Title 12, Chapter 5, Section 177
( 12-5-177)
(a) The director shall enforce all rules and regulations promulgated
and adopted pursuant to this part. (b) The Georgia primary drinking water regulations shall be no less
stringent than the complete interim or revised national primary
drinking water regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act. (c) The Georgia primary drinking water regulations shall apply to
each public water system in the state, except that such regulations
shall not apply to a public water system which: (1) Consists only of distribution and storage facilities and which
does not have any collection and treatment facilities; (2) Obtains all of its water from, but is not owned or operated
by, the owner or operator of a public water system to which such
regulations apply; (3) Does not sell water to any persons; and (4) Is not a carrier which conveys passengers in intrastate
commerce. (d) The director shall initiate procedures for the enforcement of
the rules and regulations promulgated and adopted pursuant to this
part, including, but not necessarily limited to, monitoring and
inspection procedures. (e) The director shall keep such records and make such reports with
respect to his activities under subsections (a) and (d) of this Code
section as may be required by regulations established by the
administrator pursuant to the federal act. |