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Chapter 0400-45-08 - Water Registration Requirements (Transferred from 1200-05-08 which was repealed)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-.05 - REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0400-45-08-.05

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) Initial Registration - No person shall withdraw an average of ten thousand (10,000) or more gallons of water per day from a surface water or a ground water source unless the withdrawal is currently registered with the commissioner. Such registration shall be on forms furnished, upon request, by the commissioner. Any person required to submit a registration of withdrawal shall provide at a minimum to the commissioner the following information:

(a) An identification of all the withdrawal and return points. The withdrawal and return points shall be identified by name of source and facility and county in which the withdrawal and return points are located;

(b) The anticipated or proposed volume, frequency and times of year water is to be withdrawn;

(c) The volume of the average and maximum withdrawal shall be reported in million gallons per day;

(d) The use or uses for which the water withdrawn is applied as specified in Rule 0400-45-08-.08, Classification of Water Uses.

(e) The estimated volume of water returned at each return point. Return points include, but are not limited to, municipal or industrial wastewater discharges, stream discharges, subsurface disposal, etc.

(f) The person completing and submitting the registration shall sign the form attesting to the accuracy of the information submitted.

(2) Annual Renewal - Any person who causes such a withdrawal shall annually renew their registration of such water withdrawal with the commissioner on forms provided for the purpose on or before February 15 of every year. Information reported shall include the user's name, address, sources and locations of withdrawal, volume of water withdrawn each calendar month for the previous twelve months, maximum day withdrawal and the month in which it occurred, method of withdrawal measurement, and any change in volume or points of withdrawal. Forms developed by the person withdrawing water may be used if prior approval is obtained from the department.

(3) Public water systems may comply with the annual water withdrawal registration requirements by providing water pumpage information to the department on a monthly basis.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 69-7-301 et seq., and 4-5-201 et seq.

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