Georgia Code, Title 44, Chapter 8 - Water Rights

• § 44-8-1 - Ownership of Running Water; Right to Divert or Adulterate Water
  Running water belongs to the owner of the land on which it runs; but the landowner has no right to divert the water from...
• § 44-8-2 - Nonnavigable Streams -- Rights of Adjoining Owners; Principles When Stream is Boundary; Accretions
  The beds of nonnavigable streams belong to the owner of the adjacent land. If the stream is a dividing line between two parcels of...
• § 44-8-3 - Nonnavigable Streams -- Exclusive Possession by Owner; Interference by Legislature With Lawful Use of Stream
  The owner of a nonnavigable stream is entitled to the same exclusive possession of the stream as he has of any other part of...
• § 44-8-4 - Nonnavigable Streams -- Construction of Dams, Canals, and Appurtent Works; Liability for Resultant Damages
  It shall be lawful for all corporations and individuals owning or controlling lands on both sides of any nonnavigable stream to construct and maintain...
• § 44-8-5 - Rights of Adjoining Landowners in Navigable Streams
  (a) As used in this chapter, the term "navigable stream" means a stream which is capable of transporting boats loaded with freight in the...
• § 44-8-6 - Nonnavigable Tidewaters; Title; Rights of Adjoining Landowners; Principles When Tidewaters are Boundaries; Accretions
  The title to the beds of all nonnavigable tidewaters where the tide regularly ebbs and flows shall vest in the owner of the adjacent...
• § 44-8-7 - Rights of Owners of Land Adjacent to or Covered by Navigable Tidewaters
  (a) A navigable tidewater is any tidewater, the sea or any inlet thereof, or any other bed of water where the tide regularly ebbs...
• § 44-8-8 - Exclusive Appropriation of Tidewaters
  Nothing in Code Sections 44-8-6 and 44-8-7 shall be so construed as to authorize such an exclusive appropriation of any tidewater, navigable or nonnavigable,...
• § 44-8-9 - Construction of Levees and Ditches; Diversion of Watercourses
  All persons owning lands on any watercourses are authorized to ditch and embank their lands in order to protect the lands from freshets and...
• § 44-8-10 - Construction or Establishment of Private Bridge or Ferry; Grant of Franchise to Construct or Operate Public Bridge or Ferry; Compensation to Landowner for Interference With Possession; When Franchise Exclusive Generally; Exclusive Franchises Pertaining to Streets or Sidewalks
  The right to construct a bridge or to establish a ferry for private use across a watercourse within or adjoining one's lands is appurtenant...

Last modified: October 14, 2016