Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 69 > Chapter 10 - Well Drilling

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• Board: means the board of ground water management. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Commissioner: means the commissioner 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. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Drill: means to dig, drill, redrill, construct, deepen or alter a well. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Fresh pursuit: includes fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. See Tennessee Code 40-7-202
• Geothermal well: means a hole drilled into the earth, by boring or otherwise, greater than twenty feet (20') in depth constructed for the primary purpose of adding or removing British Thermal Units (BTUs) from the earth for heating or cooling. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Installer: means any person who installs or repairs well pumps or who installs filters and water treatment devices. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Log: means a record of the consolidated or unconsolidated formation penetrated in the drilling of a well, and includes general information concerning construction of a well. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Monitoring well: means a hole drilled into the earth, by boring or otherwise, constructed for the primary purpose of obtaining information on the elevation or physical, chemical, radiological or biological characteristics of the ground water or for the recovery of ground water for treatment, or both. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, utility district, state or local government agency or any combination of them. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• State: includes the District of Columbia. See Tennessee Code 40-7-202
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Water well: means a hole drilled into the earth, by boring or otherwise, for the production of water. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Well: means one of these three (3) types of holes in the earth: a geothermal well, a monitoring well, or a water well. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
• Well owner: means the person who owns the real property on which a well exists or is to be drilled. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101