November 2025

Presentation of the Solid Waste 10-Year plan by the Division of Solid Waste

Presentation of the Solid Waste 10-Year plan by the Division of Solid Waste

Presentation of the Solid Waste 10-Year plan by the Division of Solid Waste

The purpose of this rulemaking is to update the endangered plant list in Rule 0400-06-02-.04 by removing, adding, and correcting names that appear on the current list.

DSWM proposes to amend lead-based paint abatement regulations, outlined in CHAPTER 0400-13-01, to lower the dust-lead hazard standards to any reportable level greater than ‘zero’ as analyzed by a laboratory recognized by the National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program (NLLAP). The amended Tennessee rule also lowers the post-abatement dust-lead clearance levels to 5 micrograms per square foot (mg/ft2), 40 mg/ft2, and 100 mg/ft2 for floors, windowsills, and troughs, respectively. The rule also changes the nomenclature to adopt the terms dust-lead reportable levels (DLRL) to replace dust-lead hazard standards, and dust-lead action levels (DLAL) to replace clearance levels. The definition of abatement is revised so that the recommendation for action is based on dust-lead when dust-lead loadings are at or above the action levels, rather than the hazard standards. Also revised is the definition of target housing and the need for child-occupied facilities to comply with the pre-renovation education requirements. Tennessee’s lead-based paint (LBP) regulations do not compel property owners or occupants to evaluate their property or child-occupied facility for LBP hazards or to take control actions. However, if an LBP activity, such as an abatement, is performed, then Tennessee regulations apply.

Notification of of upcoming public hearing for expansion of Riverside Landfill in Knox County