Georgia Code
Part 2 - Ground-Water Use Generally
§ 12-5-96. Regulated Reasonable Use of Ground Water for General Use; Permits to Withdraw, Obtain, or Utilize; Coordination With Water Plans; Appeal Procedures

History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 976, § 6; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1273, §§ 10-15; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1694, §§ 4, 5; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12; Ga. L. 1994, p. 863, § 3; Ga. L. 1995, p. 706, §§ 3, 4; Ga. L. 2007, p. 739, § 4/SB 200; Ga. L. 2008, p. 644, § 4-3/SB 342.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, “aquifer” was substituted for “acquifer” in paragraph (d)(3).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2007, p. 739, § 5/SB 200, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the 2007 amendment shall only become effective on January 1, 2009, upon the ratification of a resolution at the November, 2008, state-wide general election that amends the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the creation and comprehensive regulation of infrastructure development districts. If such resolution is not so ratified, this Act shall not become effective and shall stand repealed in its entirety on January 1, 2009. The constitutional amendment proposed in Ga. L. 2007, p. 775, was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2008.
Law reviews.
For survey article on environment, natural resources, and land use, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 145 (1982).
For article, “Water Rights, Public Resources, and Private Commodities: Examining the Current and Future Law Governing the Allocation of Georgia Water,” see 38 Ga. L. Rev. 1009 (2004).
For note, “The Problem of Reallocation in a Regulated Riparian System: Examining the Law in Georgia,” see 40 Ga. L. Rev. 207 (2005).
For note on 2007 amendment of this Code section, see 24 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 255 (2007).

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