§ 42-104. Permit for water supply; fee.

(a)

No person shall operate or maintain a quasi-public or a private water supply until a permit therefor has been issued by the health department which permit shall not be valid for longer than one year and may be renewed at the expiration thereof upon payment of the fees set out in this article. All permits shall be in writing. Such permit may be revoked by the health department upon the violation by the holder of any of the terms of this article, or in any emergency when, in the judgment of the health department, the continued operation of the quasi-public or private water supply will be a public health menace. The holder of such permit, after such revocation, shall have the right of appeal.

(b)

The yearly permit to operate or maintain a quasi-public water supply shall not be issued until an inspection fee is paid each year to the health department. A fee of $20.00 for a quasi-public water well in the shallow water bearing formation shall be paid by the owner, and a fee of $10.00 shall be paid for each additional quasi-public water well. A fee of $100.00 for a quasi-public water well in the deep water bearing formation shall be paid by the owner, and a fee of $25.00 shall be paid for each additional quasi-public water well. The owner shall be liable for the fee whether the water well is shallow or deep. The fee shall be due on January 1 of each calendar year and shall be paid by January 31 of each calendar year. Private well owners will be held liable for a fee only if public water is available. Private well owners shall not be liable for this fee for any wells used for irrigation and/or livestock and not for human consumption, even though public water is available.

(Code 1992, § 29-54; Priv. Acts 1971, ch. 167, § 4)

State law reference

Well driller's license, T.C.A. § 69-10-102.