Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-2-.04 - Permit Application. Amended
(1) Any person who was withdrawing, obtaining
or utilizing ground water prior to April 18, 1973 (or July 1, 1988 in the case
of farm use), and who is required under Rule
391-3-2-.03 of this Chapter to
obtain a permit shall submit an application for a permit to use ground water to
the Division, on forms prepared and furnished, upon request, by the Division.
The applicant shall furnish the Division with sufficient documented evidence as
set forth in Paragraphs (5) or (6) of this Rule to evaluate the effects of the
described water use upon the water resources of the area.
(2) Any person who started to withdraw,
obtain, or utilize ground water after April 18,1973 (or July 1, 1988 in the
case of the farm use), and who is required under the Rule
391-3-2-.03 of this Chapter to
obtain a permit, shall submit an application for a permit to use ground water
to the Division, on forms prepared and furnished, upon request, by the
Division. The applicant shall furnish the Division with sufficient documented
evidence as set forth in Paragraphs (5) or (6) of this Rule to evaluate the
proposed water use upon the water resources of the area. (Authority O.C.G.A.
Sec. 12-5-105)
(3) Any person intending to withdraw, obtain,
or utilize ground water and who is required under the Rule
391-3-2-.03 of this Chapter to
obtain a permit, shall submit an application for a permit to use ground water
to the Division, on forms prepared and furnished, upon request, by the
Division. No ground water shall be withdrawn, obtained, or utilized until a
permit has been granted. The applicant shall furnish the Division with
sufficient documented evidence as set forth in Paragraphs (5) or (6) of the
Rule to evaluate the impacts of the proposed water use upon the water resources
of the area.
(4) During the early
stages of planning for a proposed ground water withdrawal, and in any case
prior to the start of well construction, the intended user should have a
conference with representatives of the Division to determine the acceptability
of the proposed well or wells, the aquifer or aquifers to be utilized, the well
spacing and well depth, and the amount of intended ground water use. Such
conference shall be granted within thirty (30) days after request therefor. The
intended user should furnish the Division with such available documented
evidence as set forth in Paragraphs (5), (6), or(7) of this Rule for
presentation at the conference or for later submittal, but prior to well
construction. Based in part on the information furnished by the intended user
and upon other considerations, a letter of concurrence may be issued by the
Division setting forth such terms and conditions as the Division deems
necessary. Upon completion of the construction of the well or wells and prior
to any ground water use, the intended user shall submit an application for a
ground water use permit to the Division pursuant to Rules
391-3-2-.05 and
391-3-2-.06 of this Chapter. The
proposed water user proceeds at his own risk if he does not obtain a letter of
concurrence from the Division prior to well construction.
(5) Sufficient documented evidence shall
include, but not be limited to, the following (except for farm use permit
applications):
(a) name and address of the
applicant;
(b) the location of the
existing or proposed well(s), identified by number, for which the permit is
requested, marked on the best map available;
(c) the latitude and longitude, to the
nearest ten (10) seconds, of the wells, obtained from the location
map;
(d) the county in which the
well(s) is located;
(e) the ground
elevation of the well(s), if available;
(f) the amount of water withdrawn or proposed
to be withdrawn or used, and a statement to indicate the extent to which such
use or withdrawal is reasonably necessary to meet the needs of the
applicant;
(g) any present or
anticipated unreasonable adverse effects or potential unreasonable adverse
effects on other water uses or users, including but not limited to, adverse
effects on public or farm use;
(h)
a statement specifying the beneficial use of the ground water withdrawn or to
be withdrawn and whether the water use is a consumptive or non consumptive use,
as herein defined;
(i) if the water
use is, or proposes to be, a non consumptive use, the applicant shall state the
following:
1. the treatment of the water and
procedure used, or the proposed treatment of the water and the procedure to be
used, to return the water to the aquifer or ground water system from which it
is, or is proposed to be, withdrawn;
2. the location of the injection well or
wells to be shown on the same map as the existing, or proposed, withdrawal
wells;
3. the chemical, physical
and bacteriological quality; and any other specified water quality analysis the
Division may require, of the returned water, noting specifically any
substantial impairment of the water quality from the water withdrawn;
4. the aquifer or ground water system from
which the ground water is withdrawn, or intended to be withdrawn, and the
amount of water to be returned to the aquifer or groundwater system;
and
5. any substantial decrease in
quantity as originally withdrawn from the aquifer or groundwater
system.
(j) the aquifer
or aquifers from which the ground water is withdrawn, or intended to be
withdrawn;
(k) for existing wells,
the well construction data for each well, on forms provided by the Division,
including but not limited to, the following information:
1. name of driller;
2. date of drilling;
3. total well depth in feet;
4. diameter of drilled hole;
5. diameter and depth of casing, including
casing material;
6. depth of
grouting;
7. diameter and depth of
the setting of the well screen or well screens, if used, and the material and
type of screen;
8. type of
permanent pump, size, horsepower, and yield;
9. static water level and pumping level;
and
10. number of hours the well is
pumped per day.
(6) For farm use, sufficient documented
evidence shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) applicant's full name;
(b) mailing address;
(c) county in which existing or proposed well
is located;
(d) purpose d of
withdrawal;
(e) well construction
data including, but not limited to the following:
1. well depth;
2. depth of pump intake below ground
surface;
3. design pumping capacity
of well; and
4. depth of well
casing.
(f) month and
year of well pump installation;
(g)
number of acres irrigated from this well and average number of inches of water
applied from this well per year;
(h) whether or not chemicals, fertilizers,
fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, or nematicides are injected into the
irrigation water; and
(i) county
map supplied by the Division (or equivalent) showing the location of the water
source. (Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
12-5-105)
(7) Any person submitting an application for
a ground water use permit who is at the time of application withdrawing,
obtaining, or utilizing ground water, and who is unable to furnish accurate
information concerning the amounts of ground water being withdrawn or used
shall be required, as the Division deems necessary, to do the following:
(a) install one or more water meters;
or
(b) some other more economical
means acceptable to the Division, for measuring the ground water withdrawn or
used.
(8) The Division,
in determining the amount of ground water withdrawn or used by an applicant,
may use one or more of the following:
(a) the
rated capacity of the pump or pumps;
(b) the rated capacity of the cooling
system;
(c) the standards or
methods employed by the United States Geological Survey indetermining such
quantities; or
(d) any other
acceptable method.
(9)
Except for farm use, those applicants intending to withdraw, obtain or utilize
groundwater from wells constructed after April 18, 1973, shall submit, in
addition to the information required in paragraph (5) of this Rule, well
construction details and specifications, as the Division deems necessary,
including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) total depth of well, in feet;
(b) size of drilled hole;
(c) size and depth of casing and type of
casing material;
(d) size and depth
of the placing of the well screen or screens and the type of material, if
used;
(e) depth of
grouting;
(f) deep well air line of
steel, iron or heavy gage copper material, with screw cap, for water level
measurements; and
(g) filling,
plugging and sealing procedures for any well or wells that are to
beabandoned.
(10) Due to
the corrosive nature of the ground water in certain areas of the State,
proposed well construction specifications and casing material may require
modification as the Division deems necessary to avoid any potential
unreasonable adverse effects on the aquifer or ground water system, or of other
water uses.
(11) In the preparation
of a permit application for a new permit or modification of an existing permit
which includes an increase in the permitted water use (except for a farmuse
permit application) the applicant must submit to the Director for approval a
water conservation plan prepared in accordance with the following guidelines.
The plan must address the following items (or contain a statement why the item
is not an appropriate part of the plan).
(a)
System management;
1. Within the most recent
24 month period a minimum of twelve consecutive months of UAW data;
2. A description of current and planned
programs to reduce UAW such as those listed below (include proposed schedules
for planned activities);
(i) Leak detection
and elimination;
(ii) Availability
of accurate maps of the water system;
(iii) Meter maintenance, testing,
replacement, calibration, etc.;
(iv) Prevention of tank overflows;
(v) Flushing programs without degradation of
water quality;
(vi) Prevention of
unauthorized water use--fire hydrants, fire lines etc.;
(vii) A list of unmetered service connections
including publicly owned facilities, churches, etc.,
(viii) Other;
3. A list of inter-connections with other
water systems and a description of any contractual agreements, type (emergency
back-up, wholesale sale or purchase) and purchase amounts;
4. Any additional current or planned
activities pertaining to system management that will contribute to water
conservation.
(b)
Treatment plant management;
1. The condition,
calibration frequency, type, etc. of raw and finished water metering;
2. An analysis of in-plant water use for
filter backwashing, overflows, laboratory use, etc. as a percentage of total
plant production. Also, the plan must outline any ongoing or planned plant
improvements (including schedules for planned improvements) and/orrevised
operational procedures to reduce in-plant use;
3. A description of any recycling or reuse of
filter backwash water.
(c) Rate making policies;
1. A list of non-billed service connections.
Also, if available, a breakdown by number of meters or % of total production
for each class of customer, e.g., residential, commercial, industrial,
wholesale;
2. A copy of the water
rate structure currently in use including any surcharges, demand charges, etc.,
which may apply to certain customers and a description of the effects of this
rate structure on water conservation;
3. A description of any system policies
concerning second meters for landscape irrigation and any use of sewer meters
for billing;
4. A statement in
response to the following questions:
(i) Is
the water system self-supporting?
(ii) Are water system expenditures subsidized
by non-water/sewer system revenues?
(d) A drought contingency plan submitted for
approval by the Director and prepared in accordance with the following
guidelines. The plan should include alternative system and resource management
strategies to be implemented under drought conditions that may severely reduce
the availability of the resource. The plan shall be consistent with Chapter
391-3-30 with respect to restrictions on outdoor water use. If there are
conflicts between this plan and Chapter 391-3-30 with respect to restrictions
on outdoor water use, Chapter 391-3-30 shall prevail. The applicant must
provide the following items in the plan (or a statement as to why the item is
not an appropriate part of the plan):
1.
Drought conditions or events that put the drought contingency plan into effect;
(i) The applicant must develop a system for
determining drought severity based on some approved indicator, e.g.:
(I) System demands;
(II) Ground water levels;
(III) Other;
2. Potable water use priorities program;
(i) The following order of potable water use
priorities is generally recommended but maybe modified as needed based on local
conditions:
(I) Emergency facilities for
essential life support measures;
(II) Domestic and personal uses, including
drinking, cooking, washing, sanitary and health related;
(III) Farm uses;
(IV) Industrial uses (including those
industries on public water systems);
(V) Other uses such as lawn sprinkling,
non-commercial car washing, garden watering,etc.;
(VI) Outdoor recreational uses;
3. Restrictions on lower
priority uses (including enforcement procedures);
4. Rationing and/or other emergency
procedures.
(e) Plumbing
ordinances and/or codes;
1. Description of
compliance with State Water Conservation Law which requires the use of
ultra-low flow plumbing fixtures. The applicant may include copies of adopted
ordinances if applicable;
2.
Ordinances/codes or other special requirements pertaining to outside water use
such as landscape irrigation systems, commercial car washes, etc.;
(f) Recycling--reuse; A
description or accounting of any recycling or reuse of treated wastewater;
(g) A description of current and
planned education programs for the promotion of water conservation.
(h) Progress report;
Five years after issuance of a new or modified Ground Water Use Permit, the permittee must submit to the Director a progress report that outlines actions and/or improvements made to conserve water and reduce water loss, e.g., leak detection/repair, meterinstallation, calibration, or replacement, summer and peak use surcharges, enforcement of ultra-low flow plumbing fixture requirements, etc. Permittees with a total permitted withdrawal less than one million gallons per day may use a simplified reporting form at supplied by the Division.
(i) Water use data;
Permittees must submit to the Director an annual water use data report that includes information on unaccounted for water for the past 12 months. The report must be submitted annually starting 12 months after new or modified permit issuance.
(j) Long range planning;
All permittees must incorporate water conservation into long term water demand and supply planning. Permittees must develop water demand projections covering a 20 year time period using a method or methods approved by the Director. The demand projects must reflect the effects (demand reduction) inherent in the implementation of new orenhanced water conservation programs.
(k) A description
of any additional water conservation activities.
(12) Permitted capacities of applicant's
water treatment and wastewater treatment plants, existing or planned, that will
treat water and wastewater to be generated by new or increased use.
(13) Any other information deemed necessary;
provided, however, any information already provided to the Director in
connection with prior dealings, with the Division maybe incorporated into the
application by specific and detailed reference and a statement that the
information is still valid and correct.
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