Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-45 - Division of Water Resources
Chapter 0400-45-08 - Water Registration Requirements (Transferred from 1200-05-08 which was repealed)
Section 0400-45-08-.02 - PURPOSE

(1) The purpose of these rules and regulations is to provide guidelines for the interpretation of T.C.A. § 69-7-301 et seq. and to set out the procedures to be followed by the Department in carrying out the Tennessee Water Resources Information Act. These rules and regulations set out the procedures and requirements for registering a water withdrawal.

(2) Where the terms "shall" and "must" are used, practice and usage is sufficiently standardized to indicate a mandatory requirement, insofar as any complaint action by the Department is concerned. Other items, such as "should", "recommend", "preferred", and the like, indicate desirable procedures or methods.