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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES |
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Chapter 5. WATER RESOURCES |
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Article 3. WELLS AND DRINKING WATER |
| Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 12-5-70. Prospecting for underground water supplies -- Powers of department |
| § 12-5-71. Prospecting for underground water supplies -- Records of findings; acceptance of federal grants |
| § 12-5-72. Prospecting for underground water supplies -- Contracts with counties or municipalities for use of water |
| § 12-5-73. Prospecting for underground water supplies -- Appropriation or allocation of funds to department |
| Part 2. GROUND-WATER USE GENERALLY |
| § 12-5-90. Short title |
| § 12-5-91. Declaration of policy |
| § 12-5-92. Definitions |
| § 12-5-93. Power of director to employ personnel |
| § 12-5-94. Adoption of rules and regulations by Board of Natural Resources |
| § 12-5-95. Proposed regulations regarding ground-water use; hearings; adoption and modification of regulations; contesting validity of regulations |
| § 12-5-96. Regulated reasonable use of ground water for general use; permits to withdraw, obtain, or utilize; coordination with water plans; appeal procedures |
| § 12-5-98. Investigations; entry; protection of confidential information or trade secrets; refusing entry or access to and interference with authorized representatives of division |
| § 12-5-99. Order by director after failure of conference, conciliation, or persuasion; hearings; appeal |
| § 12-5-100. Judgment in accordance with director's order |
| § 12-5-101. Injunctive relief |
| § 12-5-102. Emergency orders; restrictions; hearing; appeal; use by certain entities |
| § 12-5-103. Representation of department by Attorney General |
| § 12-5-104. Effect of part on other laws |
| § 12-5-105. Regulated reasonable use of ground water for farm use; permits to withdraw, obtain, or utilize; metering; related procedures |
| § 12-5-106. Civil penalties; procedure for imposing penalties; hearing; judicial review |
| § 12-5-107. Criminal penalty |
| Part 3. WATER WELL STANDARDS |
| § 12-5-120. Short title |
| § 12-5-121. Legislative intent |
| § 12-5-122. Definitions |
| § 12-5-124. Powers and duties of council generally |
| § 12-5-125. License requirement; drilling under direction of professional geologist or engineer |
| § 12-5-126. Director as administrative agent; administrative duties of division; orders, notices, and processes |
| § 12-5-127. Licensing of water well contractors generally; applications for trainee licenses; violation of Code section |
| § 12-5-128. Contents of license; display |
| § 12-5-129. Suspension and revocation of licenses; hearings; reissuance of revoked licenses; injunction; cessation of well operation; seizure of equipment |
| § 12-5-130. Expiration and renewal of licenses; replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated licenses |
| § 12-5-131. Notifying contractors of changes in rules and regulations |
| § 12-5-131.1. Licensing requirements for drilling well on own property; water well contractors completing electrical or plumbing work incidental to drilling and construction of well |
| § 12-5-132. Effect of part |
| § 12-5-133. Penalty; confiscation of equipment; evidence of violation of part |
| § 12-5-133.1. Civil penalties; hearing |
| § 12-5-134. Standards for wells and boreholes |
| § 12-5-135. Requirement of bond or letter of credit |
| § 12-5-136. Compliance with standards and licensing requirements; inspections; action by director if well not up to standard |
| § 12-5-137. Procedure for confiscation and sale of contraband equipment; defenses |
| § 12-5-138. Council authorized to establish rules and regulations for pump installation; certification requirements; civil penalties for violations |
| Part 4. ARTESIAN WELLS |
| § 12-5-150. Conditions under which artesian wells must be tapped |
| § 12-5-151. Wells on government property |
| § 12-5-152. Applicability of part |
| § 12-5-153. Penalty |
| Part 5. PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS |
| § 12-5-170. Short title |
| § 12-5-171. Declaration of policy; legislative intent; Environmental Protection Division to administer part |
| § 12-5-172. Definitions |
| § 12-5-173. Designation of division as state agency to receive financial aid from federal government and other sources |
| § 12-5-174. Powers and duties of Board of Natural Resources as to public water systems |
| § 12-5-175. Fluoridation of public water systems; state funds for cost of fluoridation equipment, chemicals, and materials; tax deduction for fluoride-removing devices |
| § 12-5-176. Powers and duties of director as to public water systems generally |
| § 12-5-177. Enforcement of rules and regulations; minimum requirements for and applicability of Georgia primary drinking water regulations; records and reports |
| § 12-5-178. Variances and exemptions |
| § 12-5-179. Permits for operation of public water systems; performance bonds |
| § 12-5-180. Duty of permit applicants and holders to supply information as required by director |
| § 12-5-180.1. Allocating water and waste-water usage among tenants; charging tenants for usage; measuring water usage |
| § 12-5-181. Inspections and investigations by division |
| § 12-5-182. Powers of director as to protection of public from contaminants presenting imminent and substantial danger |
| § 12-5-183. Plan for emergency provision of water |
| § 12-5-184. Notice of violations, variances, and exemptions involving public water systems |
| § 12-5-185. Order by director after failure of conference, conciliation, or persuasion; hearing on order or permit issued by director |
| § 12-5-186. Hearings; judicial review |
| § 12-5-187. Emergency orders; hearing; review |
| § 12-5-188. Injunctive relief |
| § 12-5-189. Judgment in accordance with director's order |
| § 12-5-190. Legal assistance by Attorney General |
| § 12-5-191. Prohibited acts |
| § 12-5-192. Civil penalties; procedures for imposing penalty; hearing; review |
| § 12-5-193. Criminal penalty |
| Part 6. WATER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION, REDUNDANCY, AND RELIABILITY |
| § 12-5-200. Legislative findings |
| § 12-5-201. Definitions |
| § 12-5-202. District-wide emergency plan |
| § 12-5-203. Technical panel; members; preliminary scope of work statement; modifications |
| § 12-5-204. Completion and submission of emergency plan; costs |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 12 Chapter 5 Article 3 NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Anti-siphon devices for irrigation systems, § 2-1-4. Licensing water and wastewater treatment plant operators and laboratory analysts, T. 43, C. 51.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Rules for safe drinking water, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations for the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Chapter 391-3-5.
LAW REVIEWS. --For note on 1995 amendments of Code sections in this article, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 51 (1995).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Liability of builder or real estate developer who sells new dwelling for failure to provide potable water, 16 ALR4th 1246.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Rules for safe drinking water, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations for the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Chapter 391-3-5.
LAW REVIEWS. --For note on 1995 amendments of Code sections in this article, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 51 (1995).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Liability of builder or real estate developer who sells new dwelling for failure to provide potable water, 16 ALR4th 1246.