Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES · Chapter 5. WATER RESOURCES · Article 3. WELLS AND DRINKING WATER · Part 5. PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS

12-5-191. Prohibited acts.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(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 without first having secured a permit for such operation from the director.#
(b)
It shall be unlawful for an owner or operator of a public water system to commit or cause the commission of the following acts:#
1. (1)
  Failure to comply with the requirements of Code Section 12-5-184 or dissemination of any false or misleading information with respect to notices required pursuant to Code Section 12-5-184 or with respect to remedial actions being undertaken to achieve compliance with the Georgia primary drinking water regulations;#
2. (2)
  Failure to comply with regulations promulgated pursuant to this part or with conditions for variances or exemptions authorized under Code Section 12-5-178.#

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.

Code 1933, § 88-2605, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 351, § 14.

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Text read from t12-(v10)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V10, 2021 edition, page 517; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 a1ca11f804f2.