68-221-415 - Advanced treatment systems pilot project study. - Tennessee Statutes

68-221-415. Advanced treatment systems pilot project study.

(a)  The department of environment and conservation is directed to coordinate a pilot project study of advanced treatment systems (ATS) over a two-year period. For purposes of §§ 68-221-415 68-221-417, ATS are defined as those waste water treatment systems that have been certified and listed by the National Sanitation Foundation as meeting American National Standard Institute/National Sanitation Foundation, “ANSI/NSF” Standard 40 or those systems that have been certified by another third party testing entity acceptable to the commissioner as meeting ANSI/NSF Standard 40 by a methodology acceptable to the commissioner. The department shall determine which of the existing water and waste water treatment authorities (“authorities”) created pursuant to title 68, chapter 221, part 6 wish to participate in this study. The department and any participating authorities shall develop a detailed plan for the pilot project study. Any authorities created after the initiation of the study shall be eligible to participate on the same terms as the existing authorities. The study shall be conducted as follows:

     (1)  It shall only be conducted in counties, municipalities, or metropolitan governments that have established an authority;

[Acts 2000, ch. 919, §§ 2, 5; 2004, ch. 900, § 1.]