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TN Code § 68-221-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 2 - Construction of Sewage Treatment Works|§ 68-221-207. [reserved.]

  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 and is authorized to enter into contracts for the collection of such sewer user fees with any public or private corporation or municipal utilities board or commission operating a water system in the area of the sewage system or to make contracts with any other city, town or utility district to meter, bill and collect sewer user charges as a designated item on its water bills and to discontinue water service to sewer users who fail or refuse to pay sewer user charges, including the right not to accept payment of water service charges from any customer, without receiving at the same time payment of any sewer user charges owed by such customer, and not to reestablish water service until such time as all past due sewer service charges owed by such customer have been paid, and to perform all acts and discharge all obligations required by the provision of any such contract or contracts.   The authority shall establish the monthly payment, due from the municipality to the state, necessary for the municipality to fund the project. The municipality shall establish a sewer user's fee and/or such ad valorem taxes as necessary to provide funds sufficient to pay the monthly payments established, plus the costs of operation and maintenance of the sewage treatment work, including depreciation according to generally accepted accounting principles and any other debt service requirements of the system. It is the intent that the sewer user's fee be the primary source of payment of such costs and payments. The sewer user's fee shall be adjusted periodically by the municipality so that the sewer user's fees will be sufficient to pay such monthly payments and costs, but will create a minimum excess. It is the intent that such sewer user's fees shall only be for the purpose of providing for such monthly payments and costs. The sewer user's fee shall be expressed as a single charge on the utility bill. The sewer user's fee in any county having a metropolitan form of government shall be the established fee on April 19, 1973, and shall not be adjusted by the authority unless the governing body of such county shall by ordinance request the authority to make an adjustment in such amount as the authority shall determine.   Any upward adjustment of the sewer user's fee shall not be granted solely on the basis of increases of rates and charges for water services, but shall be made only after a finding by the municipality that such an adjustment is reasonable and justified. This subsection (c) shall not apply to counties with a metropolitan form of government.
TN Code § 68-221-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 2 - Construction of Sewage Treatment Works|§ 68-221-210. Authority to Levy and Collect Other Charges

  The municipality collecting the user's fee shall have the authority to fix, levy and collect fees, rents, tolls or other charges in an amount necessary to provide for the maintenance and operation of sewage treatment works and payment of any indebtedness.   This authority shall be in addition to any other authority to set like fees or to levy taxes pursuant to any other statute or authority granted by the state.
TN Code § 68-221-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 2 - Construction of Sewage Treatment Works|§ 68-221-211. Remittance of Fees to Authority — Application of Funds — Contracts — Failure to Remit Fees

  Each municipality having entered into a contract with the state pursuant to this part shall remit to the authority such amounts and at such times as shown in the repayment schedule to be placed in a special trust fund created to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and notes of the authority for the purpose of providing grants for sewage treatment works.   The authority shall have the right to enter into such contracts and require such guarantees or security as it may see fit prior to, or simultaneously with, the issuance of bonds or notes as authorized hereunder or to refuse to issue such bonds or notes until such contracts or security, in any form which the authority may elect, are agreed to or are obtained.   In the event any municipality having entered into a contract pursuant to this part shall fail to remit funds in accordance with the monthly payments established by the authority, the commissioner of finance and administration shall deliver by certified mail a written notice of such failure to the municipality within five (5) days of the failure. In the event the municipality fails to remit the amount set forth in such notice within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the notice, the commissioner shall, without further authorization, withhold such sum or part of such sum from any state-shared taxes which are otherwise apportioned to the municipality for the benefit of the authority. Furthermore, in the event any municipality having entered into a contract pursuant to this part fails to remit funds in accordance with the monthly payments established by the authority as aforementioned, the municipality shall increase its sewer user's fee and/or pledge additional available sources of revenue as are necessary to meet the obligation of the municipality according to its contract with the state.
TN Code § 68-221-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 2 - Construction of Sewage Treatment Works|§ 68-221-212. Use of Retroactive Grant

 To the extent that a state grant is made retroactively under this part for an eligible project that has been financed by other funds, such state grant may be used by a municipality for any municipal sewer purpose.
TN Code § 68-221-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 2 - Construction of Sewage Treatment Works|§ 68-221-213. Authority of Local Governments to Enter Into Loan Agreements

 Local governments may enter into loan agreements under this part, notwithstanding and without regard to any limit on indebtedness provided by law.
TN Code § 68-221-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 2 - Construction of Sewage Treatment Works|§ 68-221-214. Part Supplemental — Loan Agreements Governed by This Part

  This part shall be in addition and supplemental to any other law providing for the financing of sewage treatment works of local governments, and shall not be deemed to amend or repeal any other law.   No proceedings by a local government shall be required for loan agreements hereunder except such as are provided by this part, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.   No requirements or restraints applicable to borrowing by local governments contained in any other law shall be applicable to loans under this part.
TN Code § 68-221-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-401. General Requirements

 In order to minimize the possibility of endangering the health and welfare of the public and/or the development of esthetically offensive conditions, subsurface sewage disposal systems shall be so located, constructed and maintained that wastes discharged to or from such systems:   Do not contaminate any drinking water supply;   Are not accessible to rodents, insects or other potential carriers of disease;   Do not pollute or contaminate surface or ground water;   Are not a health hazard by being accessible to the general public;   Do not cause a nuisance due to odor or unsightly appearance; and   Will not violate any other laws or regulations governing water pollution or sewage disposal.
TN Code § 68-221-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-402. Part Definitions

 For the purposes of this part and subsequent regulations and standards, the following words and phrases have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Alternative method of disposal” means a subsurface sewage disposal system, the construction, installation and operation of which varies from that of conventional subsurface sewage disposal systems;   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of environment and conservation, the commissioner's duly authorized representative, and in the event of the commissioner's absence or a vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner;   “Department” means the department of environment and conservation;   “Lot” means a part of a subdivision or a parcel of land intended for the building of a single house, building or other development;   “Permit” means a written authorization issued by the commissioner licensing one (1) of the following: the construction, alteration, extension or repair of a subsurface sewage disposal system, or the removal and disposal of accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems, and including those engaged in such businesses;   “Person” means any and all persons, including individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, public or private institutions, municipalities, or political subdivisions or officers thereof, departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, or public or private corporations or officers thereof, organized or existing under the laws of this or any other state or country;   “Public sewerage system” means the conduits, sewers and all devices and appurtenances by means of which sewage is collected, pumped, treated and disposed of; all of which are owned and operated by a municipality, utility district or other legally constituted agencies of government;   “Sewage” means human excreta, all water carried wastes, and household wastes from residences, buildings, or commercial and industrial establishments;   “Subdivision” means any tract or parcel of land divided into two (2) or more lots, sites or other division for the purpose of immediate or future building of houses, buildings or other development where subsurface sewage disposal systems are to be used. “Subdivision” does not include a division of any tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more tracts or parcels when such parts are five (5) acres or larger in size; and   “Subsurface sewage disposal system” means a system, other than a public or community system, which receives sewage. Included within the scope of this definition are septic tank absorption systems, privies, chemical toilets, and other similar systems. However, “subsurface sewage disposal system” does not include a sewerage system regulated under part 1 of this chapter, and title 69, chapter 3.
TN Code § 68-221-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-404. Program for Evaluation of New Technologies

 The commissioner may develop a program for the evaluation of new technologies for use in subsurface sewage disposal systems. In the program, the commissioner shall first evaluate written documentation and the available studies and literature for such products. If the commissioner is satisfied with the results of this initial review, then the commissioner may authorize certain numbers of systems using the technology to be installed on an experimental basis for a period of time. During this time, the commissioner may require that mechanisms be used to protect the public and the environment. In the commissioner's discretion, this may include restrictive covenants on the property, or manufacturer's warranties with certain terms, or financial assurance mechanisms, including, but not limited to, surety or performance bonds, letters of credit, or escrow deposits. The commissioner may set the fee for permits for such experimental systems in a manner that reflects the department's costs for oversight and evaluation, fees paid by other systems, and the number of experimental systems installed, notwithstanding any rules that set a specific fee for experimental systems, to the contrary.
TN Code § 68-221-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-405. Access to Property

 It is the duty of the owner or occupant of the property to give the commissioner free access to the property at reasonable times for the purpose of making such inspections or investigations as are necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of this part and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this part.
TN Code § 68-221-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-406. Unlawful Acts

  It is unlawful for any person to:  Begin construction or construct any house or establishment, mobile or permanent, to be served by a subsurface sewage disposal system prior to approval of plans for the proposed location of the house or establishment and location of disposal system on the lot and approval of the specific lot as to its suitability for construction of the subsurface sewage disposal system by the commissioner;   Begin construction or construct any house or establishment, mobile or permanent, in a subdivision until the subdivision plans have been approved by the commissioner;   Construct, alter, extend or repair subsurface sewage disposal systems prior to securing a permit from the commissioner;   Construct, alter, extend or repair subsurface sewage disposal systems in violation of the provisions of the permit;   Engage in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems unless a permit has been secured from the commissioner;   Engage in the business of removing wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems and dispose of such wastes in any place and manner that do not meet the approval of the commissioner;   Dispose of sewage or effluent from a subsurface sewage disposal system into any existing or abandoned well or well dug or drilled for that purpose, caves, sinkholes, ditches, streams or surface of the ground; or   Engage in the business of constructing, altering, extending or repairing subsurface sewage disposal systems prior to securing a permit for such business from the commissioner.     Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, if the department is unable to inspect a subsurface sewage disposal system which requires repair within four (4) business days of notification to the department that a repair is necessary, then the person notifying the department may proceed with such repair as though the department had made its inspection and approved the repair. The department shall give priority in inspection of subsurface sewage disposal systems to repair of such systems over issuance of permits for new construction for installation of such systems.
TN Code § 68-221-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-407. Approval of Subdivision Plan

 No proposed subdivision shall be approved by a local planning commission or other agency authorized to approve subdivisions until the plans for such subdivisions have been approved by the commissioner.
TN Code § 68-221-409 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-409. Permits Required — Performance Bond Requirement — Sewer Moratoriums — Disclosure Upon Transfer

  Any person proposing to construct, alter, extend or repair subsurface sewage disposal systems, or engage in the business of removing accumulated wastes from such systems, shall secure a permit from the commissioner, in accordance with this part and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this part.   If the permit of an installer of subsurface sewage disposal systems has been suspended or revoked after January 1, 2006, or if the department denies an application for renewal of a permit after January 1, 2006, and the permit is later reinstated or the installer later applies for a new permit, then to be eligible to receive such reinstated or new permit, the installer shall file with the commissioner a performance bond, or an irrevocable letter of credit, in the amount of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), for the benefit of any person who hires the installer and is damaged because of any negligence or fraud by the installer. Any person so damaged may sue directly on the bond without assignment of the bond. Liability under any such bond may not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount of the bond. If the bond of such installer later ceases to be in effect, the permit of the installer shall become null and void, subject to reinstatement, if a new bond is provided.    The commissioner shall not deny a permit for a subsurface sewage disposal system solely because a public sewer system is accessible if:  The department or a local government has placed a moratorium on additional connections to the public sewer system; and   The applicant submits documentation with the application for a permit that the applicant cannot connect, or has been delayed from connecting, to the public sewer system because of the moratorium.     For purposes of subdivision (c)(1)(B), a person has been delayed from connecting to a public sewer system because of a moratorium if the person has been placed on a waiting list by the public sewer system due to a moratorium.     In any transfer by sale, exchange, installment land sales contract, or lease with option to buy residential real property consisting of not less than one (1) nor more than four (4) dwelling units, including site-built and nonsite-built homes, for which a permit was issued under this part and a subsurface sewage disposal system installed, whether or not the transaction is consummated with the assistance of a licensed real estate broker or affiliate broker, the potential future obligation to connect to the public sewer system must be disclosed by the seller to the purchaser. The remedies for a failure to disclose are the same as those provided under title 66, chapter 5, part 2.
TN Code § 68-221-410 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-410. Variances — Hearings — Finality of Decision

   Any person whose subdivision plan has been disapproved or whose application for a subsurface sewage disposal system permit has been denied under this part and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this part, may request in writing that a variance be granted by the commissioner.   The request should set forth in numbered paragraphs the variance requested, the reasons therefor, and be signed by the applicant.   The commissioner shall investigate the request for variance and inform the applicant of the commissioner's decision within ninety (90) days from the date the request is received.   A variance may be granted when in the opinion of the commissioner such a variance will not violate § 68-221-401 or otherwise constitute a definite health hazard.      Where an applicant, having had a plan disapproved or a permit denied, does not wish to request a variance, or where such applicant's request for a variance is denied, or where such applicant's permit has been suspended or revoked, such applicant may request a hearing before the commissioner; provided, that nothing in this section shall require the commissioner to hold more than one (1) hearing on a particular matter.   Any hearing which is held pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.     Any decision of the commissioner to disapprove plans to deny, suspend or revoke a permit, or to deny a request for a variance, shall become a final decision and not subject to review unless the applicant requests by written petition a hearing or variance no later than thirty (30) days after such decision is received.
TN Code § 68-221-411 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-411. Laws or Ordinances in Conflict With Part

 In any case where a provision of this part is found to be in conflict with a provision of any private or public act or local ordinances or code existing May 4, 1973, the provision which establishes the higher standard for the promotion and protection of the health and safety of the people shall prevail.
TN Code § 68-221-412 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-412. Injunctions

  The commissioner may cause to be instituted a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief to prevent violation of any provision of this part or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this part.   It is the duty of the district attorney general in whose district a violation occurs to assist the commissioner in bringing such civil action.
TN Code § 68-221-413 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-413. Violations — Penalty

  Any person violating any of this part and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.   It is the duty of the district attorney general in whose district a violation occurs to assist the commissioner in prosecuting such violations.