Tennessee Code Title 7. Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities § 7-82-706

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Tennessee board of utility regulation has the authority to review utility systems under its jurisdiction and may include the assistance of the department of environment and conservation, the comptroller of the treasury, the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts, or any other governmental entity or entity approved by the board. The board may review utility systems:

(c) In addition to the authority granted under subsections (a) and (b), the board has the authority to review a utility system whose water loss as reported in the utility system's annual water loss report submitted pursuant to § 7-82-707 is excessive, as established by parameters determined by the board. If a utility system fails to take the appropriate actions required by the board to reduce water loss to an acceptable level, then the board may petition the chancery court in a jurisdiction in which the utility system is operating to require the utility system to take the appropriate actions.