Exemptions

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
  4. Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Act
  5. General Provisions
  6. Exemptions

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Exempted from this chapter are:

  1. Septic tanks;
  2. Farm or residential tanks of one thousand one hundred gallons  (1,100 gal.) or less used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;
  3. Tanks used for storing heating oil for consumption on the premises where stored;
  4. Pipeline facilities (including gathering lines) regulated under:
    1. The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, compiled in 49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.;
    2. The Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, compiled in 49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.; or
    3. State laws comparable to the law referred to in subdivision (4)(A) or (4)(B), if it is an intrastate pipeline;
  5. Surface impoundments, pits, ponds, or lagoons;
  6. Storm water or waste water collection systems;
  7. Flow-through process tanks;
  8. Liquid traps or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations;
  9. Petroleum storage tanks situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar, mine working, drift, shaft, or tunnel) if the storage tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor; and
  10. Pipes or connections connected to exempted tanks.


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