Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part to the contrary, nothing contained in this part shall be construed so as to prohibit any person, firm, or corporation from removing sand from any watercourse without restriction when such removal is accomplished in such a manner that no greater effluent is returned to the watercourse than that removed therefrom and no erosion along the banks of the watercourse occurs.
History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 15; Code 1981, § 12-5-454 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 12.
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 Other Laws Not Superseded by Part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