Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-54 - Production (Transferred from 1040-04)
Chapter 0400-54-01 - Pollution and Safety Controls (Transferred from 1040-04)
Section 0400-54-01-.03 - PROPER DISPOSAL OF WASTE

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0400-54-01-.03
Current through September 24, 2024

No waste oil, oil field waste, or any other fluid substance shall be discharged to or disposed of in any way into any stream, lake, or other body of water, or into any ditch or surface drainage depression leading to any stream, lake, or other body of water, except in accordance with a discharge permit obtained from the Department. No solid waste, including but not limited to contaminated soils at a well site, shall be disposed of except as allowed by the Solid Waste Disposal Control Act T.C.A. §§ 68-211-101 et seq.

Any Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) or Technically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) produced at a well site shall be disposed of in accordance with the Tennessee State Regulations for Protection Against Radiation, Chapter 0400-20-05.

Authority: T.C.A §§ 60-1-201 et seq., and 4-5-201 et seq.

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