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TN Code § 69-5-1006 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 10 - Multi-County Districts Generally|§ 69-5-1006. Map of District

 The engineer of such district shall show in the engineer's report upon the map of the district the location of the line or lines between counties, and show clearly what tracts of land within such district lie in each of the counties of the district.
TN Code § 69-5-1101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 11 - Multi-County Districts — Alternative Procedure|§ 69-5-1101. Legislative Intent

 It is the intention of this part to provide an additional method of proceedings in the establishment of improvement or drainage districts, lying in more than one (1) county, and to leave the parties concerned, and petitioners for the improvement or drainage districts, to their option whether they will proceed under one (1) or the other alternative methods in creating such districts where the lands to be included lie in more than one (1) county.
TN Code § 69-5-1102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 11 - Multi-County Districts — Alternative Procedure|§ 69-5-1102. Petition for Formation

 When a proposed improvement, drainage district, or drainage and levee district will require its location in more than one (1) county, the application by petition may in the alternative be made to the county court of any one (1) of the counties in which such district will be in part located, if established, such petition to be signed by persons residing in, and owning lands in, any one (1) or more of the counties. The court in which such petition is filed shall have full jurisdiction in the premises for the purpose of creating and establishing such drainage or drainage and levee district. It is not necessary to file such petition in the county court of any other county in which some of the lands lie that are to be included in the proposed district.
TN Code § 69-5-1103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 11 - Multi-County Districts — Alternative Procedure|§ 69-5-1103. Engineer, Viewers, Commissioners, and Directors

 The court in which the petition is filed has full power and authority to appoint the engineer, viewers to assess damages, commissioners to make assessments and apportion the same on the lands affected, and directors, just as if such district lay wholly in one (1) county, and as provided in parts 1-7 of this chapter, when such district lies entirely in one (1) county. The viewers and commissioners shall make their reports to the court where the petition was filed and only to that court. The county mayor of the county where such petition is filed shall be, ex officio, chair of such board of directors. The viewers and commissioners may be resident citizens of any one (1) or more of the counties having lands embraced in such district, but with all the other qualifications set out in parts 2 and 3 of this chapter.
TN Code § 69-5-1104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 11 - Multi-County Districts — Alternative Procedure|§ 69-5-1104. Assessments

 The assessments levied on the lands shall be made in and by the court where the petition was filed and the proceeding is pending, as provided in part 8 of this chapter as to assessments where the district is wholly in one (1) county, such assessments to be made on the lands in all of the counties included within the district. The clerk of the county in which the petition is filed and the proceeding pending shall make out the drainage assessment book in which the assessment for the entire district appears. The clerk shall then copy so much of the drainage assessment book as contains the assessment of lands in any other county than that where the petition was filed and proceeding is pending, certify under seal that it is a correct copy of that portion, or part of such book, and transmit or deliver it, to the trustee of such other county, taking a clerk's receipt for the copy.
TN Code § 69-5-1105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 11 - Multi-County Districts — Alternative Procedure|§ 69-5-1105. Disposition of Collected Assessments

 It is the duty of the trustee of any county in which part of the lands of such district lie to receive the certified copy mentioned in § 69-5-1104, and to collect the assessments shown by the same, as provided in part 8 of this chapter where the district lies entirely in one (1) county, and to duly account for and pay over the same when collected. The trustee collecting such assessments in any county shall pay the same upon the warrants drawn on the trustee by the county mayor of the county where the proceeding is pending, or petition was filed, as provided by law. Such warrants may be drawn to transfer such amounts collected from the hands of the trustee of any other county to the trustee of the county where the proceeding is pending, to the end that all the vouchers for money disbursed shall be on file in the county where the proceeding is pending.
TN Code § 69-5-1106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 11 - Multi-County Districts — Alternative Procedure|§ 69-5-1106. Assessments Become Liens

 The assessments provided for by this part, when made and levied shall be and become valid liens upon all the lands so assessed as state and county taxes are liens upon lands.
TN Code § 69-5-1107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 11 - Multi-County Districts — Alternative Procedure|§ 69-5-1107. Bonds

 Bonds may be issued by such drainage district, or drainage and levee district, located in more than one (1) county, to pay for the cost and expenses of the proposed improvement in the general method provided in part 9 of this chapter. Such bonds shall be signed by the county mayor of each of the counties that have lands in such district, and countersigned by the county clerk of each of the counties, and the county seal, or seal of the county clerk, of each county shall be affixed to such bonds by each of the clerks, and the bonds shall be signed and sealed first by the officers of counties other than that in which the proceeding is pending, and last by the officers of the county in which the petition was filed and the proceeding pending, and shall then be ready for issuance. Such bonds shall show upon their face that they are issued by the several counties having lands in such district. The assessments on the lands in each county shall only be bound and liable for their pro rata part of such bonds and interest on the bonds, and according to assessments levied; and only the lands in such district shall be liable for the assessments levied on the lands as provided in part 9 of this chapter. It is the duty of each of the officers in each of the counties to sign, and countersign, and seal such bonds, as provided in part 9 of this chapter, when they have been ordered issued by the court in which the petition was filed and proceeding is pending.
TN Code § 69-5-1108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 11 - Multi-County Districts — Alternative Procedure|§ 69-5-1108. Proceeds of Bond Sale

 The proceeds of the bonds, when sold, shall be deposited with one (1) or more of the trustees as directors of such district shall direct, but so the same, or any part thereof, that may be placed in the hands of a county trustee other than the trustee of the county where the proceeding is pending, may be transferred to the trustee of the county where the proceeding is pending, if deemed best, to the end that the entire fund may be paid out by the trustee on proper warrants drawn. The county mayor of the county where the proceeding is pending shall draw all warrants upon, or against the funds, or proceeds of bonds to meet lawful demands of the district, as now provided by law, and draw warrants to transfer the funds as provided in this section. But any of the trustees before receiving any of the proceeds of such bonds shall give bond to account for them as the law now provides.
TN Code § 69-5-1109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 11 - Multi-County Districts — Alternative Procedure|§ 69-5-1109. Map of District

 The engineer of the district shall show in the engineer's report upon the map of the district the location of the line or lines between counties, and show clearly what tracts of land within such district lie in each of the counties of the district.
TN Code § 69-5-1201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 12 - Subdistricts|§ 69-5-1201. General Provisions

  Any person, who owns lands within any drainage district, and who desires to establish a subdistrict within the limits of the original district for the purpose of securing more complete drainage, may file a petition with the county clerk, asking the county court to establish such subdistrict, and describing the lands to be affected by the subdistrict so as to convey an intelligible description of such lands. The bond and all other proceedings shall be the same as provided in parts 1-11 of this chapter for the establishment, formation, and construction of original districts and improvements of districts, including the assessment of damages and assessment of benefits.   When established and constructed, it shall be and become a part of the drainage system of such drainage district, and be under the control and supervision of the board of directors of such drainage district.   The subdistrict shall only be established when conducive to the public health or welfare, or to the public benefit or utility.   Any special assessments made for the benefit of such subdistrict shall be secondary in lien and in right to the assessments for the benefit of the original district.
TN Code § 69-5-1301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 13 - Districts by Mutual Consent|§ 69-5-1301. Mutual Agreements Authorized

 The owners of land that requires combined drainage may provide for the establishment of a drainage district, or location and construction of drains, ditches, and watercourses upon their own lands by mutual agreement in writing duly signed, acknowledged, and filed with the county clerk.
TN Code § 69-5-1302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 13 - Districts by Mutual Consent|§ 69-5-1302. Contents of Agreement — Validity

 A mutual agreement may include the location, the character of work to be done, the adjustment of the damages, the classification of the lands to be benefited by the agreement, the amount of special assessments to be levied, when the special assessments shall be levied, or so many of these or other provisions as may be agreed upon, and to such extent shall be as valid and binding as though performed in the mode and manner provided for in parts 1-12 of this chapter.
TN Code § 69-5-1303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts|Part 13 - Districts by Mutual Consent|§ 69-5-1303. Jurisdiction Over Mutual Agreement Districts

 Upon the filing of the agreement with the county clerk, the county court shall establish such drainage district and locate the ditch, drain, or watercourse provided for in the mutual agreement according to the terms of the agreement, and shall have full and complete jurisdiction of the parties and subject matter, and order such procedure under this chapter as may be required to carry out the object and intent of such agreement, and to complete and construct the desired improvement, and shall retain jurisdiction of the parties and subject matter as fully as in other cases provided for in this chapter.
TN Code § 69-7-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 1 - Water Resources Division|§ 69-7-101. Water Resources Division Created — Appointment of Director and Assistants

  There is hereby created and established within the department of environment and conservation a division to be known as the water resources division.   The commissioner of environment and conservation shall, with the approval of the governor, appoint a director of the water resources division, who shall be known as the director of the water resources division, and such other professional and clerical assistants as may be required to discharge the duties imposed under this part upon the division.   The director of the water resources division shall be a registered professional engineer or have administrative experience and training or experience in the general field of water resources and hydraulics.
TN Code § 69-7-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 1 - Water Resources Division|§ 69-7-102. General Duties of Director

 The director of the water resources division is responsible to the commissioner of environment and conservation for the general direction of all matters pertaining to conservation, protection and development of the water resources of the state and the continued study of water resources looking toward the creation and development of a basic, long-range water resource policy for the state, with the exception of the functions relating to the water pollution control exercised by the Tennessee water pollution control board, and such other functions as may otherwise be provided in this part.
TN Code § 69-7-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 1 - Water Resources Division|§ 69-7-103. Specific Powers and Duties of Director

 The powers and duties of the director of water resources division under the direction of the commissioner of environment and conservation include, among other things, the powers and duties to:   Establish, maintain, and publish, as directed by the commissioner, an accurate inventory of the state's water resources;   Determine, maintain and establish estimates of existing and future water use in the state;   Define and propose, if necessary, water control districts within the state in the light of the director's findings, and make engineering plans and surveys for improving the quantity of the water supply in such proposed water control districts;   Implement the basic water resource policy of the state by creating and defining the rights of respective competing users of the water resources of the state;   Perform all duties assigned to the director relating to the determination of the waters that should be reserved for general public purposes, including navigation, sanitation, recreation, maintenance of fish and aquatic life, the maintenance of unusual scenic features and other public purposes;   Determine the feasibility of proposed dams and water diversion structures to conserve the basic water resources of the state and review and recommend plans for any such proposed dams and diversion structures in any proposed water control districts; and   Perform any other duties required by the terms of this part, or as may reasonably be required by the commissioner and the commission in relation to this part.
TN Code § 69-7-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 1 - Water Resources Division|§ 69-7-104. Term of Employment — Compensation

 The director of water resources division and such professional and clerical assistants as may be employed serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and their compensation is fixed and determined by the commissioner with the approval of the governor.
TN Code § 69-7-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 2 - Inter-Basin Water Transfers|§ 69-7-201. Short Title

 This part shall be known as the “Inter-basin Water Transfer Act.”
TN Code § 69-7-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 2 - Inter-Basin Water Transfers|§ 69-7-202. Legislative Findings — Purpose

 The general assembly finds that as the population and demand for water resources grow, it is prudent to engage in planning for the future and to have an explicit mechanism in place to regulate proposals for the diversion of water from one river basin to another. By removing water from rivers, such inter-basin transfers raise issues of the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and the environment as the water is no longer available for use in the original stream. The primary purpose of this part is to allow regulation on the basis of the quantity of water in river basins. Although the common law addresses some of these concerns, it relies on after-the-fact litigation rather than a modern regulatory system. As this is remedial and police power legislation, all sections of this part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.
TN Code § 69-7-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 2 - Inter-Basin Water Transfers|§ 69-7-203. Definition of Basin and River Basin

 For purposes of this part, “basin” or “river basin” refers to the entire topographic extent of the following ten (10) watersheds and combinations of watersheds:   The Mississippi River and all of its tributaries west of the Tennessee River Valley;   The Duck River, the Elk River, and the western Tennessee River Valley;   The lower Cumberland River to the downstream point of the mouth of the Caney Fork River, the Harpeth and the Stones rivers;   The tributaries of the Barren River;   The upper Cumberland River, the Caney Fork, the Obed, and the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River;   The lower Tennessee River in East Tennessee up to and including the Hiawassee River;   The Conasauga River;   The Upper Tennessee River in East Tennessee upstream of the Hiawassee, the Little Tennessee, the Clinch, and the Emory rivers;   The French Broad River and the Nolichuckey River; and   The Holston River and the Watauga River.
TN Code § 69-7-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 2 - Inter-Basin Water Transfers|§ 69-7-204. Acquisition of Permit — Determination of Amount of Existing Inter-Basin Transfer

  All persons or entities:  That have been granted powers by the state to acquire water, water rights and associated property by eminent domain or condemnation; or   That acquire or supply water for the use or benefit of public water supply systems as defined in § 68-221-703,  shall, when proposing a new or increased withdrawal of surface water or ground water for the purpose of transferring or diverting, or both, some or all of it out of a river basin either directly or through one (1) or more intermediaries, first apply for and obtain a permit from the commissioner of environment and conservation, or the commissioner's designee, prior to such diversion or transfer; provided, that in the case of ground water withdrawal, this section shall only apply if the loss of the ground water has a significant potential to adversely affect the flow of a Tennessee surface water.      For purposes of determining the amount of an existing inter-basin transfer under this section, it is the average daily amount calculated for the highest continuous 90-day period between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 1999; provided, that nothing whatsoever in this section shall apply to existing withdrawals by entities described above except that such persons or entities shall be subject to this section when proposing to:  Increase the amount of water withdrawn, when some or all of the water will be transferred to a different river basin; or   Locate a new intake for withdrawal, when some or all of the water will be transferred to a different river basin.     All persons or entities that are issued a permit under subsection (a) shall operate the withdrawal activity in accordance with all terms and conditions of the permit.
TN Code § 69-7-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 2 - Inter-Basin Water Transfers|§ 69-7-205. Powers of Commissioner of Environment and Conservation

 In addition to powers under all other statutes, including, but not limited to, the Water Quality Control Act, compiled in chapter 3, part 1 of this title, and the Safe Drinking Water Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 221, part 7, the commissioner of environment and conservation, or the commissioner's designee, shall have the following powers and duties under this part:   To issue and to deny inter-basin transfer permits in accordance with § 69-7-206;   To issue civil penalty assessments in accordance with § 69-7-208;   To conduct inspections and investigations;   To bring suit in the name of the department for any violation of this part, including seeking any remedy available under this part as well as under any other statutory or common law remedy related to water availability and supply;   To require the submission of plans, specifications, technical reports, and any other information the commissioner deems necessary to carry out this part;   To delegate any of the commissioner's duties to the director of the appropriate division under the commissioner's supervision; and   To be the primary administrative agent in carrying out this part.
TN Code § 69-7-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 7 - Water Management|Part 2 - Inter-Basin Water Transfers|§ 69-7-206. Issuance and Denial of Permit. [Current Version. See Second Version of Section and Its Compiler’s notes.]

  The commissioner shall issue or deny any permit applied for pursuant to § 69-7-204 in accordance with this part and the rules adopted by the board of water quality, oil and gas under § 69-7-207 and any applicable provisions of the Water Quality Control Act, compiled in chapter 3, part 1 of this title, and rules under that act. Such permits shall be issued for a renewal term of five (5) years and contain necessary and appropriate conditions to accomplish the purposes of the same part and rules.   The commissioner shall, to the maximum extent feasible, combine the permit application and issuance processes for a withdrawal activity that requires permits under this part and the Water Quality Control Act.   The commissioner may revoke, suspend, or modify any permit for the following reasons:  A violation of any terms or conditions of the permit or of any provision of this part;   Obtaining the permit by misrepresentation or failing to disclose fully all relevant facts; or   A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the permitted inter-basin transfer because of reasonably likely adverse impacts to downstream users or the environment.     Any person aggrieved by the issuance or denial of a permit by the commissioner under this part may appeal such matter to the board of water quality, oil and gas solely in accordance with § 69-7-207(3).