that have been approved for both the smelting and fabricating areas at Tennessee Operations.
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Study shows Alcoa Inc.’s economic impact on East Tennessee totals $4.7 billion a year
August 13, 2007
ALCOA, Tennessee – (August 13, 2007) – To most of the world, Alcoa Inc. means aluminum. To East Tennessee, it also means more than $4.7 billion a year.
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Power Outage Impacts Alcoa Tennessee Operations
April 16, 2007
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced that the severe electrical storms that hit the southeastern United States this past weekend resulted in a power outage at the company’s Tennessee Operations aluminum smelter.
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Alcoa Receives Outstanding Stewardship of America's Rivers Award by U.S. Hydropower Organization; Alcoa Balances River Protection and Power Production
April 3, 2006
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2006--Alcoa was recognized as a 2005 Outstanding Stewardship of America's Rivers (OSAR) award recipient by the National Hydropower Association today during a ceremony held in Washington, D.C.
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Alcoa Obtains Low-Impact Hydropower Certification; New Upgrades Increase Generating Capacity
December 1, 2005
PITTSBURGH and ALCOA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2005--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that the independent, non-profit Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has certified Alcoa Power Generating Inc.'s (APGI) Tapoco hydroelectric project as an environmentally-responsible, low-impact hydropower project that meets and exceeds the most stringent operating requirements recommended by expert state and federal resource agencies.
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Alcoa encourages safety around hydroelectric facilities
August 25, 2005
New license flow releases on Cheoah River to begin Sept. 1
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Alcoa Worldwide News
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OASIS information
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The Tapoco Division of Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI) owns and operates the Tapoco Project. The Tapoco Project is a four-development hydroelectric project located in the western portion of the Little Tennessee Watershed on the Little Tennessee and Cheoah Rivers in Graham, Swain, Blount, and Monroe Counties in North Carolina and Tennessee.
The Tapoco Project is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as Project No. 2169. The Tapoco Division operates the Project to provide power for Alcoa’s aluminum smelting and rolling operations in Alcoa, TN. The Tapoco Project includes four reservoirs —Santeetlah, Cheoah, Calderwood, and Chilhowee— that offer a variety of recreation opportunities and provide important habitat for plants, fish and wildlife. This website provides information about the Project’s developments, news, regulatory issues, shoreline management, and other environmental information. |
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