Tennessee Code 69-11-113 – Duration of certificates
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 69-11-113
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of environment and conservation, the commissioner's duly authorized representatives, and in the event of the commissioner's absence or a vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102
- Dam: means any artificial barrier, together with appurtenant works, that does or may impound or divert water, and that either:
(A) Is or will be twenty feet (20') or more in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse at the downstream toe of the barrier, as determined by the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102 - Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Reservoir: means any basin that contains or will contain the water impounded by a dam. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102
Certificates of approval shall be for a definite period of time, not to exceed five (5) years, as determined by the commissioner and stated on the certificate. In determining the period of approval, the commissioner may take account of any circumstances pertinent to the situation, including, but not limited to, the size and type of dam, topography, geology, soil conditions, hydrology, climate, use of the reservoir and the lands lying in the floodplain downstream from the dam, and the hazard category of the dam.