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GA Code § 12-5-30.4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-30.4. Establishment of Water Emergency Response Procedures

  Whenever any substance which would endanger the health or property of downstream users of the waters of this state is discharged into such waters, it shall be the duty of any person in charge of such substance to immediately notify the division of the location and nature of the discharge and to immediately take all reasonable steps to prevent injury to the health or property of such downstream users.   The division shall immediately conduct an initial investigation upon receiving any notification made pursuant to this Code section or subsection (a) of Code Section 12-14-3 or by a member of the public who observes an emergency situation or discharge to determine if such notification satisfies the criteria described in subsection (a) of this Code section.   If the division determines that there is a threat to the health or property of downstream users of the waters of this state, the division shall as soon as possible, but not more than 24 hours after such determination, notify and consult with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, the appropriate local emergency management agency, the appropriate local county health department, and other appropriate divisions within the department as necessary to determine if it is necessary to prepare and distribute a public notice concerning such threat. Upon notification by the division, the local emergency management agency or the local county health department shall prepare and post such public notice through electronic media and print. Such public notice shall be located at places where the public regularly uses the waters of this state or seeks information about such waters.   The division shall ensure that immediate corrective action is initiated to the maximum extent practicable and as otherwise authorized by this title in order to prevent further danger to the health or property of downstream users.   The division shall establish a protocol, to be reviewed every five years, for coordinated responses to discharges that create emergency situations and shall coordinate with the appropriate emergency response agencies to provide for continual emergency response so as to most efficiently and effectively meet the needs of affected communities. The division may provide training to state and local emergency response agencies to further the purposes of this Code section.   Nothing in this Code section shall prevent any local governmental entity from taking any actions within its authority to protect public health.   The department shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement and administer this Code section on or before December 1, 2014.     (Code 1981, §12-5-30.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 176, § 1/HB 549; Ga. L. 2016, p. 91, § 1/SB 416.)
GA Code § 12-5-31.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-31.1. Applications, Permits, and Variances for Public Water Supply Reservoirs

  Upon request of any local government entity that desires to construct a new public water supply reservoir for which permits and certifications under Code Section 12-5-31 and Sections 401 and 404 of the federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Sections 1341 and 1344, are required, the division shall make available in a single collection copies of all forms necessary for the purposes of making applications for such permits.   The period for granting or denying a permit application provided by subparagraph (c)(1)(A) of Code Section 12-2-2 shall likewise apply to decisions to issue certifications for purposes of Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1341, justifications of need, and minimum instream flow certifications for construction of a new public water supply reservoir by a local government entity; and such shall be issued simultaneously to a local government entity that is a qualified applicant.   The division shall issue an affirmative variance from the requirements of Chapter 7 of this title, consistent with the exemption granted by paragraph (11) of Code Section 12-7-17, to a permittee within seven days after granting the permit and issuing the certifications and documents specified under subsection (b) of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §12-5-31.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 644, § 1-4/SB 342.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2008, Code Section 12-5-483, as enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 644, § 1-4/SB 342, was redesignated as Code Section 12-5-31.1.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2008, p. 644, § 1-1/SB 342, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This part shall be known and may be cited as the 'Water Conservation and Drought Relief Act.'"   Ga. L. 2008, p. 644, § 5-1/SB 342, not codified by the General Assembly, provides in part that this Code section shall apply to all applications pending on or after July 1, 2008.
GA Code § 12-5-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 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

 The division shall be the water pollution control and surface-water resource management agency of the state for all purposes of any federal water pollution control act or any other federal act within the purview of this article and may:    Take all necessary or appropriate action to obtain for the state the benefits of any federal act within the purview of this article;   Apply for, receive, and use federal funds made available under any federal act within the purview of this article;   Approve projects for which loans or grants under any federal act are made to any municipality, county, or agency of state government or to any private person or entity;   Participate through its authorized representatives in proceedings under any federal act within the purview of this article and recommend measures for the reduction of water pollution originating within the state or proper management of the state's surface-water resources; and   Receive and expend on behalf of the state all funds which are now or which may hereafter become available or allotted to the State of Georgia by virtue of any appropriation or act of Congress or regulation of the federal government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or by virtue of any appropriation by the General Assembly, for water quality control, management, and allocation of the state's surface-water resources within the purview of this article, or for any other purpose defined in this article to be administered by the division as provided in this article. The division is authorized to use so much of funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly for the purpose of matching federal grants as may be necessary to secure such grants and derive full advantage to the state of benefits contemplated under the terms of such grants, and to comply with the terms of such grants.  This Code section shall not prohibit the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission from exercising its powers under paragraph (9) of Code Section 2-6-27.     (Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 23; Ga. L. 1977, p. 368, § 4; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2245, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 644, § 1-3/SB 342.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2008, p. 644, § 1-1/SB 342, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This part shall be known and may be cited as the 'Water Conservation and Drought Relief Act.'"   Ga. L. 2008, p. 644, § 5-1/SB 342, not codified by the General Assembly, provides in part that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to all applications pending on or after July 1, 2008.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 61B Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 3, 4, 5.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 120.
GA Code § 12-5-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-33. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management - Grants to Counties, Municipalities, or Other Public Authority for Water Pollution Control Projects

  The division is authorized to make grants, as funds are available, to any county, municipality, or any combination thereof, or to any public authority, agency, commission, or institution, to assist them in the construction of those portions of water pollution control projects which qualify for federal aid and assistance under the provisions of Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500), 33 U.S.C. Section 1281, et seq., as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-217) or as may hereafter be amended.   The State of Georgia is further authorized to make grants as funds are available to any county, municipality, or any combination of the same, or to any public authority, agency, commission, or institution, by appropriate action of the General Assembly, with or without qualification for federal aid and assistance as set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section, where the need of such county, municipality, or combination thereof, or such public authority, agency, commission, or institution, is shown.    (Ga. L. 1961, p. 109, § 1; Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 25; Ga. L. 1966, p. 328, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 176, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2245, § 2.)   Law reviews.   - For note, "Regulation of Artificial Lakes and Recreational Subdivisions in Georgia," recommending methods for future regulation, see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 580 (1972).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 61B Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 3, 4, 5.   61C Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, § 675.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 120.
GA Code § 12-5-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-34. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management - Amount of State Grant

  The state's contribution toward the construction of water pollution control projects shall not be limited by percentage contribution, and the State of Georgia may make grants to counties, municipalities, or combinations thereof in any amount up to the full cost of the construction of such projects where local need is shown and where such funds are available.   State funds may be provided for such projects or portions of projects wherever the need may exist in conjunction with or in addition to federal grants as might be received under Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500), 33 U.S.C. Section 1281, et seq., as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-217), or as such acts may hereafter be amended.    (Ga. L. 1961, p. 109, § 2; Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 26; Ga. L. 1966, p. 328, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2245, § 3.)
GA Code § 12-5-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-35. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management - Administration of Grants by Division

 The division shall be the agency for the administration of the funds granted by the state. The administration of such granted funds shall be done in direct conjunction with the administration of federal funds granted for water pollution control projects.   (Ga. L. 1961, p. 109, § 3; Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 27.)   Cross references.   - Administration of funds by director, § 12-5-38.1.
GA Code § 12-5-36 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-36. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management - Consistency With Federal Acts

 The determination of the relative need for, the priority of, and the standards of construction for federally assisted water pollution control projects shall be consistent with the provisions of Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500), 33 U.S.C. Section 1281, et seq., as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-217), or as may hereafter be amended.   (Ga. L. 1961, p. 109, § 4; Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 28; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2245, § 4.)
GA Code § 12-5-37 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-37. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management - Intent of Article With Regard to State Contributions

 It is the intent of this article that full advantage be taken of all funds available under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, but the State of Georgia shall not be limited in its contribution, and where no funds are available under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the State of Georgia shall be authorized to appropriate funds for the alleviation of pollution problems and for the construction of water pollution control projects throughout the State of Georgia as the need may be shown by counties, municipalities, or combinations thereof, or any public authority, agency, commission, or institution. Such grants by the state may be made for specific communities or for water pollution control projects to be determined by the division and administered by it.   (Ga. L. 1966, p. 328, § 3; Ga. L. 1971, p. 176, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-5-38 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-38. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management - Management by Division of Federal Construction Grants Program

 The division is authorized to manage the construction grants program as set forth in Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500), 33 U.S.C. Section 1281, et seq., as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-217), or as may hereafter be amended, upon receiving delegation of such program from the administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency. The division shall manage such program in accordance with the requirements and conditions set forth in Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended.   (Ga. L. 1978, p. 2245, § 5.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 61B Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 3, 4, 5.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 120.
GA Code § 12-5-39 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-39. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management - Area-Wide Waste Treatment Management

 The division is authorized to develop and operate a continuing area-wide waste treatment management planning process pursuant to its powers contained in this article for all portions of the state for which the state is required to act as the planning agency in accordance with Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. Section 1288, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-217). With regard to any program submitted by the Governor pursuant to subsection 208(b)(4)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. Section 1288, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-217), the director is empowered with the authority to take such action to comply with the requirements of subsections 208(b)(4)(B)(i) through (v) of such act.   (Ga. L. 1978, p. 2245, § 6.)   Law reviews.   - For article surveying Georgia cases dealing with environment, natural resources, and land use from June 1977 through May 1978, see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 75 (1978).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 61B Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 3, 4, 5.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 120.
GA Code § 12-5-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-40. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management - Adoption of Rules and Regulations Regarding Application for State Grants

 The Board of Natural Resources is empowered to adopt such rules, regulations, and procedures to be followed in applying for state grants authorized in this article as shall be necessary for the effective administration thereof.   (Ga. L. 1961, p. 109, § 5; Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 29.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 61B Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 3, 4, 5.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, §§ 120, 123, 126, 132, 135, 139.
GA Code § 12-5-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-41. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management - Water and Sewage Treatment Facilities or Systems for Eligible Planned Communities

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 2-1/HB 252, effective July 1, 2015.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1974, p. 1215, § 7; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 12.
GA Code § 12-5-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-42. Cooperative Efforts for Abatement of Pollution; Order by Director; Request for Hearing; Allowance of Reasonable Time for Abatement

  Whenever the division determines that any person is discharging sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes into any waters of the state in a degree which prevents the water from meeting the established standards of water purity, the division shall act to secure the person's cooperation in the reduction or elimination of the detrimental effects of the discharge.   The division shall supply to the person causing the pollution such technical and scientific information as may be helpful in reducing or eliminating the polluting effects of the discharge, but the responsibility for development and application of means of preventing pollution rests with the person causing the pollution.   Whenever any person refuses to cooperate with the efforts of the director to reduce pollution, the director may issue an order to bring about the reduction or elimination of the pollution. Any order issued by the director under this article shall become final unless the person aggrieved requests in writing a hearing before the director no later than 30 days after such order is served. However, before issuing or enforcing such an order, the director shall allow any person a reasonable time to make the necessary financial arrangements or make other necessary preparations for the elimination of the pollution.   Whenever the division determines that a violation of any provision of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this article relating to the withdrawal, diversion, or impoundment of surface water has occurred, the division shall by conference, conciliation, or persuasion attempt to convince the violator to cease such violation.If in the opinion of the director such efforts fail, the director may issue an order to bring about the cessation of such violation. Such order shall specify the alleged violation and shall prescribe a reasonable time for corrective action to be accomplished. Any order issued pursuant to this subsection shall become final unless the person aggrieved requests a hearing in writing before the director not later than 30 days after such order is served.    (Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 11; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1000, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 995, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For note, "Regulation of Artificial Lakes and Recreational Subdivisions in Georgia," recommending methods for future regulation, see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 580 (1972).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 61B Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 3, 4, 5.   61C Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 950, 951, 952, 953, 960.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 120, 124 et seq.
GA Code § 12-5-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-43. Administrative Hearings

  Whenever a person is aggrieved or adversely affected by any action or by any order or orders of the director, or by any action or by any order or orders pursuant to authority delegated by the director, such person may request and obtain a hearing by filing a petition with the director no later than 30 days after such order or notice of action is served upon such person. Code Section 50-13-13 shall apply insofar as it is applicable to the administrative procedure necessary under this article.   Code Sections 50-13-15 through 50-13-17 shall apply to all hearings held under this article.    (Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 12; Ga. L. 1966, p. 316, § 3; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1000, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 61B Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 3, 4, 5.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 130.
GA Code § 12-5-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-44. Judicial Review

  Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within the department and who is aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case is entitled to judicial review under this article. A preliminary, procedural, or intermediate action or ruling is immediately reviewable if review of the final decision would not provide an adequate remedy. In this connection, all proceedings for judicial review shall be in accordance with Code Section 50-13-19.   The division or any other party to the proceeding may secure a review of the final judgment of the superior court to the appellate courts of this state.    (Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 13; Ga. L. 1966, p. 316, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 61C Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, § 1895 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 131, 133, 135, 145.
GA Code § 12-5-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use|§ 12-5-45. Judgment in Accordance With Division's Order

 The division may file in the superior court in the county in which the person under order resides, or in the county in which the violation occurred or, if the person is a corporation, in the county in which the corporation maintains its principal place of business, a certified copy of a final order of the director or the administrative law judge unappealed from or of a final order of the administrative law judge affirmed upon appeal, whereupon the court shall render judgment in accordance therewith and notify the parties. The judgment shall have the same effect, and all proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same, as though the judgment had been rendered in an action duly heard and determined by the court.   (Ga. L. 1971, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 404, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 359.   C.J.S.   - 73A C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 329 et seq.