Georgia Code
Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers
§ 12-5-447. Minimum Standards for Certificates and Recommendations

Every certificate issued by a governing authority and every recommendation of the commission, unless the proposed use is not harmful to the water and land resources of the stream corridor, will not significantly impede the natural flow of flood waters, and will not result in significant land erosion, stream bank erosion, siltation, or water pollution, shall comply with the following minimum standards:
History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 8; Code 1981, § 12-5-447 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1059, § 7; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 6.9; Ga. L. 2008, p. 181, § 25/HB 1216.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources

Chapter 5 - Water Resources

Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins

Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers

§ 12-5-440. Short Title

§ 12-5-441. Definitions

§ 12-5-442. Legislative Findings and Purposes

§ 12-5-443. Comprehensive Land and Water Use Plan; Transmittal of Plan to Political Subdivisions; Notice and Hearing; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations; Application Fee

§ 12-5-444. Prohibited Land and Water Uses; Uses Prior to Adoption of Plan; Certificate of Compliance With Plan; Information Required of Applicant; Changes in Use; Notice and Hearing

§ 12-5-445. Review of Application and Supporting Documents by Commission; Effect of Inconsistencies; Alternatives Where Modification Recommended

§ 12-5-447. Minimum Standards for Certificates and Recommendations

§ 12-5-448. Appeal

§ 12-5-449. Other Laws Not Superseded by Part

§ 12-5-451. Uses to Which Part Inapplicable

§ 12-5-452. Cease and Desist Orders; Injunctions; Land-Disturbing Activities as Nuisances; Penalty; Jurisdiction of Actions

§ 12-5-453. Local Regulation of Land in Drainage Basins; Enforcement Where Local Regulation Inadequate; Failure of Governing Authority to Meet Requirements

§ 12-5-454. Removal of Sand From Watercourse

§ 12-5-455. Plan and Application for Certificate Open to Public Inspection

§ 12-5-456. Commission to Notify Local Authorities of Violations of This Part; Director’s Powers in Absence of Local Action; Hearings on Violations

§ 12-5-457. Environmental Protection Division’s Powers and Duties Unaffected by Part