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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-121. Legislative intent.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-121. Legislative intent.

It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide in this part for the application of standards for the siting, construction, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and boreholes so as to protect the public health and the water resources of this state.

## History

Ga. L. 1976, p. 974, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1192, § 1.