Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1220 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Subtitle 1220-04 - Division of Public Utilities
Chapter 1220-04-13 - Wastewater Regulations
Section 1220-04-13-.02 - DEFINITIONS

(1) Commission - Tennessee Public Utility Commission or TPUC.

(2) Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity or CCN - certificate required for a public utility to establish, construct or operate utility service in a specified area, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 65-4-201 et seq.

(3) Customer - any person, firm, corporation, association, or governmental unit that receives wastewater service from a public wastewater utility.

(4) Local government - any political subdivision of the State of Tennessee, including, but not limited to a county or incorporated municipality.

(5) Public wastewater utility includes, but is not limited to, any person, partnership, corporation, company, association, receiver, or two or more persons having a joint or common interest, that owns, operates, and manages any public wastewater system for compensation within the state subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.

(6) TDEC - Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.

(7) Wastewater system - any structure, land, equipment, or process for collecting, storing, treating, or disposing of wastewater, including but not limited to, tanks, pipes, pumps, and filters.

(8) Reporting Period - the twelve (12) month period from May 1 through April 30, during which actual financial security costs are netted against financial security costs that have been recovered (collected) from the customers of the public wastewater utility by means of a rate adjustment established in a tariff that is filed with the Commission each July 1.