Exemptions

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-215-124, under General Provisions.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-215-124

(1) Exempted from this chapter are:(1) Septic tanks;(2) Farm or residential tanks of one thousand one hundred gallons (1,100 gal.) or less used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;(3) Tanks used for storing heating oil for consumption on the premises where stored;(4) Pipeline facilities (including gathering lines) regulated under:(A) The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.);(B) The Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.); or(C) State laws comparable to the law referred to in subdivision (4)(A) or (4)(B), if it is an intrastate pipeline;(5) Surface impoundments, pits, ponds, or lagoons;(6) Storm water or waste water collection systems;(7) Flow-through process tanks;(8) Liquid traps or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations;(9) Petroleum storage tanks situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar, mine working, drift, shaft, or tunnel) if the storage tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor; and(10) Pipes or connections connected to exempted tanks.

(1) Septic tanks;

(2) Farm or residential tanks of one thousand one hundred gallons (1,100 gal.) or less used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;

(3) Tanks used for storing heating oil for consumption on the premises where stored;

(4) Pipeline facilities (including gathering lines) regulated under:(A) The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.);(B) The Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.); or(C) State laws comparable to the law referred to in subdivision (4)(A) or (4)(B), if it is an intrastate pipeline;

(A) The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.);

(B) The Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.); or

(C) State laws comparable to the law referred to in subdivision (4)(A) or (4)(B), if it is an intrastate pipeline;

(5) Surface impoundments, pits, ponds, or lagoons;

(6) Storm water or waste water collection systems;

(7) Flow-through process tanks;

(8) Liquid traps or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations;

(9) Petroleum storage tanks situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar, mine working, drift, shaft, or tunnel) if the storage tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor; and

(10) Pipes or connections connected to exempted tanks.