Article 3. Wells and Drinking Water

Part 1. General Provisions

• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-70 Prospecting For Underground Water Supplies - Powers of Department
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-71 Prospecting For Underground Water Supplies - Records of Findings; Acceptance of Federal Grants
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-72 Prospecting For Underground Water Supplies - Contracts With Counties Or Municipalities For Use of Water
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-73 Prospecting For Underground Water Supplies - Appropriation Or Allocation of Funds to Department

Part 2. Ground-Water Use Generally

• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-90 Short Title
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-91 Declaration of Policy
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-92 Definitions
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-93 Power of Director to Employ Personnel
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-94 Adoption of Rules and Regulations By Board of Natural Resources
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-95 Proposed Regulations Regarding Ground-Water Use; Hearings; Adoption and Modification of Regulations; Contesting Validity of Regulations
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-96 Permits to Withdraw, Obtain, Or Use Ground Water; Water Conservation Plan; Factors to Be Considered; Notice of Official Acts; Administrative Hearings; Judicial Review
• O.C.G.A. § 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 As Considerations In Granting Permits; Continued Withdrawal of Ground Water Pending Decision On Permit
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-98 Investigations; Entry; Protection of Confidential Information Or Trade Secrets; Refusing Entry Or Access to and Interference With Authorized Representatives of Division
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-99 Order By Director After Failure of Conference, Conciliation, Or Persuasion; Hearings; Appeal
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-100 Judgment In Accordance With Director's Order
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-101 Injunctive Relief
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-102 Emergency Orders; Hearing; Appeal
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-103 Representation of Department By Attorney General
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-104 Effect of Part On Other Laws
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-105 Permits For Farm Uses; Notice of Transfer Or Modification In Use Or Capacity; Nonuse; Suspension Or Modification; Priority Uses; No Effect On Existing Common Or Statutory Law
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-106 Civil Penalties; Procedure For Imposing Penalties; Hearing; Judicial Review
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-107 Criminal Penalty

Part 3. Water Well Standards

• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-120 Short Title
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-121 Legislative Intent
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-122 Definitions
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-123 Creation of Council; Membership; Chairperson; Meetings; Majority Vote; Quorum; Director As Secretary; Self-Governance; Reimbursement For Expenses; Attorney General to Provide Legal Services
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-124 Powers and Duties of Council Generally
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-125 License Requirement; Drilling Under Direction of Professional Geologist Or Engineer
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-126 Director As Administrative Agent; Administrative Duties of Division; Orders, Notices, and Processes
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-127 Licensing of Water Well Contractors Generally; Applications For Trainee Licenses
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-128 Contents of License; Display
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-129 Suspension and Revocation of Licenses; Hearings; Reissuance of Revoked Licenses; Injunction; Cessation of Well Operation; Seizure of Equipment
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-130 Expiration and Renewal of Licenses; Replacement of Lost, Destroyed, Or Mutilated Licenses
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-131 Notifying Contractors of Changes In Rules and Regulations
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-131.1 Drilling a Well On Own Property; Electrical and Plumbing Work Incidental to Drilling and Construction of Well
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-132 Effect of Part
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-133 Penalty; Confiscation of Equipment
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-133.1 Civil Penalty; Hearing
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-134 Standards For Wells and Boreholes
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-135 Requirement of Bond Or Letter of Credit
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-136 Compliance With Standards and Licensing Requirements; Inspections; Action By Director If Well Not Up to Standard
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-137 Procedure For Confiscation and Sale of Contraband Equipment; Defenses
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-138 Certification of Person Who Install Pumps On Or In Water Wells

Part 4. Artesian Wells

• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-150 Conditions Under Which Artesian Wells Must Be Tapped
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-151 Wells On Government Property
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-152 Applicability of Part
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-153 Penalty

Part 5. Public Water Systems

• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-170 Short Title
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-171 Declaration of Policy; Legislative Intent; Environmental Protection Division to Administer Part
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-172 Definitions
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-173 Designation of Division As State Agency to Receive Financial Aid From Federal Government and Other Sources
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-174 Powers and Duties of Board of Natural Resources As to Public Water Systems
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-175 Fluoridation of Public Water Systems; State Funds For Cost of Fluoridation Equipment, Chemicals, and Materials; Tax Deduction For Fluoride-Removing Devices
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-176 Powers and Duties of Director As to Public Water Systems Generally
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-177 Enforcement of Rules and Regulations; Minimum Requirements For and Applicability of Georgia Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Records and Reports
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-178 Variances and Exemptions
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-179 Permits For Operation of Public Water Systems; Performance Bonds
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-180 Duty of Permit Applicants and Holders to Supply Information As Required By Director
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-180.1 Use of an Economic Allocation Methodology to Determine the Quantity of Water Usage Among Tenants
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-181 Inspections and Investigations By Division
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-182 Powers of Director As to Protection of Public From Contaminants Presenting Imminent and Substantial Danger
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-183 Plan For Emergency Provision of Water
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-184 Notice of Violations, Variances, and Exemptions Involving Public Water Systems
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-185 Order By Director After Failure of Conference, Conciliation, Or Persuasion; Hearing On Order Or Permit Issued By Director
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-186 Hearings; Judicial Review
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-187 Emergency Orders; Hearing; Review
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-188 Injunctive Relief
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-189 Judgment In Accordance With Director's Order
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-190 Legal Assistance By Attorney General
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-191 Prohibited Acts
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-192 Civil Penalties; Procedures For Imposing Penalty; Hearing; Review
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-193 Criminal Penalty

Part 6. Water System Interconnection, Redundancy, and Reliability Act

• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-200 Legislative Findings
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-201 Definitions
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-202 Request For Proposal For Engineering Study to Identify Interconnections and Redundancies So As to Achieve District-Wide Interconnection Within Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District; Emergency Water Supply Plan
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-203 Technical Panel; Panel and Authority to Define Water Shortage Scenarios; Preliminary Scope of Work Statement
• O.C.G.A. § 12-5-204 Completion, Submission, and Update of Emergency Plan; Costs