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Regulations to Govern Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems
Tennessee Code : Title 68 Health, Safety and Environmental Protection: Chapter 221 Water and Sewerage: Part 4 Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems (NOTE: For best results, click on the above link and do a LexisNexis search for T.C.A. 68-221-401)
Includes the following:
68-221-401. General requirements.
68-221-410. Variances - Hearings - Finality of decision.
Regulations to Govern Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems
Chapter 1200-1-6 - Courtesy of the Secretary of State's Office
Includes information on the following:
1200-01-06-.01 Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems – General 1200-01-06-.02 Definitions 1200-01-06-.03 Subdivisions 1200-01-06-.04 Additional Site Requirements and Limitations for Subdivision Approval and Individual Lots and Issuance of Construction Permit 1200-01-06-.05 Percolation Test Procedures 1200-01-06-.06 Construction Permit 1200-01-06-.07 Design of the Conventional Disposal Field 1200-01-06-.08 Septic Tank Capacity 1200-01-06-.09 Design of Septic Tanks 1200-01-06-.10 Effluent Treatment Devices / Systems 1200-01-06-.11 Location of Septic Tanks, Dosing Chambers and Absorption Fields 1200-01-06-.12 Design of Dosing Systems |
1200-01-06-.13 Maintenance of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems 1200-01-06-.14 Grease Traps 1200-01-06-.15 Alternative Methods of Subsurface Sewage Disposal 1200-01-06-.16 Experimental Methods of Treatment and Disposal Other Than Those Provided in These Regulations 1200-01-06-.17 Privies and Composting Toilets 1200-01-06-.18 Approved Soil Consultants 1200-01-06-.19 Installer of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems 1200-01-06-.20 Septic Tank Pumping Contractor 1200-01-06-.21 Fees for Services 1200-01-06-.22 Domestic Septage Disposal 1200-01-06-.23 Maintenance Provider for Advanced Treatment Systems and Subsurface Drip Disposal Systems 1200-01-06-.24 Severability |
