Tennessee Board of Water Quality, Oil & Gas

Board Characteristics

Twelve members: nine citizen members appointed by the Governor for four-year terms and three ex-officio.

Members include:

• Department of Environment and Conservation;
• Department of Health;
• Department of Agriculture;
• one person representing the public-at-large;
• one person representing environmental interests;
• one person representing counties;
• one person representing agricultural interests;
• one person representing municipalities of the state;
• a small generator of water pollution representing automotive interests;
• one member representing manufacturing industries and has current full-time employment with a manufacturing concern in Tennessee and holds a college degree in engineering or the equivalent, and has at least eight (8) years of combined technical training and experience in NPDES permit compliance and management of wastewater or water treatment facilities;
• one member representing the oil and gas industry;
• one member representing oil or gas property owners.

Commissioned under T.C.A. Section 69-3-104.

The statute authorizing this board expires June 30, 2028 and the one-year wind-down period begins.

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