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Chapter 0400-45-08 - Water Registration Requirements (Transferred from 1200-05-08 which was repealed)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-.08 - CLASSIFICATION OF WATER USES
Current through September 24, 2024
The following water use classifications shall be used when registering water withdrawals. Persons not covered by this Act that voluntarily register their water withdrawals should use the following water use classification.
(1) domestic water supply, including municipal water supplies
(2) irrigation of crops and nursery stock
(3) livestock watering
(4) production (including harvesting) of an agricultural product
(5) navigation (lock usage and flow augmentation)
(6) thermoelectric power production, including cooling purposes (excludes hydroelectric)
(7) recreational use
(8) commercial, institutional or other general public use
(9) industrial uses include manufacturing processing, washing, and cooling, but excludes mining related uses (defined below)
(10) hydroelectric power generation (provided none of it is used consumptively)
(11) mining (where water is used to wash or process an ore)
(12) dewatering (mining, quarry rock production, and other operations where water is withdrawn in other to conduct another activity.)
(13) any other use not defined above
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 69-7-301 et seq., and 4-5-201 et seq.
