Title 12 — Conservation And Natural Resources
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O.C.G.A. § 12-5-523 Effective date of plan, §12-5-525
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Effect of non-approval by general assembly, §12-5-525. Factor for consideration, §12-5-522. Intergovernmental cooperation, §12-5-523. Public participation, §12-5-523.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-524 Water Council created; obligations of council
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(a) There shall be a Water Council composed of one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who shall not be a member of the General Assembly and who shall serve for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualified; one member appointed …
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-525 Short title
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Definitions. Policy statement for comprehensive state-wide water management plan; guiding principles; requirements of plan; regional plans; compliance with plans. Cooperation with Water Council; involvement of stakeholders; initial draft plan. Water Council created; obligations of…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-53 Criminal penalty
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(a) Any person who violates any provision of this article or any permit condition or limitation established pursuant to this article or who fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with any final order of a court 423 12-5-53 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-5-53 lawfully issued as prov…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-540 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Flint River Drought Protection Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 12-5-540, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 458, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-541 Legislative intent
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(a) The General Assembly declares its intent and the public policy of this state that the state plans, regulates, and controls the withdrawal and the use of the waters of the state under the laws of Georgia to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and the granting of an…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-542 Definitions
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As used in this article, except where otherwise specifically provided, the term: (1) ‘‘Acceptable Flint River basin stream flows’’ means the quantity of stream flows at one or more specific locations on the Flint River or its tributaries which provides for aquatic life protection and…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-543 Short title
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Legislative intent. Definitions. Establishment of drought abatement program; rules and regulations. 12-5-544. Powers of director.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-544 Powers of director
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In the performance of his or her duties, the director shall have and may exercise the power to: (1) Exercise general supervision over the enforcement of this article and all rules, regulations, and orders promulgated pursuant to this article; (2) Establish acceptable Flint River …
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-545 Administration of fund
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The authority shall administer the drought protection funds provided to it for purposes of this article and shall make expenditures from said funds in accordance with and at the direction of the director pursuant to Code Sections 12-5-546 and 12-5-547. With the prior consent and …
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-546 Defined, §12-5-542
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1283 INDEX FLINT RIVER DROUGHT PROTECTION ACT —Cont’d Compensation to permittees. Agreement not to irrigate, §12-5-546. Orders not to irrigate, §12-5-547. Conciliation or persuasion. Obtaining compliance believing violation has occurred, §12-5-549. Contested matters. Hearings, pr…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-546.1 Irrigation reduction auction
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Defined, §12-5-542. Prediction of severe drought conditions, §12-5-546. Judgment on final order of director. Place of filing by director, court rendering, effect, §12-5-549. Judicial review of final orders, procedure, §12-5-549. Measuring agricultural uses, duties of department and c…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-546.2 Notification in advance of any state funded augmentation projects
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(a) As used in this Code section, ‘‘permittee’’ means any person holding a valid permit issued pursuant to Code Section 12-5-31 which provides for the withdrawal of surface water from within the affected areas. (b) The director shall notify specified permittees downstream of any s…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-547 Such penalties shall be assessed on a per violation basis
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A violation shall be deemed to have occurred each time a person irrigates in violation of an agreement or order. (b) Within 30 days after discovery that a permittee violated an agreement entered into pursuant to Code Section 12-5-546 or an order issued by the director in accordan…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-548 Forest fires
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State forestry commission. Entry upon land for fire prevention purposes, etc., §12-6-84. Ground water. Investigations, §12-5-98. 1348 INDEX RIVERS —Cont’d Chattahoochee river basin act —Cont’d Short title, §12-5-400. Corridor protection, §12-2-8. Dams safety. Generally, §§12-5-370…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-549 Compliance; violations
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(a) Except as may otherwise be provided in this article, whenever the director has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of this article or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this article has occurred, he or she shall attempt to obtain compliance therewith b…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-550 Title of act, §12-5-540
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Voluntary retirement of unused farm permits, §12-5-546.1. FLOODS. Metropolitan river protection act. General provisions, §§12-5-440 to 12-5-457. FLOWERS.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-570 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 12-5-570, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 115, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-571 Legislative intent
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(a) The General Assembly recognizes the value of the metropolitan North Georgia area watersheds for water supply, recreation, habitat for fish and wildlife, economic prosperity, and quality of life. The General Assembly finds that adequate supplies of clean water for drinking and o…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-572 Creation; purpose
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(a) There is created the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District. (b) The general purposes of the district shall be to establish policy, create plans, and promote intergovernmental coordination for all water issues in the district; to facilitate multijurisdictional wat…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-573 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Governing Board created under Code Section 12-5-575. (2) ‘‘Director’’ means the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources. …
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-575 Board created; appointments; vacancies; terms
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(a) There is established for the management of the business and affairs of the district a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Governing Board to consist of: 653 12-5-575 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-5-575 (1) The chairperson of the county commission or the chief …
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-576 Open meetings; quorum; voting; executive sessions
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(a) The board shall meet at least three times per year at a time and place set forth in the minutes of the district and at such other times as the chairperson may direct. All such meetings shall be open to the public. (b) A majority of the members to which the board is entitled s…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-579 CHEMOTHERAPY WASTE
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Biomedical waste defined, §12-8-22. CHILDREN. Georgia youth conservation corps act, §§12-11-1 to 12-11-11. Youth conservation corps, §§12-11-1 to 12-11-11. CHILD SUPPORT. Forestry licenses, revocation for failure to pay, §12-6-49.1. Licenses for driving motor vehicle, engaging in …
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-580 Coordinating committees; finance committees
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(a) The board shall create one or more technical coordinating committees comprised primarily of water and waste-water officials from counties, cities, and authorities in the district. Such committees shall provide additional support to the board and staff for specific areas and is…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-581 Advisory councils
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(a) The board shall create separate advisory councils for the Chattahoochee, Etowah, Flint, Oconee, and Ocmulgee river basins and the Lake Lanier Basin. The Etowah River Basin Advisory Council shall include the Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority as a member. The Lake Lanier Ba…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-582 Waste-water plans
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Change in permits upon approval of plan, §12-5-583. 1319 INDEX METROPOLITAN NORTH GEORGIA WATER PLANNING DISTRICT —Cont’d Ground water —Cont’d Permits —Cont’d Water supply and water conservation plans. Effect on permits of approval of plan, §12-5-584. Interbasin transfer of water…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-583 WASTEWATER SERVICE
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Tenants or units in multiunit buildings. Allocation of usage, charging for usage, measuring usage, §12-5-180.1. WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. Privatization requirements, §12-5-23.3. WATER COUNCIL.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-585 Education and public awareness
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Any district plan required to include an element of education and public awareness shall describe those measures to be taken by the district and recommendations for measures to be taken by other state agencies or local governments, by public education institutions, or by 666 12-5…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-586 Annual report detailing activities and progress
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The district shall submit a written report not later than December 31 of each year to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairperson of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, and the chairperson of the Senate…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-7 ISLANDS
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Barrier islands, §12-5-232. Coastal islands, §12-2-5. Marsh islands, §12-3-241. J JEKYLL ISLAND-STATE PARK AUTHORITY, §§12-3-230 to 12-3-277. Accountability of members as trustees, §12-3-234. JEKYLL ISLAND-STATE PARK AUTHORITY —Cont’d Accounts and accounting. Maintaining financial…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-72 Hazardous waste management
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Legal assistance, §12-8-76. Music hall of fame authority. Legal services for authority, §12-3-530. North Georgia mountains authority. Legal advisor to authority, §12-3-296. Oconee river greenway authority. Legal services for authority, §12-3-410. Phosphates. Commencement of opera…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-73 WATER QUALITY
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Georgia water quality control act. General provisions, §§12-5-20 to 12-5-53. Short title, §12-5-20.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-8 Rules and regulations relating to drought management
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Not later than June 30, 2009, the board shall adopt new rules and regulations relating to drought management consistent with this chapter and any state-wide water management plan under Article 8 of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to provi…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-9 GEOTHERMAL BOREHOLES
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Contamination. Located safe distance from, minimum safe distances, §12-5-134. Defined, §12-5-122. Generally, §§12-5-120 to 12-5-138. Grouted from bottom to top. Borehole penetrating ground water, §12-5-134. Professional engineer or geologist.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-90 Short title
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This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Ground-water Use Act of 1972.’’ History. — Ga. L. 1972, p. 976, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-91 City of Rincon v
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Couch, 276 Ga. App. 567, 623 S.E.2d 754 (2005). Consideration of alternative water source. — Administrative law judge who reviewed the Georgia environmental department’s denial of a city’s application for an additional groundwater withdrawal permit properly considered whether the…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-92 Definitions
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As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Aquifer’’ means a geologic formation, group of such formations, or a part of such a formation that is water-bearing. (2) ‘‘Area of the state’’ means any municipality or county or portion thereof or other substantial geographical area of the s…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-93 Power of director to employ personnel
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The director is authorized to employ, on a full-time or part-time basis, such professional personnel and clerical or other employees as may be necessary to discharge the additional duties delegated to the division by this part. History. — Ga. L. 1972, p. 976, § 14. 12-5-94. Adopt…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-94 Permits generally, §12-5-96
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Preparation of proposed regulations, §12-5-95. Hazardous materials and waste.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-95 Hazardous materials and waste
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Hazardous site response. Board. Rulemaking authority, §12-8-93. Pollution prevention assistance division. Duty to advise environmental protection division, §12-8-185. Variances, §12-8-69. Heritage trust program. Board of natural resources. Rulemaking authority, §12-3-74. Historic…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-96 Petroleum pipelines, permits, §12-17-5
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Shore protection act, §12-5-244. Air-cleaning device. Georgia air quality act, §12-9-3. Air contaminant. Georgia air quality act, §12-9-3. Air pollution. Georgia air quality act, §12-9-3. Allocation formula. Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa river basin compact, §12-10-110. Appalachicola-…
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-97 Disciplinary actions, §12-5-96
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Duration, §12-5-97. Factors to be considered by division, §12-5-96. Farm use ground water withdrawal permits, §12-5-105. Farm use defined, §12-5-92. Grant, modification, etc., by division, §12-5-96. Issuance.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-99 Hazardous materials and waste
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Waste management. Hearings on contested matters, §12-8-73. Metropolitan river protection act.