Boards & Commissions

 Solid Waste Disposal Control Board

Board Purpose: The primary function of the Solid Waste Disposal Control Board is to hear appeals of Department actions in enforcement and permitting and to promulgate regulations in hazardous waste, solid waste and Superfund.

Board Characteristics: Eleven members: nine appointed by the Governor for four-year terms and two ex officio members. Members include:

• Commissioners of Economic and Community Development and Environment and Conservation (or their designees);
• one person engaged in a field which is directly related to agriculture appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Farm Bureau;
• two persons employed by private manufacturing concerns with experience in management of solid wastes or hazardous materials appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Association of Business;
• a registered engineer, geologist or qualified land surveyor with knowledge of solid waste or hazardous materials management from the faculty of an institution of higher learning appointed from a list of four persons--two to be nominated by the Board of Trustees of the UT System and two to be nominated by the Board of Regents of the State University and Community College System;
• one person knowledgeable of solid waste or hazardous materials management appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Environmental Council;
• one person engaged in the business of management of solid wastes or hazardous materials to be appointed by the Governor;
• one person appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee County Services Association;
• one person appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Municipal League;
• one person representing small generators of solid wastes or hazardous materials appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Automotive Association.

The Director of Solid Waste Management serves as technical secretary.

Commissioned under T.C.A. 68-211-111

The statute authorizing this board expires: June 30, 2012