This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Water Quality Control Act.”
History. Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 12.
Law reviews.
For article examining approach to water pollution control established by the Georgia Water Quality Control Act and other regulations in light of alternative approaches, see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 603 (1972).
For article, “Sharing Water Through Interbasin Transfer and Basis of Origin Protection in Georgia: Issues for Evaluation in Comprehensive State Water Planning for Georgia’s Surface Water Rivers and Groundwater Aquifers,” see 21 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 339 (2004).
For annual survey of zoning and land use law, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 477 (2006).
For comment, “Trading Water: Using Tradable Permits to Promote Conservation and Efficient Allocation of an Increasingly Scarce Resource,” see 59 Emory L.J. 1001 (2010).
For annual survey on administrative law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2018).
For article, “Integrated Water Resources Management and Effective Intergovernmental Cooperation on Watershed Issues,” see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 399 (2019).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use
§ 12-5-21. Declaration of Policy; Legislative Intent
§ 12-5-23.2. Waste-Water Discharge Limitations; Schedule of Construction Milestones; Penalties
§ 12-5-23.3. Privatization of Waste-Water Treatment Facilities
§ 12-5-24. Power of Director to Enter Into Contracts and Compacts Regarding Surface-Water Management
§ 12-5-25. Investigations by Division; Institution of Proceedings by Division
§ 12-5-27. Authority to Require Owner or Operator of Facility to Cooperate With Division
§ 12-5-27.1. Sale or Use of Cleaning Agents Containing Phosphorus
§ 12-5-28. Annual Reports by Division
§ 12-5-30.1. Major Spills by Publicly Owned Treatment Works
§ 12-5-30.2. Combined Sewer Overflow Systems
§ 12-5-30.3. Sludge Land Application Systems
§ 12-5-30.4. Establishment of Water Emergency Response Procedures
§ 12-5-31.1. Applications, Permits, and Variances for Public Water Supply Reservoirs
§ 12-5-34. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management — Amount of State Grant
§ 12-5-36. Aid to Pollution Control and Surface-Water Management — Consistency With Federal Acts
§ 12-5-38.1. Administration of Funds; Water Pollution Control and Drinking Water Revolving Funds
§ 12-5-43. Administrative Hearings
§ 12-5-45. Judgment in Accordance With Division’s Order
§ 12-5-46. Effect of Article on Rights of Action
§ 12-5-47. Emergency Orders; Hearing
§ 12-5-49. Representation of Division and Its Agents by Attorney General and His Staff