Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-43 - Water Resources (Mineral Test Holes)
Chapter 0400-43-01 - Mineral Test Holes
Section 0400-43-01-.03 - PERMITS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0400-43-01-.03
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Permit required
(a) A permit is required from the Supervisor
before any person drills a test hole as described in the Act.
(b) No activity related to a test hole may be
commenced pursuant to this rule before a permit for such activity has been
issued by the Supervisor. Furthermore, any activity related to a test hole that
a person may do, or may have done, will be at the person's own risk.
(c) Permits shall not in any way be construed
as a certification by the state of Tennessee that any property interest in the
premises covered by a permit is vested in the permittee; they are issued solely
under the provisions of the Act for the purposes recited in the Act and this
chapter.
(d)
1. Any permit issued on or after the
effective date of this rule shall expire two (2) years from the date the permit
is issued.
2. Except as provided in
paragraph (6) of Rule
0400-43-01-.05, a Plug and
Abandon Report, or a certification that a test hole was not drilled, must be
submitted to the Department for each test hole covered by a permit no later
than sixty (60) days after the expiration date of the permit, unless a new
permit for the test hole is issued by the Supervisor.
(2) Drilling permits
(a) Single test hole permit applications for
a permit to drill a test hole shall be made on the Application for Permit to
Drill and submitted to the Department for approval by the Supervisor. The
application shall be accompanied by:
1. A map
indicating the location of the test hole proposed in the application;
2. An application fee of one hundred dollars
($100); and
3. A comprehensive Bond
Identification Form.
The application shall also include the name and address of the drilling contractor, if any. If the contractor is unknown at the time of application, then the information must be provided by letter to the Supervisor as soon as determined but prior to beginning drilling operations.
(b)
Applications for a blanket permit must be submitted to the Supervisor for
approval and shall include all of the information required by subparagraph (a)
of this paragraph, including a map that indicates the location of all test
holes proposed. A blanket permit may cover up to a maximum of twenty-five (25)
holes.
(c) A drilling permit can
only be amended with the prior written approval of the Supervisor.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq. and 60-1-501 et seq.
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