Tennessee Code Title 69. Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees § 69-3-148

(a) The department may establish a program under which municipal separate storm sewer systems may become qualified local programs allowing for the streamlining of permits for construction activity as provided in this section.

(b) The department may review and approve applications from municipal separate storm sewer systems to become qualified local programs. The requirements for being a qualified local program shall be those required by federal regulation together with a system acceptable to the department for sharing information as to the construction sites authorized by the qualified local program.

(c) The department may incorporate by reference the requirements of a qualified local program for construction activity in its general permit.

(d) An operator of a construction site located within the jurisdiction of a qualified local program under subsection (b) who has obtained a notice of coverage from such program shall be authorized under the department's general permit for storm water associated with construction activity for that site and shall not have to submit any of the following to the department: