TVA spent millions cleaning up an ask spill in Roane county Tennessee and downstream into Meigs and Rhea counties.
Now the agency is being accused of shutting down recreation facilities on Watts Bat Lake.
County officials are complaining that it will destroy their tourism industry.
Watts Bar Lake has been a lure for campers, fisherman and boating for years. At one time there were a half dozen marinas and camp grounds, but they going away one by one.
Two months ago, this site on highway 68 a mile from the nuclear plant still had cottages for and a general store.
When it was bull-dozed it angered local officials like Rhea county manager George Thacker.
GEORGE THACKER, RHEA COUNTY MANAGER "When you've got a marina here, you buy gas, food, oil..I mean all these businesses..mom and pops is what started this community...er whole country."
George Thacker and spoke to TVA board members at their monthly meeting but got no satisfaction.
He says he has nothing but respect for TVA and its mission, but he thinks the lake and local citizens are getting second rate treatment.
GEORGE THACKER "I'm not angry with them..I just think they are missing an opportunity here..I think they made a mistake."
Thacker was joined by Meigs county manager Garland Langford in requesting that TVA turn-over the lakeside properities to private enterprise to develop.
But even if that happens there's another drawback.
The agency has imposed a 5% tax on Marina operators like Sandy Podbielski who has operated the Rhea Harbor Marina for 35 years.
SANDY PODBIELSKI, OPERATOR, RHEA COUNTY MARINA "Its going to kill the counties and the states with tourism stuff..and we can't take any more loss of tourism."
Thacker says all he's asking is for TVA to work with local leaders.
TVA responded Thursday afternoon, saying it is "open to private or other public entities who want to establish something there under current TVA commercial recreation, land use, and other guidelines."
The spokesman added TVA has no taxing authority, and is just making the pricing more consistent across the Valley."
