Ga. Gov. Kemp: Environmental Protection Division Makes Historic Updates to Water Withdrawal Permit Suspension
December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024:
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has modified the 2012 suspension of agricultural water withdrawal permits in portions of the Lower Flint and Chattahoochee River Basins, allowing for the issuance of the first new agricultural water withdrawal permits in this area in over a decade. Starting April 1, 2025, EPD wi . . .
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has modified the 2012 suspension of agricultural water withdrawal permits in portions of the Lower Flint and Chattahoochee River Basins, allowing for the issuance of the first new agricultural water withdrawal permits in this area in over a decade. Starting April 1, 2025, EPD wi . . .