Tennessee Code Title 69. Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees § 69-7-208

(a) The commissioner may assess civil penalties for any violation of this part of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day per violation. In making such assessments, the commissioner shall consider all appropriate factors including, without limitation, whether the violation was knowing or intentional, any actual harm to people or the environment resulting from the violation or activity, the potential for harm to people or the environment posed by the violation or activity.

(b) Any civil penalty shall be assessed in the following manner:

(c) All fees and penalties assessed and collected under this part shall be administered in the same manner as provided in the Environmental Protection Fund, compiled at title 68, chapter 203.