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TN Code § 68-221-414 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-414. Proof of Access to Sewage System Prior to Construction — Rules and Regulations

  Any person who intends to construct or locate a house or establishment, mobile or permanent, shall furnish evidence to the deputy electrical inspector under contract with the department of commerce and insurance, that:  The house or establishment is served by a public sewerage system; or   The person has applied for a permit for a subsurface sewage disposal system;  provided, that this subsection (a) shall not apply to farm buildings or other buildings which are not connected to a public sewerage system or a subsurface sewage disposal system.      No public electric system shall supply electrical service for the construction or location of a house or establishment, mobile or permanent, until notified by the official electrical inspector that there has been compliance with subsection (a). Such notification shall be furnished to the public electric system by the inspector along with the electrical inspection approval for the house or establishment.   Under no circumstances shall any of the following persons be held liable for a violation of subsection (b) unless the violation is knowing and intentional:  A public electric system or any of its employees; and   The department of commerce and insurance or any of the electrical inspectors employed by or under contract with that department.     The sole responsibility for enforcement of the subsurface sewage law shall lie with the department of environment and conservation.   This section does not apply to those counties having, on July 1, 1994, countywide building permit programs; provided, that those counties shall by letter certify to the commissioner of environment and conservation that such programs do exist which require that a subsurface sewage disposal system permit be obtained prior to receiving a building permit.    On or before September 14, 1993, the commissioner of environment and conservation shall promulgate proposed regulations establishing the necessary coordination between the department of environment and conservation and the department of commerce and insurance. These regulations shall not become final until they are approved by the commissioner of commerce and insurance.   The commissioner of commerce and insurance may promulgate regulations clarifying that department's responsibility under this section, if such regulations are deemed necessary.     Any county that adopts and establishes a countywide building permit program subsequent to July 1, 1994, shall become exempt from this section; provided, that it meets the requirements of subsection (e).
TN Code § 68-221-416 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-416. Advanced Treatment Systems Requirements

 All ATS installed are subject to the following requirements:   A technician certified by the manufacturer shall install or personally supervise the installation of each ATS and associated field lines. Once an ATS is installed pursuant to § 68-221-415 and this section, the owner of the property shall perpetually operate and maintain it properly. This requirement shall run with the land and be binding upon all future owners of the property. A technician certified by the manufacturer shall perform this operation and maintenance on the ATS;   Routine operation and maintenance shall be performed at three-month intervals;   The manufacturer shall execute a four-year operation and maintenance contract with the owner of each ATS sold and installed. The costs of such contract shall be included in the original price of the installed ATS. The contract shall require that the manufacturer provide the following services, unless the damage or failure is caused by abuse by the homeowner or a third party outside the control of the manufacturer or technician:  All manufacturer required or recommended mechanical and physical inspections and adjustments;   The inspecting, repair, and cleaning or replacement of any filters or mechanical components, as required or as may be necessary;   Service calls at request of owner to inspect, adjust, repair, or replace components;   Any necessary repairs to the effluent disposal system associated with the ATS; and   Measure the sludge and pump it out and properly dispose of it, when necessary; and     All zoning requirements established for the parcel by the municipality or county government shall apply.
TN Code § 68-221-417 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-417. Penalty for Failure to Conduct Operation and Maintenance Checks — Penalty for Failure to Maintain Operation and Maintenance Contract

 Failure of a property owner to conduct operation and maintenance as required by §§ 68-221-415 and 68-221-416 or to maintain an operation and maintenance contract for an ATS shall constitute an offense punishable as a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 68-221-418 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-418. Excavation of a Preexisting Subsurface Sewage Disposal System

  Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, no county government official may require a homeowner or the department to conduct any excavation of a pre-existing subsurface sewage disposal system prior to issuing any county permit or license for rebuilding, remodeling, or otherwise altering any house or establishment, mobile or permanent, utilizing such system; provided, however, that:  If the county permit is issued, the altered house or establishment utilizing the pre-existing subsurface sewage disposal system will be owned by the same owner or:  An ancestor of such owner;   The spouse or former spouse of such owner;   A lineal descendent of such owner, of such owner's spouse or former spouse, or of a parent of such owner; or   The spouse of any lineal descendent of such owner described in subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section; who utilized the subsurface sewage disposal system prior to rebuilding, remodeling or otherwise altering such house or establishment;     The owner, or person described in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(D) of this section, has no actual knowledge of any defect with the subsurface sewage disposal system or any failure of such system;   The pre-existing subsurface sewage disposal system is not constructed, altered, extended or repaired in any manner other than being connected to the rebuilt, remodeled or otherwise altered house or establishment;   The rebuilding, remodeling, or other alteration of the house or establishment is not in connection with a sale of the property; and   The property owner who applied and obtained the permit or license signs a sworn statement certifying compliance with this section.     Prior to sale of such altered or improved house or establishment, the owner shall disclose such improvements utilizing the pre-existing subsurface sewage disposal system on the residential property disclosure statement required pursuant to § 66-5-210.   Any county that enters into an agreement with the commissioner of environment and conservation pursuant to § 68-221-403, upon the majority vote of such county's governing body and written notification of such vote to the department, shall be exempt from this section.
TN Code § 68-221-419 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 4 - Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems|§ 68-221-419. Requirements for the Installation and Operation of Advanced Treatment Systems (Ats)

  Any water and wastewater treatment authority that is created by a county legislative body pursuant to part 6 of this chapter, subject to approval by the county legislative body, may enact a regulation that creates requirements for the installation and operation of advanced treatment systems (ATS) and the structures served by ATSs within the county; provided, that:  The requirements are equal to or more stringent than the requirements imposed on the systems or structures by the department of environment and conservation pursuant to this part or title 69, chapter 3, part 1;   A copy of the regulation is filed with the department prior to its effective date;   Any modifications to the regulation requested by the department at any time are promptly adopted; and   Enforcement of the regulation shall be the responsibility of the county legislative body and shall not be the responsibility of the department.     Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of:  not less than  nor more than   62,900 63,000   71,100 71,200   105,800 105,900
TN Code § 68-221-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-501. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974.”
TN Code § 68-221-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-502. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Authority” means the Tennessee local development authority, a public agency, created by title 4, chapter 31, or its successor;   “Construction” means the erection, building, acquisition, alteration, reconstruction, improvement or extension of waterworks, preliminary planning to determine the economic and engineering feasibility of waterworks, the engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures and other action necessary in the construction of waterworks, and the inspection and supervision of the construction of waterworks;   “Department” means the department of environment and conservation;   “Eligible project” means a project for the construction of waterworks for which approval is required under this part, which conforms with the applicable rules and regulations of the department, and which in the judgment of the department is economically feasible;   “Law” includes any act or statute, general, special or local, and the charter of any incorporated town or city or metropolitan government of this state;   “Municipality” means any county, metropolitan government, incorporated town or city, or special district of this state empowered to provide water services, or any combination of two (2) or more of the foregoing acting jointly, in connection with an eligible project; and   “Waterworks” includes all or any part of the following: source of supply, pumping facilities, purification works, collection and storage facilities and distribution system for water, together with all necessary parts and appurtenances for proper operation.
TN Code § 68-221-503 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-503. Authorization for Loans to Municipalities for Waterworks — Funding — Conditions of Approval and Repayment — Loan Eligibility of Municipalities Not Receiving State-Shared Taxes

   The state is authorized to make loans to any municipality for the construction of waterworks.   Such loans shall be made from the proceeds of bonds or notes issued by the authority for the purpose of making such loans.   The authority shall establish the repayment schedule for the repayment of the loan, and the loan agreement, shall be between the state, acting through the department and the authority, and the municipality; provided, that at the time of approval of the loan agreement, the annual repayment schedule applicable to all approved loans to a municipality under this part, when combined with annual repayment schedules applicable to approved loans and grants to the municipality under part 2 of this chapter and former chapter 211, part 4 of this title [repealed], shall not exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the unobligated amount of annual state-shared taxes paid to the municipality as shown by the latest completed audit for the state's fiscal year; provided further, that the authority may impose more strict requirements if, in its judgment, it is deemed necessary or advisable.    Nothing contained herein shall require a uniform test for all loans, it being the intent of the general assembly that the authority exercise discretion based on the facts and circumstances of each loan.   In exercising its discretion, the authority shall take into consideration the general financial condition of the municipality receiving the loan and the ability of the system, for which such loan is to be made, to generate user fees sufficient to pay the costs of operation, maintenance and debt service of the system, including depreciation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.     For purposes of determining compliance with this subsection (a), the annual repayment schedule for each loan or grant shall be, in cases prior to the funding of such grants or loans or where such grants or loans have been financed on an interim basis other than by bonds, an estimated annual repayment schedule showing debt service requirements under the grant or loan agreements as if the bonds to be issued to fund such grants or loans will bear interest at a rate per annum and mature in such manner as the authority shall establish at the time of approval of each such grant or loan and, in cases where bonds have been issued to fund such grant or loan, the actual debt service requirements on such bonds.     Only municipalities receiving state-shared taxes shall be eligible to participate in the loan program; provided, that one (1) or more municipalities receiving state-shared taxes may enter into a loan agreement with the state and loan the proceeds of such waterworks loan to a municipality not receiving state-shared taxes.
TN Code § 68-221-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-504. Rules and Regulations

 The department may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the effective administration of this part, including, but not limited to, the submission of plans, the procedures to be followed in applying for loans, and for enforcing agreements entered into by municipalities with the department with respect to such loans. Such rules and regulations shall require that an eligible project be so constructed, both as to materials and design, as to:   Provide an adequate and safe supply of water for the area to be served;   Provide for expansion and extension of the system, taking into consideration growth that can be reasonably anticipated; and   Minimize costs of integration with another system or systems where proximity of such systems indicates that integration may become desirable.
TN Code § 68-221-505 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-505. Appropriation of Funds

 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.
TN Code § 68-221-506 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-506. Loan Agreements With Municipalities — Provisions of Agreement

  The state may enter into agreements with municipalities, and any municipality may enter into an agreement with the state for loans herein provided, subject, however, to any existing contractual obligations of the municipality.   Any loan agreement may include such provisions as may be agreed upon by the parties thereto, and shall include, in substance, the following:  An estimate of the reasonable cost of the project to be constructed, as determined by the department;   An agreement by the state to pay part of the amount of the loan to the municipality prior to the construction, or during the progress of the construction, or to pay the amount of the loan following completion of the construction, as may be agreed upon by the parties; and   An agreement by the municipality to:  Proceed expeditiously with and complete the project in accordance with plans approved pursuant to this part and to § 68-221-102;   Commence operation of the waterworks on its completion, and not discontinue operations or dispose of the project without the approval of the department and the authority;   Operate and maintain the project in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter, and rules and regulations of the department;   Establish and collect such fees, rates or charges for water service and/or pledge other available sources of revenues necessary to make payments according to the schedule established by the authority and to make payments as provided in this part; and   Establish and maintain adequate financial records for the waterworks, and make an annual audit of the financial records and transactions covering each fiscal year and furnish a copy of such audits to the comptroller of the treasury.
TN Code § 68-221-507 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-507. Additional Agreements or Securities Required for Issuance of Bonds

 The authority has the right to enter into such further agreements with a municipality and require such further guarantees or securities as it may see fit prior to, or simultaneously with, the issuance of bonds, or to refuse to issue such bonds until such agreements or securities, in any form which the authority may elect, are agreed to or are obtained.
TN Code § 68-221-508 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-508. Approval of Loan Agreements — Payments

  All loan agreements entered into pursuant to this part shall be subject to approval by the commissioner of finance and administration and, as to form, by the attorney general and reporter.   All payments by the state pursuant to such agreements shall be made upon warrant by the commissioner of finance and administration on vouchers approved by the department, and such payments shall be subject to audit at any time.
TN Code § 68-221-509 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-509. Allocation of Loan Funds — Criteria

 In allocating loan funds to municipalities, the department shall give consideration to, and apply, the following standards and criteria:   The need and desirability for water to be supplied by the proposed waterworks construction;   The need for upgrading the quality of water of an existing waterworks;   The ability of the municipality to secure borrowed money from other sources and costs thereof;   If the purpose of the loan is to extend water service into an area outside the boundaries of incorporated towns and cities or special districts, the greater capability of another municipality to provide water in the area, if such other municipality is permitted by law to serve the area and will make a commitment satisfactory to the department to extend such service into the area;   The enhancement of the economic development of the state, the region or the locality;   The upgrading of the quality of life of the state, the region or the locality;   The achievement of a political equity or balance across the state and between such diversities or interests as cities and counties, urban areas and rural areas, and grand divisions; and   In the case of a special district, the financial stability of the district, and no funds shall be made available to a district when there is reason to believe that the funds may not be repaid.
TN Code § 68-221-510 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-510. Payments to State — Water Service Fee — Taxation

  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 water service 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 water works, including depreciation according to generally accepted accounting principles, and any other debt service expense of the system.   It is the intent that the water service fee be the primary source of payment of such costs and payments.   The water service fee shall be adjusted periodically by the municipality so that such fees will be sufficient to pay such monthly payments and costs, but will create a minimum excess.   It is the intent that such water service fees shall only be for the purpose of providing for such monthly payments and costs.   The water service fee shall be expressed as a single charge on the utility bill.
TN Code § 68-221-511 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-511. Payments Made to Authority — Special Trust Funds

  Each municipality having entered into a loan agreement shall remit to the authority such amounts and at such times as shown in the amortization schedule established by the authority.   Such funds shall be placed in a special trust fund of the authority created to provide for the payment of principal of, and interest on, bonds and notes issued by the authority for the purpose of providing waterworks loans to municipalities.
TN Code § 68-221-512 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-512. Tax Levy to Meet Payments

 In the event the revenues of a waterworks project are insufficient to meet the payments as established by the authority, any county, metropolitan government, incorporated town or city may levy a tax on property sufficient to make such payments, which shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized or limited by law.