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TN Code § 69-3-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-113. Procurement of Information

   Any person whom the board or the commissioner has reason to believe is causing, or may be about to cause, pollution, or any person having information concerning such person, shall furnish the board or the commissioner, upon request by the board or commission, all pertinent information required by the board or the commissioner in the discharge of the board's or commissioner's duties under this part.   Under this section, information includes data relating to processes or methods of manufacture or production required by the board, the commissioner, or officers of the United States in the administration of their duties, including secret formulae and proprietary manufacturing processes.   All information shall be used by the board only for purposes of water quality control. The board or the commissioner has the power to issue protection orders to prevent public dissemination of any secret formulae or proprietary manufacturing processes, except that such orders shall not extend to information concerning waste products discharged into the waters of the state.   In addition to providing information, persons may be required to keep such records as deemed necessary by the board or the commissioner to facilitate the discharge of their duties.     Any information obtained by the board or commissioner, except secret formulae or proprietary manufacturing processes, pursuant to this section, shall be available to the public for reasonable inspection and copying.
TN Code § 69-3-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-114. Causing Pollution or Refusing to Furnish Information

  It is unlawful for any person to discharge any substance into the waters of the state or to place or cause any substance to be placed in any location where such substances, either by themselves or in combination with others, cause any of the damages as defined in § 69-3-103, unless such discharge shall be due to an unavoidable accident or unless such action has been properly authorized. Any such action is declared to be a public nuisance.   In addition, it is unlawful for any person to act in a manner or degree that is violative of any provision of this part or of any rule, regulation, or standard of water quality promulgated by the board or of any permits or orders issued pursuant to this part; or to fail or refuse to file an application for a permit as required in § 69-3-108; or to refuse to furnish, or to falsify any records, information, plans, specifications, or other data required by the board or the commissioner under this part.   The plea of financial inability to prevent, abate, or control pollution shall not be a valid defense under this part.
TN Code § 69-3-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-116. Damages to the State

  The commissioner may assess the liability of any polluter or violator for damages to the state resulting from any person's pollution or violation, failure, or neglect in complying with any rules, regulations, or standards of water quality promulgated by the board or permits or orders issued pursuant to this part.   If an appeal from such assessment is not made to the board by the polluter or violator within thirty (30) days of notification of such assessment, the pollutor or violator shall be deemed to have consented to such assessment and it shall become final.   Damages may include any expenses incurred in investigating and enforcing this part, in removing, correcting, and terminating any pollution, and also compensation for any loss or destruction of wildlife, fish, or aquatic life and any other actual damages caused by the pollution or violation.   Whenever any assessment has become final because of a person's failure to appeal within the time provided, the commissioner may apply to the appropriate court for a judgment, and seek execution on such judgment. The court, in such proceedings, shall treat the failure to appeal such assessment as a confession of judgment in the amount of the assessment.
TN Code § 69-3-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-117. Proceedings Against Violators — Injunctions

 The commissioner may initiate proceedings in the chancery court of Davidson County or the county in which the activities occurred against any person who is alleged to have violated or is about to violate this part, conditions of permits issued under this part, the rules and regulations of the board or orders of the board or commissioner. In such action the commissioner may seek, and the court may grant, injunctive relief and any other relief available in law or equity. Specifically, the commissioner may seek injunctive relief against industrial users of publicly owned treatment works who fail to pay user or cost recovery charges or who violate pretreatment standards or toxic effluent limitations established as a condition to the permit of the treatment works.
TN Code § 69-3-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-118. Other Remedies

   Any person may file with the commissioner a signed complaint against any person allegedly violating any provisions of this part. Unless the commissioner determines that such complaint is duplicitous or frivolous, the commissioner shall immediately serve a copy of it upon the person or persons named in the complaint, promptly investigate the allegations contained in the complaint, and notify the alleged violator of what action, if any, the commissioner will take. In all cases, the commissioner shall notify the complainant of the action or determination within ninety (90) days from the date of the commissioner's receipt of the written complaint.   If either the complainant or the alleged violator believes that the commissioner's action or determination is or will be inadequate or too severe, such person may appeal to the board for a hearing, which will be conducted pursuant to § 69-3-110. The appeal must be made within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notification sent by the commissioner.   If the commissioner fails to take the action stated in the notification, the complainant may make an appeal to the board within thirty (30) days from the time at which the complainant knows or has reason to know of such failure.   The department shall not be obligated to assist a complainant in gathering information or making investigations or to provide counsel for the purpose of drawing up the complaint.     The penalties, damages, and injunctions provided for in §§ 69-3-115 — 69-3-119 are intended to provide additional and cumulative remedies to prevent, abate, and control the pollution of the waters of the state. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to abridge or alter rights of action or remedies in equity or under common law or statutory law, criminal or civil, nor shall any provision of §§ 69-3-115 — 69-3-117 or this section, or any act done by virtue thereof, be construed as estopping the state or any municipality or person, as riparian owners or otherwise, in the exercise of their rights in equity or under the common law or statutory law to suppress nuisances, to abate pollution, or to recover damages resulting from such pollution.   The board, department or its officials and employees acting in their official capacity shall not be considered “persons” pursuant to this section.
TN Code § 69-3-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-119. Disposition of Fees, Penalties and Damages

 All fees, penalties, and damages assessed and collected under this part shall be placed in a special fund and earmarked, allocated, and appropriated to the division for the purpose of complying with this part. Any unexpended balance of the special fund in any fiscal year shall revert to the general fund.
TN Code § 69-3-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-120. Construction of Part

  This part is intended to supplement other provisions of the Tennessee Code Annotated, and no part thereof shall be construed to repeal any such provisions specifically enacted for the protection of health or the protection of fish and game of the state, except that the administration of any laws pertaining to the pollution of waters as defined in § 69-3-103 shall be in accordance with the general policies and regulations adopted by the board.   All sections in this part shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of its policy and purpose.   All grants of power to the board or commissioner shall be liberally construed.   Any list in this part preceded by “include” or “including” shall not be construed as exhaustive or otherwise limiting unless specifically stated.   All procedures in this part are intended to be in conformity with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. If any provision of this part conflicts with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, then the latter shall govern.   If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or words of this part are for any reason held to be invalid, such decree shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion of this part.   Nothing whatsoever in this part shall be so construed as applying to any agricultural or forestry activity or the activities necessary to the conduct and operations thereof or to any lands devoted to the production of any agricultural or forestry products, unless there is a point source discharge from a discernible, confined, and discrete water conveyance.   The passage of the Water Quality Control Act of 1977 shall grant no new authority over non-point sources to the department, which was not previously established by the Water Quality Control Act of 1971. In all cases of conflict between this part and §§ 68-221-101 — 68-221-108, the Sanitary Engineering Law, this part shall take precedence.
TN Code § 69-3-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-121. Continuation of Rules and Regulations, Permits, Contracts and Agreements

  The rules and regulations previously promulgated under the Water Quality Control Act of 1971 shall remain in effect as the rules and regulations under this part. Any of these rules or regulations that may conflict with a statutory provision of this part are hereby rendered void, but shall not affect the validity of the remaining rules and regulations.   All permits and temporary permits issued under the Water Quality Control Act of 1971 shall remain in effect under this part until such time as they expire or are revoked or modified pursuant to this part.   Any contracts, agreements, plans or any other documents developed under the Water Quality Control Act of 1971 shall remain in effect under this part.
TN Code § 69-3-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-122. Sewerage System Contractors or Operators — Bonds or Security — Noncomplying or Abandoned Facilities

  No person shall construct, operate or hold out to the public as proposing to construct or operate a sewerage system unless such person first provides a bond or other financial security to the department, and has received approval of the same.   The board may by regulation establish the amount and form of such bond or financial security for various sizes and types of facilities. In no case shall the amount of the bond or financial security exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000). The purpose of the bond or financial security shall be the protection of the public health, welfare, and the environment of the state.   The commissioner may petition the chancery court of the county in which the facility is located for forfeiture of the bond or other financial security, if the department determines that:  The continued operation or lack of operation of a facility covered by this section represents a threat to the health of the public or is causing or will cause violations of classified water uses that the board has established;   All reasonable and practical efforts under the circumstances have been made to obtain corrective actions from persons responsible for the facility; and   It does not appear that corrective actions can or will be taken within an appropriate time or it appears that the facility has been abandoned.     The proceeds of such forfeiture shall be paid into the court and, pursuant to the order of the court, used in combination with any remedy provided by law or equity that will correct or mitigate the noncompliance of such facility.   If the court finds that a facility covered by this section has been abandoned or that services of the facility have been terminated, the court may enter such orders regarding the continued operations of such facility as it deems necessary to protect the public.   This section does not apply to the following:  Facilities owned or operated by a governmental entity or agency; or   Facilities in operation prior to May 25, 1984.
TN Code § 69-3-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-123. Pretreatment Enforcement — Procedure — Complaints — Orders

   Whenever the local administrative officer of any pretreatment agency has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of the pretreatment program of the pretreatment agency or orders of the local hearing authority issued pursuant thereto has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur, the local administrative officer may cause a written complaint to be served upon the alleged violator or violators.   The complaint shall specify the provision or provisions of the pretreatment program or order alleged to be violated or about to be violated and the facts alleged to constitute a violation thereof, may order that necessary corrective action be taken within a reasonable time to be prescribed in such order, and shall inform the violators of the opportunity for a hearing before the local hearing authority.   Any such order shall become final and not subject to review unless the person or persons named in the order request by written petition a hearing before the local hearing authority as provided in § 69-3-124, no later than thirty (30) days after the date such order is served; provided, that the local hearing authority may review such final order on the same grounds upon which a court of the state may review default judgments.      Whenever the local administrative officer finds that an emergency exists imperatively requiring immediate action to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, the health of animals, fish or aquatic life, a public water supply, or the facilities of the publicly owned treatment works of the pretreatment agency, the local administrative officer may, without prior notice, issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action be taken as the local administrative officer deems necessary to meet the emergency.   If the violator fails to respond or is unable to respond to the local administrative officer's order, the local administrative officer may take such emergency action as the local administrative officer deems necessary, or contract with a qualified person or persons to carry out the emergency measures. The local administrative officer may assess the person or persons responsible for the emergency condition for actual costs incurred by the local administrative officer in meeting the emergency.     Except as otherwise expressly provided, any notice, complaint, order or other instrument issued by or under authority of this part may be served on any person affected thereby personally, by the local administrative officer or any person designated by the local administrative officer, or such service may be made in accordance with Tennessee statutes authorizing service of process in a civil action. Proof of service shall be filed in the office of the local administrative officer.
TN Code § 69-3-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-126. Pretreatment Enforcement — Assessment for Noncompliance With Program Permits or Orders

  The local administrative officer may assess the liability of any polluter or violator for damages to the pretreatment agency resulting from any person's or industrial user's pollution or violation, failure, or neglect in complying with any permits or orders issued pursuant to the pretreatment program or § 69-3-123, § 69-3-124, or § 69-3-125.   If an appeal from such assessment is not made to the local hearing authority by the polluter or violator within thirty (30) days of notification of such assessment, the polluter or violator shall be deemed to have consented to the assessment, and it shall become final.   Damages may include any expenses incurred in investigating and enforcing the pretreatment program or §§ 69-3-123 — 69-3-129, in removing, correcting, and terminating any pollution, and also compensation for any actual damages caused by the pollution or violation.   Whenever any assessment has become final because of a person's failure to appeal within the time provided, the local administrative officer may apply to the appropriate court for a judgment, and seek execution on such judgment. The court, in such proceedings, shall treat the failure to appeal such assessment as a confession of judgment in the amount of the assessment.
TN Code § 69-3-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-127. Pretreatment Enforcement — Judicial Proceedings and Relief

 The local administrative officer may initiate proceedings in the chancery court of the county in which the activities occurred against any person or industrial user who is alleged to have violated or is about to violate the pretreatment program, §§ 69-3-123 — 69-3-129, or orders of the local hearing authority or local administrative officer. In such action, the local administrative officer may seek, and the court may grant, injunctive relief and any other relief available in law or equity.
TN Code § 69-3-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-128. Pretreatment Enforcement

 Any net increase in expenditures after subtracting out net gains from penalties and damage payments received by a local governmental entity pursuant to §§ 69-3-123 — 69-3-129 shall be borne equally by the local governmental entity and by the department. The local governmental entity shall document and verify its expenditures before receiving reimbursement from the department.
TN Code § 69-3-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-129. Disposition of Damage Payments and Penalties — Special Fund

 All damages or penalties, or both, assessed and collected under §§ 69-3-123 — 69-3-128 shall be placed in a special fund by the pretreatment agency and allocated and appropriated to the pretreatment agency for the administration of its pretreatment program.
TN Code § 69-3-131 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-131. Rules and Regulations

 The board shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, which rules and regulations shall govern the manner in which emergency repairs made in accordance with § 69-3-108(n) must be made. The department shall send a copy of such rules and regulations to each county highway department in the state.
TN Code § 69-3-132 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-132. Advisory Committee to Assist Removal of Debris From Streams and Stabilization of Stream Banks

 There is hereby created an advisory committee to the division of water pollution control to advise and assist the division on procedures and policies concerning the application of this part to the removal of debris from streams and stabilization of stream banks. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation and shall be appointed by the commissioner to include representatives from local government, farmers, the natural resource conservation service, the University of Tennessee extension, and environmental groups. Meetings of this committee shall be held in counties with a large number of situations where these activities are needed.
TN Code § 69-3-133 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-133. Stop Work Order

 When certain silvicultural activities have polluted waters of the state as a result of an operator's failure or refusal to use forestry best management practices, the commissioner of environment and conservation may issue a stop work order to the operator. If the owner is different than the operator, the commissioner shall at the same time notify the owner that a stop work order has been issued to the operator by delivering a copy of the stop work order to the owner. The stop work order requires that the operator must cease part or all of the silvicultural activities on site that are contributing to such pollution. The stop work order will remain in effect until the operator installs forestry best management practices that eliminate and prevent further pollution associated with the silvicultural activities. No stop work order may be issued or suspended without consultation with the commissioner of agriculture.
TN Code § 69-3-134 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part 1 - Water Quality Control Act|§ 69-3-134. Written Notice of Conduct Violation

 No operator who at any time within the previous two (2) years has been found to have violated this part in the conduct of silvicultural activities, such finding of violation not having been overturned or reversed on appeal, shall start any silvicultural activities, unless the operator, at least ten (10) days prior to the start of any silvicultural activities has filed a written notification, with the commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of environment and conservation, including the following information:   The name and address of the operator and, if different than the owner, the name and address of the owner;   The location of the silvicultural activities and estimated acreage; and   The anticipated beginning date and anticipated length of the silvicultural activities.