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.
History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 328, § 3; Ga. L. 1971, p. 176, § 2.
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.
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