The Tennessee Public Records Act (TPRA) grants Tennessee citizens the right to access records made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by any governmental entity that exist at the time of the request. The TPRA does not require records custodians to compile information or create or recreate records that do not exist.
Please check TDEC's online dataviewers before submitting a request as new documents are uploaded daily. Also, many septic tank records are now available online through a new search page.
Public Records Request Is the requestor a Tennessee citizen? The agency can request proof of Tennessee citizenship before records are released.