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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 69-11-108

  • Dam: means any artificial barrier, together with appurtenant works, that does or may impound or divert water, and that either:
    (A) Is or will be twenty feet (20') or more in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse at the downstream toe of the barrier, as determined by the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102
  • Days: means calendar days, including Sundays and holidays. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102
  • Owner: means any person who owns an interest in, controls, or operates a dam. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102

Whenever legal title to a dam, for which a certificate of approval has been issued, is modified to create real property interests, including leasehold interests, in persons not listed on the application for the certificate, the owner of the dam shall make application for a new certificate within ninety (90) days of the date the interests are created.