General Requirements

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
  4. Water and Sewerage
  5. Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems
  6. General Requirements

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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.


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