Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES · Chapter 15. SEWAGE HOLDING TANKS AND COMMERCIAL WASTE · Article 1. SEWAGE HOLDING TANKS

12-15-2. Legislative findings.

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The General Assembly finds that there is a need for sewage holding tanks to accommodate the sewage from flush toilets which serve the needs of employees at construction sites during the temporary period of construction and the needs of the public at special events, and that such sewage holding tanks should be regulated to ensure that they are maintained in a clean, sanitary, and functional condition for the protection of human health, safety, and welfare. Where such sewage holding tanks are utilized, their construction, maintenance, and operation shall meet the standards of this article and all health and safety regulations applicable thereto.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 12-15-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 861, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 2.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1990, a period was substituted for a colon at the end of the second sentence.

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