New Erosion and Sediment Control Certification Requirements for Georgia Green Industries

What law established the new erosion and sediment control certification requirements? The Official Code sections 12-7-1 to 12-7-21 provide the rules for changes to the original Georgia Erosion and Sediment Act (GESA) that define the new erosion and sediment control certification requirements along with several other changes to the GESA.

How will these rules be enforced? The Georgia DNR Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is the state enforcement authority for erosion and sediment control. However, a local government can be certified by EPD to be a local issuing authority (LIA) if they have the correct ordinances in place that will establish how the local government will enforce the rules of the GESA. If there is an LIA in the local municipality, they can enforce the ordinance. However, if the Director of EPD determines that a LIA has failed to secure compliance, then EPD may step in and enforce the rules. The GSWCC website ( https://gaswcc.georgia.gov)has a listing of each jurisdiction in Georgia with who is responsible for enforcement of the GESA.