Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-215-124: Exemptions

Exempted from this chapter are: (1) Septic tanks; (2) Farm or residential tanks of one thousand one hundred gallons (1,100 gal.) or less used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes; (3) Tanks used for storing heating oil for consumption on the premises where stored; (4) Pipeline facilities (including gathering lines) regulated under: (A) The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.); (B) The Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.); or (C) State laws comparable to the law referred to in subdivision (4)(A) or (4)(B), if it is an intrastate pipeline; (5) Surface impoundments, pits, ponds, or lagoons; (6) Storm water or waste water collection systems; (7) Flow-through process tanks; (8) Liquid traps or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations; (9) Petroleum storage tanks situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar, mine working, drift, shaft, or tunnel) if the storage tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor; and (10) Pipes or connections connected to exempted tanks. Acts 1988, ch. 984, § 4; T.C.A., § 68-53-124.

Exempted from this chapter are:

(1) Septic tanks;

(2) Farm or residential tanks of one thousand one hundred gallons (1,100 gal.) or less used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;

(3) Tanks used for storing heating oil for consumption on the premises where stored;

(4) Pipeline facilities (including gathering lines) regulated under: (A) The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.); (B) The Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.); or (C) State laws comparable to the law referred to in subdivision (4)(A) or (4)(B), if it is an intrastate pipeline;

(A) The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.);

(B) The Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.); or

(C) State laws comparable to the law referred to in subdivision (4)(A) or (4)(B), if it is an intrastate pipeline;

(5) Surface impoundments, pits, ponds, or lagoons;

(6) Storm water or waste water collection systems;

(7) Flow-through process tanks;

(8) Liquid traps or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations;

(9) Petroleum storage tanks situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar, mine working, drift, shaft, or tunnel) if the storage tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor; and

(10) Pipes or connections connected to exempted tanks.