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The TVA agency was important because it generated and sold surplus electricity, created jobs, and conserved water power.

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The Tennessee Valley Authority was often caught up in public and political controversy. Their displacement of families, and sometimes entire towns, caused great hardship for some communities.

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The TVA remains active today as the largest public power company and manages one of the largest river systems in the United States with regards to flood control, navigation, and environmental conservation.

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The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) is a federally owned cooperation in the US. It was created on  May 18, 1933, to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley.

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Yes, it was the most successful New Deal program created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The TVA was successful in decentralizing power and control and increasing the standard of living for the inhabitants of the southeastern United States (US).