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
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins
Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers
§ 12-5-442. Legislative Findings and Purposes
§ 12-5-447. Minimum Standards for Certificates and Recommendations
§ 12-5-449. Other Laws Not Superseded by Part
§ 12-5-451. Uses to Which Part Inapplicable
§ 12-5-454. Removal of Sand From Watercourse
§ 12-5-455. Plan and Application for Certificate Open to Public Inspection
§ 12-5-457. Environmental Protection Division’s Powers and Duties Unaffected by Part