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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-523. Cooperation with Water Council; involvement of stakeholders; initial draft plan.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-523. Cooperation with Water Council; involvement of stakeholders; initial draft plan.

(a) The division shall work in cooperation, coordination, and communication with the Water Council and any other state, local, regional, or federal agency as appropriate to develop a comprehensive state-wide water management plan.

(b) The division shall solicit extensive stakeholder involvement in the development of the proposed plan. Such stakeholders shall include, without limitation, other state agencies, nonprofit advocacy organizations, business organizations, local government entities and associations of local government entities, and regional commissions.

(c) The division shall submit a draft initial comprehensive state-wide water management plan to the Water Council for review no later than July 1, 2007.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-5-523, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 711, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 12/HB 95; Ga. L. 2008, p. 181, § 19/HB 1216.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Sharing Water Through Interbasin Transfer and Basis of Origin Protection in Georgia: Issues for Evaluation in Comprehensive State Water Planning for Georgia’s Surface Water Rivers and Groundwater Aquifers,’’ see 21 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 339 (2004).

For note, ‘‘The Problem of Reallocation in a Regulated Riparian System: Examining the Law in Georgia,’’ see 40 Ga. L. Rev. 207 (2005).