(a) The department may establish a program under which municipal separate storm sewer systems may become qualified local programs allowing for the streamlining of permits for construction activity as provided in this section.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 69-3-148

  • Construction: means any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment, including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or equipment, at the premises where such equipment will be used, including preparation work at such premises. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Pollution: means such alteration of the physical, chemical, biological, bacteriological, or radiological properties of the waters of this state, including, but not limited to, changes in temperature, taste, color, turbidity, or odor of the waters that will:
    (A) Result or will likely result in harm, potential harm or detriment to the public health, safety, or welfare. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Qualified local program: means a municipal separate storm sewer system that has been approved as such by the department pursuant to this part. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
(b) The department may review and approve applications from municipal separate storm sewer systems to become qualified local programs. The requirements for being a qualified local program shall be those required by federal regulation together with a system acceptable to the department for sharing information as to the construction sites authorized by the qualified local program.
(c) The department may incorporate by reference the requirements of a qualified local program for construction activity in its general permit.
(d) An operator of a construction site located within the jurisdiction of a qualified local program under subsection (b) who has obtained a notice of coverage from such program shall be authorized under the department’s general permit for storm water associated with construction activity for that site and shall not have to submit any of the following to the department:

(1) Notice of intent to seek coverage under a storm water construction permit;
(2) Storm water pollution prevention plan;
(3) Storm water construction permit fee; or
(4) Notice of termination.
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