Grand Rivers, Ky. - March 2019: Kentucky Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric plant and flood control. Image: JP Combs/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffAn inspector general audit has called on the TVA to increase inspections of its facilities for safety and other hazards, saying it found records of such assessments having been done on only 111 of more than 3,200 active buildings.
Building roofs were inspected more commonly, it said, with 376 having been done, while all 75 bridges under the agency’s jurisdiction had been inspected. One reason for the differences, it said, is that while there is a formal policy of inspecting bridges at least every two years, there is no set timeframe for inspecting buildings and roofs.
Further, it said, in a sample of 74 buildings rated as in poor or failed condition, actions had been planned to address only nine. Of the rest, about half involve coating or corrosion repair, an ongoing issue where needs are prioritized each year; most of the others involved buildings that are scheduled to be retired or that is not due to be addressed “unless it is causing a safety issue or is not functioning.”
“Poor and failed asset conditions left unaddressed could increase building and infrastructure safety risks,” it said.
It said management agreed with recommendations to set a schedule to assess conditions of structures and potential safety risks, and to identify those most in need of attention.
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