Georgia Code
Part 2 - Ground-Water Use Generally
§ 12-5-97. Duration of Permits; Renewal; Transfer; Certified Statements by Holders; Monitoring Water Use; Granting Permit to Person Withdrawing Ground Water Prior to July 1, 1973; Prior Investments in Land and Nature of Plans for Water Use; Continued...

History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 976, § 7; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1273, §§ 16-20; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1694, § 6; Ga. L. 1995, p. 706, § 5; Ga. L. 2018, p. 974, § 3/SB 451.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, “The” was deleted following “July 1, 1973, the” in subsection (f).
Law reviews.
For note, “The Problem of Reallocation in a Regulated Riparian System: Examining the Law in Georgia,” see 40 Ga. L. Rev. 207 (2005).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources

Chapter 5 - Water Resources

Article 3 - Wells and Drinking Water

Part 2 - Ground-Water Use Generally

§ 12-5-90. Short Title

§ 12-5-91. Declaration of Policy

§ 12-5-92. Definitions

§ 12-5-93. Power of Director to Employ Personnel

§ 12-5-94. Adoption of Rules and Regulations by Board of Natural Resources

§ 12-5-95. Proposed Regulations Regarding Ground-Water Use; Hearings; Adoption and Modification of Regulations; Contesting Validity of Regulations

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

§ 12-5-97. Duration of Permits; Renewal; Transfer; Certified Statements by Holders; Monitoring Water Use; Granting Permit to Person Withdrawing Ground Water Prior to July 1, 1973; Prior Investments in Land and Nature of Plans for Water Use; Continued...

§ 12-5-98. Investigations; Entry; Protection of Confidential Information or Trade Secrets; Refusing Entry or Access to and Interference With Authorized Representatives of Division

§ 12-5-99. Order by Director After Failure of Conference, Conciliation, or Persuasion; Hearings; Appeal

§ 12-5-100. Judgment in Accordance With Director’s Order

§ 12-5-101. Injunctive Relief

§ 12-5-102. Emergency Orders; Restrictions; Hearing; Appeal; Use by Certain Entities

§ 12-5-103. Representation of Department by Attorney General

§ 12-5-104. Effect of Part on Other Laws

§ 12-5-105. Regulated Reasonable Use of Ground Water for Farm Use; Permits to Withdraw, Obtain, or Utilize; Metering; Related Procedures

§ 12-5-106. Civil Penalties; Procedure for Imposing Penalties; Hearing; Judicial Review

§ 12-5-107. Criminal Penalty