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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6)
Chapter 5 - WATER RESOURCES (§§ 12-5-1 — 12-5-586)
Article 2 - CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION AND SURFACE-WATER USE (§§ 12-5-20 — 12-5-53)
- Section 12-5-20 - Short title
- Section 12-5-21 - Declaration of policy; legislative intent
- Section 12-5-22 - Definitions
- Section 12-5-23 - Powers and duties of board and director as to control of water pollution and surface-water use generally
- Section 12-5-23.1 - Water quality standards for lakes; monitoring; studies and reports; development, approval, and publication of water quality standards
- Section 12-5-23.2 - Waste-water discharge limitations; schedule of construction milestones; penalties
- Section 12-5-23.3 - Privatization of waste-water treatment facilities
- Section 12-5-24 - Power of director to enter into contracts and compacts regarding surface-water management
- Section 12-5-25 - Investigations by division; institution of proceedings by division
- Section 12-5-26 - Entry on premises to investigate and inspect conditions and operating records; protection of trade secrets and confidential information
- Section 12-5-27 - Authority to require owner or operator of facility to cooperate with division
- Section 12-5-27.1 - Sale or use of cleaning agents containing phosphorus
- Section 12-5-28 - Annual reports by division
- Section 12-5-29 - Sewage and waste disposal; withdrawal, diversion, or impoundment of surface waters; certificates required for vessels with marine toilets; conditions for transfer of surface water from one river basin to another
- Section 12-5-29.1 - Combined sewer overflow; plans for elimination or treatment of sewage overflow; penalties
- Section 12-5-30 - Permits for construction, modification, or operation of facilities which discharge pollutants into waters; permits for discharge of dredged or fill material into waters and wetlands; participation in National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
- Section 12-5-30.1 - Major spills by publicly owned treatment works
- Section 12-5-30.2 - Combined sewer overflow systems
- Section 12-5-30.3 - Sludge land application systems
- Section 12-5-30.4 - Establishment of water emergency response procedures
- Section 12-5-31 - Regulated riparian rights to surface waters for general or farm use; permits for withdrawal, diversion, or impoundment; coordination with water plans; metering of farm use; interbasin transfers; appeal procedures
- Section 12-5-31.1 - Applications, permits, and variances for public water supply reservoirs
- Section 12-5-32 - Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Powers of division with respect to federal acts; receipt and expenditure of federal and state appropriations
- Section 12-5-33 - Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Grants to counties, municipalities, or other public authority for water pollution control projects
- Section 12-5-34 - Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Amount of state grant
- Section 12-5-35 - Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Administration of grants by division
- Section 12-5-36 - Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Consistency with federal acts
- Section 12-5-37 - Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Intent of article with regard to state contributions
- Section 12-5-38 - Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Management by division of federal construction grants program
- Section 12-5-38.1 - Administration of funds; water pollution control and drinking water revolving funds
- Section 12-5-39 - Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Area-wide waste treatment management
- Section 12-5-40 - Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Adoption of rules and regulations regarding application for state grants
- Section 12-5-41 - [Repealed] [Reserved] Aid to pollution control and surface-water management - Water and sewage treatment facilities or systems for eligible planned communities
- Section 12-5-42 - Cooperative efforts for abatement of pollution; order by director; request for hearing; allowance of reasonable time for abatement
- Section 12-5-43 - Administrative hearings
- Section 12-5-44 - Judicial review
- Section 12-5-45 - Judgment in accordance with division's order
- Section 12-5-46 - Effect of article on rights of action
- Section 12-5-47 - Emergency orders; hearing
- Section 12-5-48 - Injunctive relief
- Section 12-5-49 - Representation of division and its agents by Attorney General and his staff
- Section 12-5-50 - Intent of article as to conflicts with federal laws and as to eligibility of division or departments of state government for federal funds; remedial action
- Section 12-5-51 - Civil liability
- Section 12-5-52 - Civil penalty
- Section 12-5-53 - Criminal penalty
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