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Based on visual inspection and detailed hydrologic and hydraulic evaluation, including documentation of competent original design and construction procedures, up to a 10 percent lower requirement (22.5, 30, 45, 90) can be accepted, at the discretion of the director, provided the project is in an acceptable state of maintenance. The design storm may also be reduced if the applicant’s engineer can successfully demonstrate to the director by engineering analysis that the dam is sufficient to protect against probable loss of human life downstream at a lesser design storm.
History. Ga. L. 1982, p. 2339, § 7; Code 1981, § 12-5-376.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2339, § 14; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 9; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 12; Ga. L. 1984, p. 454, § 7; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 12; Ga. L. 1988, p. 269, § 22.
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For survey article on environment, natural resources, and land use, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 145 (1982).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins
§ 12-5-371. Declaration of Purpose
§ 12-5-373. Powers and Duties of Director Generally
§ 12-5-374. Powers and Duties of Board as to Dams and Artificial Barriers
§ 12-5-376. Permits to Construct and Operate Dams
§ 12-5-376.1. Subclassification of Category I Dams by Director; Minimum Spillway Design Requirements
§ 12-5-380. Administrative and Judicial Review
§ 12-5-382. Power of Commissioner of Transportation as to Contracts Relating to Part
§ 12-5-383. Liability for Damages
§ 12-5-384. Conformance to and Compliance With Part Required