Title 68, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection

(a) All municipalities constructing, operating, or maintaining storm water or flood control facilities are authorized to establish a graduated storm water user's fee which may be assessed and collected from each user of the storm water facilities provided by the municipality. The…

A municipal legislative body may finance storm water facilities under the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in title 9, chapter 21. To protect the public health and to assure payment of bonds issued for storm water facilities, the municipality may by appro…

The powers conferred by this part are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, charter, or home rule provision.

To the extent practicable, municipalities shall provide permit conditions for storm water discharges associated with industrial activities that are consistent with any permits issued pursuant to the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), unless the discharge con…

Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the power or authority of the department of environment and conservation or of the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas with respect to regulation of the waters of the state. Any ordinances or regulations adopted or imposed by m…

Any bill rendered as a result of this part shall contain the following statement with respect to the charges assessed under this part, which statement shall be printed in bold-faced type: “THIS FEE HAS BEEN MANDATED BY CONGRESS.”

(a) The chief administrative officer of the agency or entity responsible for implementing this part or such officer's designated representative shall report annually and personally to the legislative delegation of any municipality to which this section applies on the storm water …

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Act of 1997.”

(a) The purpose of this part is to:(1) Facilitate statewide compliance with state and federal drinking water standards;(2) Provide Tennessee water systems with low-cost loans and other financial assistance for system improvements through the creation of a self-sustaining revolvin…

(1) Terms used in this part that are defined in §§ 68-221-703 and 68-221-1003 shall have the same meaning in this part. As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Federal act” means the Safe Drinking Water Act, or Title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (…

(a) (1) There is created in the state treasury a revolving loan fund to be known as the “drinking water revolving loan fund.”(2) The authority shall administer the fund and may adopt rules and regulations for such administration.(3) All interest and earnings of the fund shall rem…

(a) The department, in conjunction with the authority shall administer a program for loans to water systems and the department may adopt regulations to govern the application procedure for loans under this part as well as to effectuate the purposes of this part. (b) The departmen…

(a) Loans shall be made only to water systems that:(1) Are on the department's water system priority ranking list established pursuant to § 68-221-1205;(2) Use the funds only for expenditures that will facilitate compliance with the federal act and the state act or otherwise sign…

The commissioner of environment and conservation is authorized to promulgate emergency rules in the manner provided under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for the program authorized by this part if deemed to be necessary by the commission…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Regional Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act.”

(a) It is declared that water and wastewater treatment authorities created pursuant to this part shall be public and governmental bodies acting as agencies and instrumentalities of the creating and participating governmental entities; and that the acquisition, operation and finan…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Authority” means a water and wastewater treatment authority created pursuant to this part;(2) “Board” means the board of commissioners of an authority;(3) “Bonds” includes notes, interim certificates or other ob…

(a) Any contiguous city, metropolitan, or county government or utility district may create a water or wastewater treatment authority in the manner provided for in this part. (b) (1) The governing body of the creating governmental entity shall adopt, and its executive officer shal…

(a) (1) The governing body of the authority shall be a board of commissioners appointed by the executive officer of the creating governmental entity and approved by its governing body.(2) The board of commissioners shall include a person of good standing and reputation. (1) The g…

(a) The board shall appoint an executive director, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the authority. The board shall enter into a contract with the executive director establishing the director's salary and term of office. (b) The executive director is …

(a) An authority has all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part, excluding the power to levy and collect taxes. The powers include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, and adopt a corporate seal;(2) Plan, establi…

(a) The authority may fix the price or charges for its water and waste treatment services rendered to users within and without the service area of the authority; provided, that the rates charged shall be uniform for the same class of customers or service and may represent the equ…

(a) (1) In providing a treatment works to treat industrial wastes, either independently or in conjunction with other wastes, the authority has the authority to collect from those industrial users all or any part of the construction costs of the treatment works reasonably attribut…

(a) An authority has the power to condemn either the fee or any right, title, interest or easement in the property that the board may deem necessary for any of the purposes mentioned in this part, and the property or interest in that property may be so acquired whether or not the…

(a) (1) The authority has the power to issue negotiable bonds from time to time in order to accomplish any of the purposes authorized by this part. The authority also has the power to issue bonds in the same manner and under the same provisions as municipalities or metropolitan g…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other laws of this state or any of this state's political subdivisions, any authority that has contracted for and accepted an offer or a grant of federal or state aid, or both, for a particular project for which the authority may raise or expend money,…

(1) Any creating governmental entity and any participating governmental entity has all necessary powers in order to further the purposes of this part, including, but not limited to, the following, any or all of which powers may be exercised by resolution of the governmental entit…

(a) Whenever the governing bodies of the creating governmental entity and the participating governmental entities each, by resolution, determine that the purposes for which the authority was created have been substantially accomplished, that all of the bonds and other obligations…

(a) The powers conferred by this part shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and are not in substitution for those powers, and the limitations imposed by this part shall not affect those powers. (b) The powers granted in this part may be e…

This part shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this part, and insofar as this part may be inconsistent with any other law, this part shall be controlling.

The members of the board of commissioners may receive compensation for their services and shall receive per diem or reimbursement for necessary expenses.

(a) The national policy in favor of competition shall ensure a policy of competitive bidding for all authorities. (b) An authority shall be subject to the applicable purchasing laws of the creating governmental entity, or if two (2) or more creating governmental entities form a w…

No water and wastewater treatment authority created pursuant to this part after July 1, 2008, shall be located in more than one (1) county without the approval of the general assembly.

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Department” means the department of environment and conservation;(2) “Treatment works” means any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature to restore and maintain …

(a) If the developer of a subdivision or other neighborhood proposes to construct a treatment works for use by the subdivision or neighborhood, and the design and construction of the treatment works has been approved by the department, then the developer shall submit an applicati…

(1) Upon at least fifty percent (50%) of the units within a development being issued a certificate of use and occupancy:(1) The local government for the jurisdiction where the treatment works is or will be installed shall require the developer to obtain and file a reasonable perf…

(a) All treatment works constructed under this part must:(1) Comply with applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations; and(2) Be systems approved by the department and installed in accordance with approved design and construction plans. (1) Comply with applicable fed…

This part does not apply in counties having a population of not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) nor more than three hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent federal census.

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Authority” means the Tennessee local development authority, a public agency, created by title 4, chapter 31, or its successor;(2) “Construction” means the erection, building, acquisition, alteration, reconstruct…

(a) The state of Tennessee is authorized to make repayable grants to any municipality to assist the municipality in the construction of sewage treatment works. Such loans shall be made from the proceeds of bonds or notes issued by the authority for the purpose of making such loan…

(a) In allocating state grants under this part, the department shall give consideration to, and apply, the similar standards, criteria and measures of eligibility as prescribed by this part and the rules of the department. (b) Eligibility to receive federal funds shall not be a c…

(a) The state of Tennessee may enter into contracts with municipalities, and any such municipality may enter into a contract with the state, concerning eligible projects. Any such contract may include such provisions as may be agreed upon by the parties thereto, and shall include…

There is authorized to be established in the general fund of the state treasury an account to be known as the sewage treatment works construction account; provided, that the commissioner of finance and administration, with the approval of the comptroller of the treasury, may esta…

There are authorized to be appropriated to the department such funds as the general assembly may appropriate to enable the department to carry out its functions under this part.

(a) All municipalities receiving grants from the state under this part shall establish a graduated sewer user's fee on each user of the sanitary sewers provided by the municipality. The municipality providing such a service shall bill and collect the fee from users of the service…

(a) In order to protect the public health and in order to assure the payment of bonds issued for sewage treatment works, the municipality is authorized by appropriate resolution to:(1) (A) Require the owner, tenant or occupant of each lot or parcel of land which abuts upon a stre…