68-211-862 - Records of origin and amount of solid waste received at transfer stations, disposal facilities, and incinerators Exclusion Measurement of amount of solid waste received. - Tennessee Statutes

68-211-862. Records of origin and amount of solid waste received at transfer stations, disposal facilities, and incinerators Exclusion Measurement of amount of solid waste received.

(a)  The owner or operator of each Class I municipal solid waste disposal facility or incinerator or transfer station required to remit a surcharge under § 68-211-835(d) shall be responsible for keeping an accurate written record of all amounts and county of origin of solid waste, measured in tons, received at the facility. This information shall be submitted to the department.

(b)  Measurement in tons of solid waste received shall be accomplished by one (1) or more of the following methods:

     (1)  The provision of stationary or portable scales at the disposal facility or incinerator or transfer station for weighing incoming waste; or

     (2)  Implementation of contractual or other arrangements for the use of scales at a location other than the disposal facility, incinerator, or transfer station for weighing all waste destined for disposal at the facility.

[Acts 1991, ch. 451, § 26; T.C.A., § 68-31-862; Acts 1992, ch. 693, § 24; 1996, ch. 846, §§ 37, 38; 1999, ch. 384, § 7.]