Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 391-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subject 391-3-6 - WATER QUALITY CONTROL › Rule 391-3-6-.01 - Organization and Administration

Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose.
The purpose of
				Rule 391-3-6-.01 is
				to established the organizational and administrative procedures to be followed
				in the administration and enforcement of the Georgia Water Quality Control Act,
				as amended, and to carry out the purposes and requirements of said Act and of
				the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as
				amended
(2)
Definitions
. All terms used in this Paragraph shall be interpreted
				in accordance with the definitions as set forth in the Georgia Water Quality
				Control Act, as amended, unless otherwise defined in this Paragraph or in any
				other Paragraph of these rules:
(a) "Act"
				means the Georgia Water Quality Control Act, as amended;
(b) "Board" means the Board of Natural
				Resources of the State of Georgia;
(c) "Department" means the Department of
				Natural Resources of the State of Georgia;
(d) "Director" means the Director of the
				Division of Environmental Protection of the Department of Natural Resources,
				State of Georgia;
(e) "Division"
				means the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department of Natural
				Resources, State of Georgia;
(f)
				"E.P.A." means the United States Environmental Protection Agency;
(g) "Federal Act" means the Federal Water
				Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended;
(h) "Final Stabilization" means paved areas
				or areas covered by permanent structures or for unpaved areas and areas not
				covered by permanent structures, 100% of the soil surface is uniformly covered
				in permanent vegetation with a density of 70% or greater, or equivalent
				permanent stabilization measures (such as the use of rip rap, gabions,
				permanent mulches or geotextiles) have been used. Permanent vegetation shall
				consist of: planted trees, shrubs, perennial vines; a crop of perennial
				vegetation appropriate for the region. For infrastructure construction projects
				on land used for agricultural or silvicultural purposes, final stabilization
				may be accomplished by stabilizing the disturbed land for its agricultural or
				silvicultural use.
(i) "National
				Pollutant Discharge Elimination System" (NPDES) means the national system for
				the issuance of permits under Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution
				Control Act Amendments of 1972;
(j)
				"Regional Administrator" means the Regional Administrator for the EPA region
				which includes the State of Georgia.
(k) "Primary Permittee" means the owner or
				the operator of a tract of land for a project covered by the State General
				Permit.
(l) "State General Permit"
				means the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System general permit or
				permits for storm-water runoff from construction activities as is now in effect
				or as may be amended or reissued in the future pursuant to the state's
				authority to implement the same through federal delegation under the Federal
				Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
				33 U.S.C. Section
				1251,
et seq.
, and
				subsection (f) of Code Section
				12-5-30.