§ 68-221-908. Certification by Commissioner
The commissioner, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board, shall certify persons as to their qualifications to supervise successfully the operation of such water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, water distribution systems, and wastewater collection systems, after considering the recommendations of the board appointed by the governor.
§ 68-221-909. Certification of Operators — Responsibilities — Multiple Functions
All operators of water and wastewater systems are encouraged to become certified, although this part requires only that a person in direct charge of a water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, water distribution system or wastewater collection system be certified. There is nothing in the part to prohibit a single person becoming a certified operator […]
§ 68-221-910. Issuance, Duration and Renewal of Certificates — Reciprocity
Upon satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements and based upon recommendation of the board, the commissioner shall issue a suitable certificate to the applicant designating the applicant’s competency. The certificate will indicate that portion of the plant or system for which the operator is qualified. Certificates shall be permanent except as noted subsequently in this part. […]
§ 68-221-911. Revocation of Certificates — Appeals
The board may revoke the certificate of an operator when it is found that the operator has practiced fraud or deception; that reasonable care, judgment or the application of such operator’s knowledge was not used in performance of such operator’s duties; or that the operator is incompetent to properly perform such operator’s duties. When the […]
§ 68-221-912. Replacement of Certified Operator
The board may allow a period of up to six (6) months for the replacement of a certified operator whose services have been lost by death, illness or other unusual events. Further extensions of thirty (30) days, up to a total of one hundred eighty (180) additional days, may be granted if deemed necessary by […]
§ 68-221-913. Collection of Fees — Funding
All fees collected under this part shall be paid into the state treasury. The department of finance and administration, with the governor’s approval, is authorized to allot to the department of environment and conservation such funds as are necessary for the administration of this part, and the department is designated as the administrative agency for […]
§ 68-221-914. Appeals of Board’s Rulings
Any party to a hearing before the board regarding a revocation or an appeal of an order or assessment of a civil penalty by the commissioner may appeal the final order of the board to the chancery court of Davidson County. Such appeal must be filed within sixty (60) days.
§ 68-221-806. Wastewater Works Grant Account
There is established in the general fund of the state treasury an account to be known as the wastewater works grant account; provided, that the commissioner of finance and administration, with the approval of the comptroller of the treasury, may establish the account in such other manner and in such other fund as may be […]
§ 68-221-807. Appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the department such funds as the general assembly may appropriate to enable the department to carry out its functions under this part. Such funds, once appropriated, shall remain available until obligated by the department for not more than two (2) years, without reverting to the general fund. Not […]
§ 68-221-808. Contracts for Technical Assistance to Municipalities
The department may contract with the municipal technical advisory service, the University of Tennessee, for providing technical assistance to municipalities to assist them in receiving or planning to receive funds under these sections in an amount not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per annum and from funds appropriated for the purposes of funding […]