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LexisNexis Practice Guide: Georgia Environmental Law | LexisNexis Store
LexisNexis Practice Guide: Georgia Environmental Law provides a handy, authoritative reference to both Georgia's environmental laws and the state's regulatory obligation to comply with applicable federal laws.
by Lewis B. Jones (Author), Patricia Barmeyer (Author), Les Oakes (Author), Adam Sowatzka (Author), Randy Butterfield (Author), John Fortuna (Author), Amy Magee (Author), Stephen McCullers (Author)
ISBN: 9781522179573
Estimated: December 04, 2019
ISBN: 9781522179580
Estimated: November 26, 2019
LexisNexis Practice Guide: Georgia Environmental Law provides a handy, authoritative reference to both Georgia's environmental laws and the state's regulatory obligation to comply with applicable federal laws. This book is a collaborative effort of King & Spalding LLP's Environmental, Health and Safety practice, whose attorneys have decades of experience advising clients on a wide range of environmental and safety issues across all media. The group includes lawyers with technical backgrounds—engineering, chemistry, biology, land use, environmental policy and safety—who function well at the intersection of law and science, present issues in plain English, and work to find practical solutions to complex problems.
Lewis B. Jones is a counsel on King & Spalding's Tort & Environmental Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Jones is recognized by Best Lawyers in America (2010) and by Chambers USA as a "leading individual" within the Georgia environmental bar. Chambers USA reports that Mr. Jones is regarded by clients as "a bright legal scholar who understands how to position issues strategically." His practice concentrates on water resources as well as general environmental litigation. He has extensive experience with the Endangered Species Act and wetlands permitting issues as well as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"). Mr. Jones has also published articles and advised clients on matters related to climate change and the corporate disclosure of environmental liabilities.
Mr. Jones received his J.D. from the Harvard Law School in 1989, an M.S. in Land Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995, and a B.A. in mathematics from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee in 1989. He serves on the editorial board of the Eastern Water Law & Policy Reporter and is Co-Chair of the American Bar Association's 2010 Eastern Water Law conference.
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Patricia Barmeyer. Ms. Barmeyer is a partner in King & Spalding's Environmental, Health and Safety Practice Group specializing in the environmental permitting of controversial projects and the litigation that is often part of the process of bringing those projects to completion. Ms. Barmeyer has handled matters in all environmental media, but her recent work has focused on cases involving water and air permits and coastal development projects.
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Les Oakes. Mr. Oakes is a partner in King & Spalding's Environmental, Health and Safety Practice Group and works with clients on negotiations, litigation, permits and compliance concerns in a variety of environmental matters, including transactions. Mr. Oakes advises clients in a wide range of environmental matters, including Resource Conservation and Recovery Act compliance and corrective action; Superfund cleanup matters and Brownfields limitations of liability; air and water permits; and environmental audits and transactions. Previously, Mr. Oakes was an environmental engineer with the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. In more than 11 years with the EPD, he worked in the air, hazardous waste and water branches, conducting compliance inspections, writing permits and participating in enforcement proceedings.
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Adam Sowatzka. Mr. Sowatzka is a partner in King & Spalding's Environmental, Health and Safety Practice Group and has handled matters in all environmental media — from water, to air, to waste issues. He has particular expertise in water and stormwater cases, having resolved some of the largest Clean Water Act enforcement matters in country. He manages complex, multiparty Superfund matters, including one of the largest Superfund sites in the Southeast. Mr. Sowatzka is also often called on for his crisis management expertise in areas including accidents, explosions, derailments, spills, and responding to criminal and civil inspections and investigations. Before entering private practice, Mr. Sowatzka was an Associate Regional Counsel with the Environmental Protection Agency's Southeastern Regional Office, and Vice President and General Counsel of a manufacturing and services subsidiary of Axel Johnson, Inc.
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Randy Butterfield. Mr. Butterfield is a counsel with King & Spalding's Environmental, Health and Safety Practice Group where he concentrates his practice on environmental, toxic tort, and product liability matters. Since joining the firm in 1999, he has handled numerous individual, mass joinder, and class action cases, both at the trial and appellate levels. Together, these cases have involved nearly every major piece of environmental legislation as well as the entire spectrum of common law tort claims.
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John Fortuna. Mr. Fortuna is a counsel with King & Spalding's Environmental, Health and Safety Practice Group and represents clients in complex environmental matters in federal and state court, as well as state administrative proceedings. He has substantial experience permitting and defending water rights and water supply projects for municipal and industrial clients, and in the defense of government enforcement actions and citizen suits under both the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act. Mr. Fortuna also frequently litigates cases and advises clients on Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act issues.
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Amy Magee. Ms. Magee is a counsel with King & Spalding's Environmental, Health and Safety Practice Group. She joined King & Spalding in 1989 after serving as an environmental coordinator for a manufacturing company where she focused primarily on EPCRA reporting and general environmental compliance issues for the company's two main manufacturing facilities and several satellite blending operations located throughout the United States. Her experience in the manufacturing sector is valuable in addressing both the technical and legal aspects of regulatory environmental issues. Since joining King & Spalding, Ms. Magee has worked extensively with the federal Superfund program, including development of allocation schemes, recovery of costs, and overall management of the investigation and cleanup for dozens of other sites. In addition, she has assisted clients with multiple other remediation programs, including preparation of notifications and investigative reports, and implementation of remedies. Ms. Magee has also counseled clients in various regulatory areas, including hazardous waste, water, air and emergency planning, and has participated in several regulatory compliance audits of manufacturing facilities. Separately, she has assisted with white collar internal investigations and international arbitration proceedings. She has also counseled clients regarding environmental matters in sophisticated financing and other transactional matters.
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Stephen McCullers. Mr. McCullers is an associate in King & Spalding's Environmental, Health and Safety Practice Group. He has a diverse environmental practice, having worked on complex environmental litigation including a discovery and motions practice. He also has experience in Environmental, Health and Safety compliance and other regulatory compliance matters, including working with agencies to resolve administrative and civil judicial enforcement. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. McCullers was a Natural Resources Specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where he conducted environmental compliance inspections, issued environmental permits, and assisted in the management of federal land and natural resources.
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CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
§ 1.02 Administrative Procedure Overview
PART II: ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
§ 1.03 Decisions Subject to Administrative Appeals
§ 1.04 Initiation of an Administrative Appeal
§ 1.05 Administrative Hearings Conducted by the Office of State Administrative Hearings
§ 1.06 Standing to Bring an Administrative Appeal
§ 1.07 Automatic Stay of Certain Permits
§ 1.08 Administrative Appeal Procedures
PART III: APPEALS FROM OSHA DECISIONS
§ 1.09 Superior Court
§ 1.10 Court of Appeals
§ 1.11 Supreme Court
CHAPTER 2 AIR QUALITY CONTROL
§ 2.02 Air Quality Control Overview
§ 2.03 Georgia Air Quality Act
PART II: STATIONARY SOURCES
§ 2.04 Emissions and Performance Standards
§ 2.05 General Permit Information
§ 2.06 New Source Review
§ 2.07 New Source Performance Standards
§ 2.08 Hazardous Air Pollutants
§ 2.09 Title V Operating Permits
§ 2.10 State SIP Permit Program
PART III: MOBILE SOURCES
§ 2.11 Overview
§ 2.12 Federal Preemption of State Authority to Regulate
§ 2.13 State Transportation Conformity Plan
§ 2.14 Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance
§ 2.15 Overview
§ 2.16 Federal Enforcement
§ 2.17 State Enforcement
CHAPTER 3 SOLID WASTE
PART II: PERMITTING LANDFILLS AND OTHER FACILITIES
§ 3.03 Solid Waste Permit Requirement Generally
§ 3.04 Permit Application Process
§ 3.05 Permit Issuance or Denial
§ 3.06 Permit Modification or Revocation
§ 3.07 Permit Transfer
PART III: LANDFILL OPERATIONS
§ 3.08 Landfill Operations Regulation Generally
§ 3.09 Collection and Transportation Requirements
§ 3.10 Regulation of Receipt of Waste
§ 3.11 Regulations Regarding Protection of Air, Land and Water
§ 3.12 Regulations Regarding Safety and Access
§ 3.13 Cover Regulations
§ 3.14 Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements
PART IV: LANDFILL CLOSURE
§ 3.15 Closure Criteria
§ 3.16 Post-Closure Care
PART V: FINANCIAL ASSURANCE
§ 3.17 Financial Assurance Requirements and Mechanisms Generally
§ 3.18 Financial Assurance for Closure
§ 3.19 Financial Assurance for Post-Closure Care
§ 3.20 Financial Assurance for Corrective Action
PART VI: ENFORCEMENT
§ 3.21 Enforcement of Hazardous Waste Laws and Regulations
CHAPTER 4 HAZARDOUS WASTE
§ 4.02 Overview
PART II: JURISDICTION OVER HAZARDOUS WASTE
§ 4.03 Identifying Hazardous Waste
PART III: GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
§ 4.04 General Requirements for Generators of Hazardous Waste
§ 4.05 Manifests for Tracking Hazardous Waste from Generators
§ 4.06 Pre-transport Requirements for Hazardous Waste from Generators
§ 4.07 Recordkeeping for Generators of Hazardous Waste
§ 4.08 Imports and Exports of Hazardous Waste
PART IV: TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
§ 4.09 General Requirements for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
§ 4.10 Standards for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
§ 4.11 Groundwater Protection Procedures for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
§ 4.12 Closure and Post-Closure Requirements for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
§ 4.13 Corrective Action at Permitted Facilities
§ 4.14 Financial Assurance for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
PART V: PERMITS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES
§ 4.15 Application for Permit for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
§ 4.16 Administrative Procedures
§ 4.17 Permit Conditions
§ 4.18 Duration of Hazardous Waste Facility Permits
§ 4.19 Modification, Withdrawal, Revocation of Hazardous Waste Facility Permits
PART VI: TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
§ 4.20 General Requirements for Transporters of Hazardous Waste
§ 4.21 Manifests for Transportation of Hazardous Waste
§ 4.22 Discharge of Hazardous Waste During Transport
PART VII: ENFORCEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
§ 4.23 Enforcement of Hazardous Waste Laws and Regulations
CHAPTER 5 CONTAMINATED SITES
§ 5.02 Contaminated Site Overview
PART II: HAZARDOUS SITE RESPONSE ACT O.C.G.A. §
§ 12-8-90 TO 12-8-97
§ 5.03 Scope
§ 5.04 Site Identification
§ 5.05 Corrective Action
§ 5.06 Liability
PART III: VOLUNTARY REMEDIATION PROGRAM ACT O.C.G.A. §
§ 12-8-100 TO 12-8-108
§ 5.07 Scope
§ 5.08 Application Process
§ 5.09 Remediation Process
§ 5.10 Benefits of the VRP
PART IV: HAZARDOUS SITE REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT ACT, O.C.G.A. §
§ 12-8-200 TO 12-8-211
§ 5.11 Scope
§ 5.12 Application Process
§ 5.13 Remediation Process
§ 5.14 Limitation of Liability
CHAPTER 6 GEORGIA WATER LAW
§ 6.02 Water Law Overview
PART II: COMMON LAW RIPARIAN RIGHTS IN GEORGIA
§ 6.03 Overview of Georgia Riparian Water Law
§ 6.04 Reasonable Use
§ 6.05 Other Sticks in the Bundle of Riparian Rights
§ 6.06 1863 Statutory Codification of Common Law Principles
§ 6.07 Classification of Waterbodies
§ 6.08 Rights in Non-Tidal, Non-Navigable Rivers and Streams
§ 6.09 Rights in Non-Tidal, Navigable Rivers and Streams
§ 6.10 Rights in Lakes and Ponds
§ 6.11 Rights to Groundwater
PART III: REGULATION OF SURFACE WATER WITHDRAWALS
§ 6.12 Policy
§ 6.13 Permit Requirement; Thresholds and Exceptions
§ 6.14 Permit Application
§ 6.15 Usage Limits, Decision Criteria & Permit Conditions
§ 6.16 Permit Term, Duration, Transferability
§ 6.17 Modification, Suspension, or Revocation of Permits
§ 6.18 Emergency Orders During Emergency Periods of Water Shortage
§ 6.19 Judicial review
PART IV: REGULATION OF GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS
§ 6.20 Overview
§ 6.21 Policy
§ 6.22 Intersection between the Common Law Rule of Absolute Ownership and the Ground-water Use Act
§ 6.23 Permit Requirement; Thresholds and Exceptions
§ 6.24 Permit Application
§ 6.25 Usage Limits; Decision Criteria
§ 6.26 Permit Conditions
§ 6.27 Permit Term, Duration and Transferability
§ 6.28 Permit Modifications by Director
§ 6.29 Emergency Powers During Emergency Situations
§ 6.30 Enforcement and Judicial Review
PART V: DROUGHT RESTRICTION
§ 6.31 Overview
§ 6.32 Pre-Drought Restrictions on Outdoor Water Use
§ 6.33 Drought Indicators and Triggers
§ 6.34 More Stringent Outdoor Water Use Restrictions Prohibited
§ 6.35 Variance Requests
§ 6.36 Judicial Review
PART VI: WATER PLANNING IN GEORGIA
§ 6.37 Georgia’s Comprehensive State-wide Water Plan
CHAPTER 7 REGULATION OF WATER QUALITY
PART II: REGULATION OF DISCHARGES FROM POINT SOURCES
§ 7.03 Development of Water Quality Regulation
§ 7.04 Water Quality Standards
§ 7.05 Prohibition on Discharges of Pollutants
§ 7.06 The NPDES Permit System
§ 7.07 General Permits
§ 7.08 Individual Permits
§ 7.09 Publication and Review of Georgia EPD’s Permitting Decision
§ 7.10 Administrative and Judicial Review of NPDES Permitting Decisions
§ 7.11 The Permit Shield
§ 7.12 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Impaired Waters
§ 7.13 Pretreatment Programs
§ 7.14 Enforcement
§ 7.15 Special Considerations for Municipal Dischargers and Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PART III: SECTION 404 PERMITTING
§ 7.16 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Issues Section 404 Permits in Georgia
PART IV: REGULATION OF STORMWATER
§ 7.17 NPDES Permit Requirement
§ 7.18 Permit Subject to Public Notice and Comment Process
§ 7.19 Prohibited Discharges
§ 7.20 Permits for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (“MS4”)
§ 7.21 General Permit for Construction Activities
§ 7.22 General Permit for Industrial Activities
§ 7.23 Enforcement
PART V: STORMWATER COMMON LAW ISSUES
§ 7.24 Overview
§ 7.25 Nuisance and Trespass
§ 7.26 Negligence and Negligence Per Se
§ 7.27 Statute of Limitations
§ 7.28 Causation and Damages
§ 7.29 Punitive Damages
PART VI: EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
§ 7.30 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Overview
§ 7.31 Stream Buffers
§ 8.02 Land Use Overview
PART II: ZONING
§ 8.03 Delegated Authority to Local Government
§ 8.04 Process for Zoning and Rezoning
§ 8.05 Judicial Review of a Zoning Decision
§ 8.06 Exception for Prior Nonconforming Use
§ 8.07 Conditional Zoning
§ 8.08 Discriminatory Zoning
§ 8.09 Spot Zoning
§ 8.10 Variance
§ 8.11 Special Use Permit
§ 8.12 Special Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest in Rezoning Decisions
§ 8.13 Georgia Department of Community Affairs
§ 8.14 Impact of Comprehensive Planning on Zoning Decisions
CHAPTER 9 MANAGING STORAGE TANKS
§ 9.02 Managing Storage Tanks Overview
PART II: UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
§ 9.03 Federal Regulation of Storage Tanks
§ 9.04 Delegation of Federal Programs to Georgia
§ 9.05 Georgia Underground Storage Tank Act
§ 9.06 Rulemaking
§ 9.07 Authority of Georgia Environmental Protection Division
§ 9.08 “Tank” Defined
§ 9.09 Design and Construction Requirements
§ 9.10 Permit and Notification Requirements
§ 9.11 Operation Requirements
§ 9.12 Periodic Testing and Inspections
§ 9.13 Recordkeeping
§ 9.14 Release Detection
§ 9.15 Leak and Spill Reporting
§ 9.16 Investigation of Off-Site Impacts
§ 9.17 Leak and Spill Response Requirements
§ 9.18 Corrective Action Plans
§ 9.19 Financial Assurance
§ 9.20 Required Financial Assurance Amounts
§ 9.21 Financial Assurance Reporting and Recordkeeping
§ 9.22 GUST Trust Fund
§ 9.23 Closure Requirements
§ 9.24 Cost Recovery
§ 9.25 Emergency Orders
§ 9.26 Enforcement
§ 9.27 Administrative Appeals
§ 9.28 Variances
§ 9.29 Operator Requirements
§ 9.30 Training Requirements
PART III: ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS
§ 9.31 Policy and Authority
§ 9.32 Adoption of National Fire Protection Association Standards
§ 9.33 Design and Construction Requirements
§ 9.34 Reporting of Fires and Incidents
CHAPTER 10 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT
§ 10.02 Coastal Development Overview
PART II: COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
§ 10.03 Georgia Coastal Management Act
PART III: COASTAL MARSHLANDS PROTECTION ACT
§ 10.04 Coastal Marshlands Protection Act
§ 10.05 Jurisdiction of Coastal Marshlands Protection Act
§ 10.06 Permit Requirement, Minor Alterations, and Letters of Permission
§ 10.07 Permit Exemptions
§ 10.08 Permitting Under the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act
§ 10.09 Enforcement
PART IV: BEACH AND SHORE PROTECTION
§ 10.10 Shore Protection Act
§ 10.11 Jurisdiction of the Shore Protection Act
§ 10.12 Permit Requirement and Permit Issuance
§ 10.13 Permit Exemptions
§ 10.14 Permitting Under the Shore Protection Act
§ 10.15 Enforcement
PART V: REVOCABLE LICENSE TO ENCROACH ON STATE-OWNED WATERBOTTOMS
§ 10.16 Revocable License Requirement
PART VI: CHECKLIST
§ 10.17 CHECKLIST: Issues to Consider in the Coastal Development Process