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Georgia EPD official outlines permitting thresholds, regional planning roles for water and wastewater
Summary
An EPD representative told lawmakers that the department issues withdrawal permits for uses above 100,000 gallons per day, manages water quality programs and supports ten regional water planning councils; she described how permit and planning work feed local decisions.
Anya Traczynski of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division told the subcommittee that EPD administers Clean Water Act programs and issues permits to withdraw surface and groundwater for any use that exceeds 100,000 gallons per day. Traczynski described EPD’s role as issuing permits, evaluating need, assessing safe yield and considering impacts on other users when reviewing a withdrawal application. She said withdrawal permits include water…
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