Tennessee Code 68-211-112 – Orders for correction – Preliminary conference with alleged violator
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-211-112
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of environment and conservation or the commissioner's authorized representative. See Tennessee Code 68-211-103
- Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 68-211-103
- Person: means any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm or association, and municipal or private corporation organized or existing under the laws of this state or any other state, and any governmental agency or county of this state and any department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government. See Tennessee Code 68-211-103
- Solid waste: means garbage, trash, refuse, abandoned material, spent material, byproducts, scrap, ash, sludge, and all discarded material including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, and agricultural operations, and from community activities. See Tennessee Code 68-211-103
When the commissioner finds, upon investigation, that any provisions of this part are not being carried out, and that effective measures are not being taken to comply with this part, the commissioner may issue an order for correction to the responsible person, and this order shall be complied with within the time limit specified in the order. Such order shall be made by personal service or shall be sent by registered mail. Investigations made in accordance with this section may be made on the initiative of the commissioner. Prior to the issuance of any order or the execution of any other enforcement action, the commissioner may request the presence of an alleged violator of this part at a meeting of the staff of the division of solid waste management to show cause why enforcement action ought not to be taken by the department.