Georgia Code
Part 3 - Water Well Standards
§ 12-5-121. Legislative Intent

It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide in this part for the application of standards for the siting, construction, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and boreholes so as to protect the public health and the water resources of this state.
History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 974, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1192, § 1.

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Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources

Chapter 5 - Water Resources

Article 3 - Wells and Drinking Water

Part 3 - Water Well Standards

§ 12-5-120. Short Title

§ 12-5-121. Legislative Intent

§ 12-5-122. Definitions

§ 12-5-123. Creation of Council; Membership; Chairperson; Meetings; Majority Vote; Quorum; Director as Secretary; Self-Governance; Reimbursement for Expenses; Attorney General to Provide Legal Services

§ 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; 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. Forfeiture of Contraband Equipment

§ 12-5-138. Council Authorized to Establish Rules and Regulations for Pump Installation; Certification Requirements; Civil Penalties for Violations