Section 0400-45-08-.04 - DEFINITIONS(1) "Act" means the Tennessee Water Resources Information Act.(2) "Board" means the Water Quality Control Board of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Environment and Conservation, the Commissioner's duly authorized representative and, in the event of the Commissioner's absence or a vacancy in the office of Commissioner, the deputy Commissioner of Environment and Conservation.(4) "Consumptive water use" means that portion of water that becomes incorporated into the product, consumed by humans or livestock, that is lost to evaporation or transpiration, or is otherwise removed from the local hydrologic environment from which it was obtained.(5) "Department" means the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The terms "state," department" and "division" are often used interchangeably in these rules and regulations.(6) "Dewatering" means the withdrawal of water to facilitate construction or extraction of earth materials.(7) "Division" means the Division of Water Supply. The terms "state", "department" and "division" are often used interchangeably in these rules and regulations.(8) "Emergency Water Use" means the withdrawal of water, for a period not exceeding thirty days, for the purpose of fire fighting, hazardous substance waste spill response, or other emergency withdrawal of water as determined by the Department.(9) "Ground Water" means any water beneath the surface of the ground, including those under the direct influence of surface water, and includes any water from any well, cave, and spring.(10) "Person" means any individual, corporation, company, limited liability company partnership, association, group, utility district, federal, state or local government agency, or any combination of them.(11) "Public Utility" means any person engaged in the operation of a public water supply system whether serving domestic or commercial water uses or any combination.(12) "Recurring" means the withdrawal of water more than 4 days a year.(13) "Return Point" means the surface or ground water location where water withdrawn and used is returned or discharged.(14) "Source" means a location where surface or ground water is available, including, but not limited to, a water well, cave, spring, stream, river, lake, or impoundment.(15) "Surface Water" means any water located on the land surface that includes creeks, streams, rivers, lakes, and impoundments. It does not include ponds and impoundments that are not located on a stream and that are privately owned by the person withdrawing water where the water is returned to the same impoundment.(16) "Use" means the purpose for which any withdrawal is made.(17) "Withdraw" means to take water from any source on a regular or recurring basis by means of an intake structure, pipe and pump that diverts water away from a source, or by any other conveyance with or without the use of suction. This does not include nonrecurring withdrawals including, but not limited to, the filling of a swimming pool from a residential water well or the accidental withdrawal caused by failure of pipes or equipment.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-45-08-.04
Original rule filed June 18, 2012; effective September 16, 2012.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 69-7-301 et seq., and 4-5-201 et seq.