2025 Code of Georgia
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources (Chs. 1 — 17)
Chapter 5 - Water Resources (Arts. 1 — 10)
Article 8 - Comprehensive State-Wide Water Management Planning (§§ 12-5-520 — 12-5-525)

Annotations

Notes

Ga. L. 2004, p. 711, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The General Assembly finds and declares that:

“(1) A comprehensive state-wide water management plan for this state is needed and should be developed by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources;

“(2) Such plan should support a structured, yet flexible, approach to regional water planning and provide guidance and incentives for regional and local water planning efforts; and

“(3) Regional water planning efforts of the Environmental Protection Division should be coordinated with and not supplant the existing efforts of all state agencies.”

Ga. L. 2004, p. 711, § 2, effective May 13, 2004, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of Code Sections 12-5-520 through 12-5-525, relating to river basin management plans, and was based on Ga. L. 1992, p. 1896, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 12.

Research References & Practice Aids

Protection of Metropolitan rivers, T. 12, C. 5, A. 5, P. 6.

Flint River drought protection, T. 12, C. 5, A. 9.

Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, T. 12, C. 5, A. 10.

Preparation of Regional Water Development and Conservation Plans, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, Regional Water Planning, Sec. 391-3-32-.01.

Permitting based on regional water development and conservation plans, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, Groundwater Use, Sec. 391-3-2-.16.

O. C. G. A. Title 12

O. C. G. A. Title 12, Ch. 5