Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-40 - Water Resources (WPC)
Chapter 0400-40-02 - Regulations for Plans, Submittal, and Approval; Control of Construction; Control of Operation
Section 0400-40-02-.02 - PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION CONCERNING PROJECT

The engineer employed by the person who is planning to carry out an activity requiring plans approval as outlined in T.C.A. § 69-3-108 should make written request for a meeting with representatives of the Commissioner for an informal discussion of the proposed project with relation to its scope and purpose. Such meeting should be held within 30 days from the receipt of the request. At this meeting, the engineer should make available to the representative of the Commissioner general information regarding the proposed point of discharge, quantity and quality of discharge, land and water use in the vicinity of the proposed discharge and general information regarding the anticipated effect which the proposed activity may have on the surrounding area. The preliminary data will be reviewed and, if sufficient to indicate scope and extent of the project, the representatives of the Commissioner will outline general requirements for its official approval. For projects of sufficiently limited scope, the Commissioner's representatives shall be allowed to accept a single copy of adequate preliminary data in lieu of three complete sets of engineering reports and preliminary plans.

Authority: T.C.A. § 69-3-101 et seq. and 4-5-201 et seq.