- § 12-5-170 - Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977."
- § 12-5-171 - Declaration of Policy; Legislative Intent; Environmental Protection Division to Administer Part
As a guide to the interpretation and application of this part, it is declared to be the policy of the State of Georgia that...
- § 12-5-172 - Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2) "Contaminant" means any physical, chemical,...
- § 12-5-173 - Designation of Division As State Agency to Receive Financial Aid From Federal Government and Other Sources
The division shall be designated as the state agency to receive and administer financial aid from the federal government or other public or nonprofit...
- § 12-5-174 - Powers and Duties of Board of Natural Resources As to Public Water Systems
(a) In the performance of its duties, the Board of Natural Resources shall: (1) Establish by rule or regulation standards of quality for water...
- § 12-5-175 - Fluoridation of Public Water Systems; State Funds for Cost of Fluoridation Equipment, Chemicals, and Materials; Tax Deduction for Fluoride-Removing Devices
(a) The Board of Natural Resources shall have the power to require, by regulation, fluoridation of potable public water supplies in incorporated communities lying...
- § 12-5-176 - Powers and Duties of Director As to Public Water Systems Generally
(a) The director shall have and may exercise the following powers and duties: (1) To exercise general supervision over the administration and enforcement of...
- § 12-5-177 - Enforcement of Rules and Regulations; Minimum Requirements for and Applicability of Georgia Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Records and Reports
(a) The director shall enforce all rules and regulations promulgated and adopted pursuant to this part.(b) The Georgia primary drinking water regulations shall be...
- § 12-5-178 - Variances and Exemptions
The director may authorize variances or exemptions from the regulations promulgated pursuant to this part under such conditions and in such manner as he...
- § 12-5-179 - Permits for Operation of Public Water Systems; Performance Bonds
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to own or operate a public water system, except in such a manner as to conform...
- § 12-5-180 - Duty of Permit Applicants and Holders to Supply Information As Required by Director
(a) Any applicant for a permit whose application is pending final consideration shall upon request of the director provide such additional information as may...
- § 12-5-180.1 - Allocating Water and Waste-Water Usage Among Tenants; Charging Tenants for Usage; Measuring Water Usage
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this Code section, the owner or operator of a building containing residential units...
- § 12-5-181 - Inspections and Investigations by Division
The director or any agents or employees of the division shall be permitted access in or upon any private or public property at all...
- § 12-5-182 - Powers of Director As to Protection of Public From Contaminants Presenting Imminent and Substantial Danger
The director, upon receipt of information that a contaminant is present in or is likely to enter a public water system and that such...
- § 12-5-183 - Plan for Emergency Provision of Water
The director shall develop an adequate plan for the provision of safe drinking water under emergency circumstances. When, in the judgment of the director,...
- § 12-5-184 - Notice of Violations, Variances, and Exemptions Involving Public Water Systems
Whenever a public water system: (1) Is not in compliance with the Georgia primary drinking water regulations, including, but not limited to, failure to...
- § 12-5-185 - Order by Director After Failure of Conference, Conciliation, or Persuasion; Hearing on Order or Permit Issued by Director
(a) Whenever the director has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of this part or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant...
- § 12-5-186 - Hearings; Judicial Review
Hearings on contested matters and judicial review of final orders, permits, or other enforcement actions under this part shall be provided and conducted in...
- § 12-5-187 - Emergency Orders; Hearing; Review
Whenever the director finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health, he may, without notice or hearing, issue an...
- § 12-5-188 - Injunctive Relief
Whenever in the judgment of the director any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes...
- § 12-5-189 - Judgment in Accordance With Director's Order
The director may file in the superior court of the county wherein the person under order resides, or if the person is a corporation,...
- § 12-5-190 - Legal Assistance by Attorney General
It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to represent the director or the Board of Natural Resources or designate some member of...
- § 12-5-191 - Prohibited Acts
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of Code Section 12-5-179 it shall be unlawful for any person to own or operate a public water system...
- § 12-5-192 - Civil Penalties; Procedures for Imposing Penalty; Hearing; Review
(a) (1) For any public water system serving 10,000 or more individuals, any person violating any provision of this part or any permit condition...
- § 12-5-193 - Criminal Penalty
Any person who engages in any action made unlawful by this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of continued violation after...
Last modified: October 14, 2016