Georgia Code
Article 2 - Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use
§ 12-5-23. Powers and Duties of Board and Director as to Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use Generally

History. Ga. L. 1957, p. 629, § 4; Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, §§ 5, 24; Ga. L. 1966, p. 316, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, §§ 1517, 1534; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1266, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 599, §§ 6, 7; Ga. L. 1977, p. 368, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 305, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 255, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1644, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 115, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 2001, p. 892, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 224, §§ 2, 3.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1994, “National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System” was substituted for “national pollutant discharge elimination system” in the middle of paragraph (b)(15) (now paragraph (c)(15)).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, in subsection (a), “article” was substituted for “part” twice in paragraph (a)(1) and once in paragraph (a)(3); a comma was deleted following “revocation” in subparagraph (a)(1)(N); “storm water” was substituted for “stormwater” in subparagraph (a)(1)(O); “April 1, 1996” was substituted for “the effective date of this Code section” in paragraph (a)(2); and “ensure” was substituted for “insure” in paragraph (a)(3).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, in subsection (c), paragraph (c)(16) as enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 892, § 3, was redesignated as paragraph (c)(17), a semicolon was substituted for the period at the end of paragraph (c)(15) and “; and” was added at the end of paragraph (c)(16).
U.S. Code.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified as 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, referred to in this Code section, is established by 33 U.S.C. § 1342 .
Administrative rules and regulations.
Water quality control, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, Subject 391-3-6.
Law reviews.
For article criticizing impressionistic approach to water use classification established by permit system, see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 603 (1972).
For note, “Regulation of Artificial Lakes and Recreational Subdivisions in Georgia,” recommending methods for future regulation, see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 580 (1972).
For note on the 2001 amendment to O.C.G.A. § 12-5-23 , see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 13 (2001).
For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 244 (2003).

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