68-221-401 - General requirements. - Tennessee Statutes

68-221-401. General requirements.

In order to minimize the possibility of endangering the health and welfare of the public and/or the development of esthetically offensive conditions, subsurface sewage disposal systems shall be so located, constructed and maintained that wastes discharged to or from such systems:

     (1)  Do not contaminate any drinking water supply;

     (2)  Are not accessible to rodents, insects or other potential carriers of disease;

     (3)  Do not pollute or contaminate surface or ground water;

     (4)  Are not a health hazard by being accessible to the general public;

     (5)  Do not cause a nuisance due to odor or unsightly appearance; and

     (6)  Will not violate any other laws or regulations governing water pollution or sewage disposal.

[Acts 1973, ch. 188, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-2042, 68-13-401.]