Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-40 - Water Resources (WPC)
Chapter 0400-40-05 - Individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits
Section 0400-40-05-.03 - EXCLUSIONS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0400-40-05-.03
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The following discharges do not require NPDES permits:
(a) Any introduction of
pollutants from non-point source agricultural and silvicultural activities,
including stormwater runoff from orchards, cultivated crops, pastures, range
lands, and forest lands; and
(b)
Return flows from irrigated agriculture.
(2) Discharges into a septic tank connected only to a subsurface drain field do not require a state-issued permit under T.C.A. § 69-3-108.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq. and 69-3-101, et seq.
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