Presented below are water quality standards that are in effect for Clean

Water Act purposes.

EPA is posting these standards as a convenience to users and has made

a reasonable effort to assure their accuracy. Additionally, EPA has made
a reasonable effort to identify parts of the standards that are not
approved, disapproved, or are otherwise not in effect for Clean Water
Act purposes.
Rule 391-3-6-.03. Water Use Classifications and Water
Quality Standards
( 1) Purpose. The establishment of water quality standards.

(2) W a t e r Quality Enhancement :

(a) The purposes and intent of the State in establishing Water Quality Standards are
to provide enhancement of water quality and prevention of pollution; to protect
the public health or welfare in accordance with the public interest for drinking
water supplies, conservation of fish, wildlife and other beneficial aquatic life, and
agricultural, industrial, recreational, and other reasonable and necessary uses and
to mainta in and improve the biological integrity of the waters of the State.

( b) The following paragraphs describe the three tiers of the State's waters.
(i) Tier 1 - Existing instream water uses and the level of water quality
necessary to protect the existing uses shall be maintained and protected.

(ii) Tier 2 - Where the quality of the waters exceed levels necessary to support
propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and recreation in and on the
water, that quality shall be maintained and protected unless the division
finds, after full satisfaction of the intergovernmental coordination and
public participation provisions of the division's continuing planning process,
that allowing lower water quality is necessary to accommodate important
economic or social development in the area in which the waters are
located. In allowing such degradation or lower water quality, the division
shall assure water qua lity adequate to protect existing uses fully. Further,
the division shall assure that there shall be achieved the highest statutory
and regulatory requirements for all new and existing point sources and all
cost-effective and reasonable best management practices for nonpoint
source control.

(iii) Tier 3 - Outstanding Nationa l Resource Waters (ONRW). This designation

wi ll be considered for an outstanding national resource waters, such as
waters of National or State parks and wild life refuges and waters of
exceptional aesthetic, historic, recreationa l, or ecological significance. For
waters designated as ONRW, existing water qua lity shall be maintained
and protected. The following waters below are designated as ONRWs :

Conasauga River within the Cohutta Wilderness Area of the Chattahoochee

National Forest (headwaters to Forest Service Road 17).

1. No new point source discharges or increases in the discharge of

pollutants above permitted level from existing point source
discharges to ONRW shall be allowed .

2. Existing point source discharges to ONRW shall be allowed, provided

they are treated or controlled in accordance with applicable laws
and regulations.
 3. New point source discharges or expansions of existing point source
discharges to waters upstream of, or tributary to, ONRW shall be
regulated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations,
including compliance with water quality criteria for the use
classification applicable to the particular water. However, no new
point source discharge or expansion of an existing point source
discharge to waters upstream of, or tributary to, ONRW shall be
allowed if such discharge would not maintain and protect water
quality within the ONRW.

4. Activities that result in short-term, temporary, and limited changes

to water quality may be allowed if authorized by the Division and
the water qual ity is returned or restored to conditions equa l to or
better than those existing prior to the activities.

(c) I n applying these policies and requirements, the Division will recognize and
protect the interest of the Federal Government in interstate and intrastate
(including coastal and estuarine) waters. Toward this end the Division will consult
and cooperate with the Environmental Protection Agency on all matters affecting
the Federal interest.

(d) In those cases where potential water quality impairment associated with a
thermal discharge is involved, the division's actions shall be consistent with
Section 316 of the Federal Clean Water Act.

(e) Variance. Variances are a temporary mod ification to the designated use and
associated criteria. Variances may be written for a specific geographic area,
pollutant, or source. The State may issue variances that can provide rel ief to a
permittee while they upgrade their facility to meet the standard. Variances are
based on a use attainability demonstration, which requires a scientific assessment
of factors affecting the attainment of a standard. Variances target achievement of
the highest attainable water quality standard, must be reviewed every three
years, and do not allow for a reduction in treatment efforts. Before a variance to a
water quality standard is applied to a permitted discharger or to a waterbody, it
must be demonstrated that one of the following factors has been satisfied :
(i) Naturally occurring pollutant concentrations prevent the attainment of the
use; or

(ii) Natural, ephemeral, intermittent or low flow conditions or water levels

prevent the attainment of the use, unless these conditions may be
compensated for by the discharge of sufficient volume of effluent
discharges without violating Georgia's water conservation requirements to
enable uses to be met; or

(iii) Human ca used conditions or sources of pollution prevent the attainment of

the use and cannot be remedied or would cause more environmental
damage to correct than to leave in place, or

(iv) Dams, diversions or other types of hydrologic modifications preclude the

attainment of the use, and it is not feasible to restore the water body to
 its original condition or to operate such modification in a way that would
result in the attainment of the use; or

(v) Physical conditions related to the natural features of the water body such
as the lack of a proper substrate, cover, flow, depth, pools, riffles, and the
like, unrelated to water quality, preclude attainment of aquatic life
protection uses; or

(vi) Controls more stringent than those required by sections 301(b) and 306 of
the Clean Water Act wou ld result in substantial and widespread economic
and social impact.

(f) Removal of a Designated Use. The State may remove a designated use which is
not an existing use, as defined in 40 CFR 131.3, or establish sub-categories of a
use if the State can demonstrate that attaining the designated use is not feasible.
This is done through a use attainability analysis. The use attainability analysis is a
scientific assessment of factors affecting the attainment of a use and may include
physical, chemical, biological and/or economic factors . A detailed analysis is
required demonstrating that certain conditions are met indicating that the
designated use cannot be met and should be removed . The use attainability
analysis should be conducted in accordance with the US EPA Technical Support
Manual: Waterbody Surveys and Assessments for Conducting Use Attainability
Analyses and /or any State guidance documents. The factors that can be used are
as follows:
( i) Naturally occurring pollutant concentrations prevent the attainment of the
use; or

(ii) Nat ural, ephemeral, intermittent or low flow conditions or water levels
prevent the attainment of the use, unless these conditions may be
compensated for by the discharge of sufficient volume of effluent
discharges without violating Georgia's water conservation requirements to
enable uses to be met; or

(iii) Human caused conditions or sources of pollution prevent the attainment of

the use and cannot be remedied or would cause more environmental
damage to correct than to leave in place, or

(iv) Dams, diversions or other types of hydrologic modifications preclude the

attainment of the use, and it is not feasible to restore the water body to its
original condition or to operate such modification in a way that would
result in the attainment of the use; or

(v) Physical conditions related to the natural features of the water body such
as the lack of a proper substrate, cover, flow, depth, pools, riffles, and the
like, unrelated to water quality, preclude attainment of aquatic life
protection uses; or

(vi) Controls more stringent than those required by sections 301(b) and 306 of
the Clean Water Act would result in substantial and widespread economic
and social impact.
(3) De finitions. All terms used in this paragraph shall be interpreted in accordance with
definitions as set forth in the Act and as otherwise herein defined:
(a) "Acute criteria" corresponds to EPA's definition for Criteria Maximum
Concentration which is defined in 40 CFR 131.36 as the highest concentration of a
pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for a short period of time ( 1-hour
average) without deleterious effects.

(b) "Biological integrity" is functionally defined as the condition of the aquatic

community inhabiting least impaired waterbodies of a specified habitat measu red
by community structure and function.

(c) "Chronic criteria" corresponds to EPA's definition for Criteria Continuous

Concentration which is defined in 40 CFR 131.36 as the highest concentration of a
pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for an extended period of time (4
days) without deleterious effects.

(d) "Coastal waters" are those littoral recreational waters on the ocean side of the
Georgia coast.

(e) " Existing instream water uses" include water uses actually attained in the
waterbody on or after November 28, 1975.

(f) "Intake temperature" is the natural or background temperature of a particular

waterbody unaffected by any man-made discharge or thermal input.

(g) "Critical cond itions" are the collection of cond itions for a particular waterbody used
to develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), determine NPDES permit limits,
or assess the protection of water quality standards . The Division considers
appropriate critical conditions to represent the event that would occur once in ten
years on the average or less often, unless otherwise stated.

(h) "Natural conditions" are the collection of conditions for a particular waterbody
used to develop numeric criteria for water quality standards which are based on
natural conditions. This is commonly the case for temperature and natural
dissolved oxygen standards. For this purpose the Division defin es "natural
conditions" as those that would remain after removal of all point sources and
water intakes, would remain after removal of man made or induced nonpoint
sources of pollution, but may include irretrievable effects of man's activities,
unless otherwise stated. Natural conditions shall be developed by an examination
of historic data, comparisons to reference watersheds, application of mathematical
models, or any other procedure deemed appropriate by the Director.

(i) "Naturally variable parameters." It is recognized that certain parameters including

dissolved oxygen, pH, bacteria, turbidity and water temperature, vary through a
given per iod of time (such as dally or seasonally) due to natural conditions.
Assessment of State waters may allow for a 10% excursion freq uency for these
parameters.

(j) " Reasonable and necessary uses'' means drinking water supplies, conservat ion,
protection, and propagation of fish, shellfish, wildlife and other beneficial aquatic
life, agricultural, industrial, recreational, and other legitimate uses.
 (k) "Secondary contact recreation" is incidental contact with the water, wading, and
occasiona l swimming.

(I) "Shellfish" refers to clams, oysters, sca llops, mussels, and other bivalve mollusks.

(m) "Significant Figures." The number of "significant figures" represented in numeric

criteria are the number of figures or digits that have mean ing as estimated from
the accuracy and precision with which the quantity was measured and the data
were rounded off. Technical guidance on significant figures, including rules for
rounding off following mathematical operations, is provided in the publication
entitled Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, in "Part
1050 Expression of Results, 8 . Significant Figures" (American Public Hea lth
Association (APHA), American Wat er Works Association (AWWA), and Water
Environment Federation (WEF); 18th, 19th, 201h, or subsequent Editions).

(n) "Water" or "waters of the State" means any and all rivers, streams, creeks,
branches, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, drainage systems, springs, wells, wetlands,
and all other bodies of surface or subsurface water, natural or artificial, lying
within or forming a part of the boundaries of the State which are not entirely
confined and retained completely upon the property of a sing le individual,
partnership, or corporation .

(o) "Areas where salt, fresh and brackish waters mix" are those areas on the coast of
Georgia having a salinity of 0.5 parts per thousand and greater. This includes all
of the creeks, rivers, and sounds of the coastal area of Georgia and portions of the
Savannah, Ogeechee, Altamaha, Satilla and St. Marys Rivers where those rivers
flow into coastal sounds. Mixing areas are generally maintained by seawater
transported through the sounds by tide and wind which is mixed with fresh water
supplied by land runoff, subsurface water and river flow . Mixing areas have
moving boundaries based upon but not limited to river stage, rainfall, moon phase
and water use. (For the purposes of this rule salinity shall be analyzed by in situ
measurement using a properly calibrated multi -parametric probe connected by
hard line to a deck display or by measuring electrica l conductivity according to
one of the methods specified in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 136
and applying the guidance for conversion to salinity in the same volume.
Collection of salinity samples must consider riverflow, precipitation, tidal
influences and other variables of the estuarine environment and must conform to
the National Coastal Assessment-Quality Assurance Project Plan 2001-2004
(EPA/620/R-01/002). Measurements at each sampling location must be made in a
distribution in the water column according to the Quality Assurance Project Plan,
with the minimum observations at each station including surface, mid-depth and
near-bottom readings. In situ salinity analysis must comply with the
QualityAssurance Project Plan and the manufacturer's guidance for the specific
instrument used).

( 4) Water U se Classifica tions. Water use classifications for which the criteria of this
Paragraph are applicable are as follows:
(a) Drinking Water Supplies

( b) Recreation

(c) Fish ing, Propagation of Fish, Shellfish, Game and Other Aquatic Life
 (d) Wi ld River

(e) Scenic River

(f) Coastal Fishing

(5) General Criteria for All Waters. The fol lowing criteria are deemed to be necessary and
applicable to all waters of the State:
(a) All waters shall be free from materials associated with municipal or domestic
sewage, industrial waste or any other waste which will settle to form sludge
deposits that become putrescent, unsightly or otherwise objectionable.

(b) All waters shal l be free from oil, scum and floating debris associated with
municipal or domestic sewage, industrial waste or other discharges in amounts
sufficient to be unsightly or to interfere with legitimate water uses.

(c) All waters shall be free from material related to municipal, industrial or other
discharges which produce turbidity, color, odor or other objectionable conditions
which interfere with legitimate water uses.

(d) Turbidity . The following standard is in addition to the narrative turbidity standard
in Paragraph 391 - 3- 6- .03(S)(c) above: All waters shall be free from turbidity
which results in a substantial visual contrast in a water body due to a man-made
activity. The upstream appearance of a body of water shall be as observed at a
point immediately upstream of a turbidity-causing man-made activ ity. That
upstream appearance shall be compared to a point which is located sufficiently
downstream from the activity so as to provide an appropriate mixing zone. For
land disturbing activities, proper design, installation, and maintenance of best
management practices and compliance with issued permits shall constitute
compliance with Paragraph 391- 3- 6-.03(S)(d).

(e) All waters shall be free from toxic, corrosive, acidic and caustic substances
discharged from municipalities, Industries or other sources, such as nonpoint
sources, in amounts, concentrations or combinations which are harmful to
humans, animals or aquatic life.
(i) Instream concentrations of the following chemical constituents which are
considered to be other toxic pollutants of concern in the State of Georgia
shall not exceed the criteria indicated below under 7-day, 10-year
minimum flow (7Q10) or higher stream flow conditions except within
established mixing zones:
1. 2,4 -Dichlorophenoxyacetlc acid (2,4- 0) 70 µg/L
2. Methoxychlor 0.03 µg/L *
3. 2,4,5 -Trichlorophenoxy propionic acid (TP Silvex) 50 µg/L

(ii ) Instream concentrations of the following chemical constituents listed by

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as toxic priority pollutants
pursuant to Section 307(a)(l) of the Federa l Clean Water Act (as
amended) shall not exceed the acute criteria indicated below under 1-day,
10-year minimum flow (lQlO) or higher stream flow conditions and shall
not exceed the chronic criteria indicated below under 7- day, 10-year
minimum flow (7Q10) or higher stream flow conditions except within
establ ished mixing zones or in accordance with site specific effluent
limitations developed in accordance with procedures presented in 391 -3- 6-
.06. Unless otherwise specified, the criteria below are listed in their total
recoverable form. Because most of the numeric criteria for the metals
below are listed as the dissolved form, total recoverable concentrations of
metals that are measured instream w ill need to be translated to the
dissolved form in order to compare the instream data with the numeric
criteria. This translation will be performed using guidance found in
"Guidance Document of Dynamic Modeling and Translators August 1993"
found in Appendix J of EPA's Water Quality Standards Handbook: Second
Edition, EPA-823-B-94-005a or by using other appropriate guidance f rom
EPA.
Acute Chronic
1. Arsenic
(a) Freshwater 340 µg/L 1 150 µg/L 1
1 1
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 69 µg/L 36 µg/L
2. Cadmium

(a) Freshwater 1.0 µg/L i, 3 ~.15 µg/L i,

(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 1 1

40 µg/L 8.8 µg/L
3. Chromium III
(a) Freshwater 320 µg/L 1•3 42 µg/L i ,3

(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters

4 . Chromium VI
(a) Freshwater 1 1
16 µg/L 11µg/L

(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters ~,100 µg/L 50 µg/L 1

5. Copper
7.0 µg/L 5.0 µg/L
(a) Freshwater 1,2 ',3 1,2•,3

1 2 12
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 4.8 µg/L • 3.1 µg/L •

6. Lead
13 1.2 µg/L
(a) Freshwater 30 µg/L • 1,2• ,3

1 1
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 210 µg/L 8.1 µg/L
7. Mercury
0.012 µg/L
(a) Freshwater 1.4 µg/L 2

0.025 µg/L
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 1.8 µg/L 2

8. Nickel
1 3
(a) Freshwater 260 µg/L • 29 µg/L 1 •3
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 74 µg/L 1 8.2 µg/L 1
9. Selenium
 (a) Freshwater 5.0 µg/L
1
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 290 µg/L 71 µg/L I
4
10. Silver -- 4

11. Zinc
(a) Freshwater 65 µg/L 1 •3 _65 µg/L 1•3
{b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 90 µg/L 1 81 µg/L I
Lindane [Hexachlorocyclohexane (g-BHC-
12 . Gamma)]

(a) Freshwater 0 .95 µg/L

1
The in- stream criterion is expressed in terms of the dissolved fraction in
the water column. Conversion factors used to calcu late dissolved criteria are
found in the EPA document - Nationa l Recommended Water Quality Criteria
- EPA 2006 .

2
The in-stream criterion is lower than the EPD laboratory detection limits (A
" * " indicates that the criterion may be higher than or lower than EPD
laboratory detection limits depending upon the hardness of the water).

3 The freshwater aquatic life criteria for these metals are expressed as a
function of total hardness (mg/L) in a water body. Values in the table above
assume a hardness of 50 mg/L CaC03. For other hardness values, the
following equations from the EPA document - National Recommended Water
Quality Criteria - EPA 2006 shou ld be used.

4 This pollutant is addressed in 391-3-6-.06.

Cadm iu m

acute criteria = (e (1.0166[1n( hardness) I 3 · 924 >) { 1. 136672-( (In

hardness)(0.041838)) µg/L

chronic criteria = (e o.7409[1n(hardness)J 4·719>) ( 1.101672-[ (In

hardness)(0.041838)) µg/L

Chromium III

acute criteria = (e co.s190[1nchardness)J + 3.7256>)(0.3l6) µg/L

chronic criteria = (e co.s19o[tn(hardness>J + o.6848>)( 0.860) µg/L

Copper

acute criteria = ( e (0.9422[tn(hardness)J- t.700>)(0. 96) µg/L

 chronic criteria = (e (o.ss4s(ln(hardness)J -1.702>)(0 .96 ) µg/L
Site-specific Copper criteria developed using the biotic ligand model (BLM) :

Buffalo Creek (Richards Lake Dam to confluence with Little Tallapoosa

River):

Lead

acute criteria = (e (l.273[1n(hardness) l.4 60 >)( 1.46203 [( In

hardness)(0.145712)]) µg/L

chronic criteria = (e (l.273[1n(hardness) 4·705>)( 1.46203 [( In

hardness)(0 . 145712)]) µg/L

Nickel

acute criteria = (e (0.8460[1n(hardness)J + 2.25Sl )(Q.998) µg/L

chronic criteria = ( e (0.8460[1n(hardness)J + o.OS84))(Q. 997) µg/L

Zinc

acute criteria = (e (0.8473£1n(hardness)J + o.884l)(0 . 978 ) µg/L

chronic criteria = ( e (O.B473(1n(hardness)J + o.884))( 0. 986) µg/L

(i ii) Instream concentrat ions of the following chemical constituents listed by

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as toxic priority poll utants
pursuant to Section 307(a)(l) of the Federal Clean Water Act (as
amended) sha ll not exceed criteria indicated below under 7-day, 10- year
minimum flow (7Q10) or higher stream flow conditions except within
established m ixing zones or in accordance with site specific effluent
limitations developed in accordance with procedures presented in 391 -3-
6 - .06.
1. Chlordane (CAS RN 1 57749)
(a) Freshwater 0.0043 µg/L *
 (b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 0.004 µg/L *
2. Cyanide (CAS RN 1 57125)
(a) Freshwater 5.2 µg/L*
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 1.0 µg/L *
3. Dieldrin (CAS RN 1 60571)
(a) Freshwater 0.056 µg/L *
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 0.0019 µg/L *
4. 4,4'- DDT (CAS RN 1 50293) 0.001 µg/l *
5. a-Endosulfan (CAS RN 1 959988)
(a) Freshwater 0.056 µg/L *
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 0.0087 µg/L *
6. b- Endosulfan (CAS RN 1 33213659)
(a) Freshwater 0.056 µg/L*
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 0.0087 µg/l *
7. Endrin (CAS RN 1 72208)
(a) Freshwater 0.036 µg/L*
(b) Coasta l and Marine Estuarine Waters 0.0023 µg/L *
8. Heptachlor (CAS RN 1 76448)
(a) Freshwater 0.0038 µg/l *
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 0.0036 µg/L *
9. Heptachlor Epoxide (CAS RN 1 1024573)
(a) Freshwater 0.0038 µg/L *
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 0.0036 µg/L *
10. Pentachlorophenol (CAS RN 1 87865)
(a) Freshwater2 15 µg/L 2·*
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 7.9 µg/L*
11. PCBs
(a) Freshwater 0.014 µg/L *
(b) Coastal and Marine Estuarine Waters 0.03 µg/L *
12. Phenol (CAS RN 1 108952) 300 µg/L
1
13. Toxaphene (CAS RN 8001352) 0.0002 µg/L *

1
"CAS RN" or the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number is a
unique numerical identifier assigned to each chemical and some chemical
mixtures.

2
The instream freshwater criterion for pentachlorophenol is a function of pH,
determined by the formula (e ( 1.oos( pH)- s . i 34 >) , At a pH equal to 7.8 standard
units the criterion is 15 µg/L.

*The in-stream criterion is lower than the EPD laboratory detection limits.

(iv) Instream concentrations of the following chemical constituents listed by

the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency as toxic priority pollutants
pursuant to Section 307(a)(l) of the Federal Clean Water Act (as
amended) shall not exceed criteria indicated below under annual average
or higher stream flow conditions :
1. Acenaphthene (CAS RN 1 83329) 990 µg/L
1
2. Acenaphthylene (CAS RN 208968) **
3. Acrolein (CAS RN 1 107028) 9.3 µg/L
4. Acrylonitrile (CAS RN 1 107131) 0.25 µg/L
5. Aldrin (CAS RN 1 309002) 0.000050 µg/L
6. Anthracene (CAS RN 1 120127) 40000 µg/L
7. Antimony 640 µg/L
8. Arsenic (Total)
(a) Drinking Water Supplies 10 µg/L
(b) All Other Classifications 50 µg/L
1
9. Benzidine (CAS RN 92875) 0.0002 µg/L
10. Benzo(a)Anthracene (CAS RN 1 56553) 0.018 µg/L
11. Benzo(a)Pyrene (CAS RN1 50328) 0.018 µg/L
12. 3,4-Benzofluoranthene (CAS RN 1 205992) 0 .018 µg/L
13. Benzene (CAS RN 1 71432) 51 µg/L
14. Benzo(ghi)Perylene (CAS RN 1 191242) **
15. Benzo(k)Fluoranthene (CAS RN 1 207089) 0.018 µg/L
16. Beryllium **
17. a-BHC-Alpha (CAS RN 1 319846) 0.0049 µg/L
18. b-BHC-Beta (CAS RN 1 319857) 0.01 7 µg/L
19. Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether (CAS RN 1 111444) 0.53 µg/L
20. Bis(2-Chloroisopropyl)Ether (CAS RN 1 108601) 65000 µg/L
21. Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate (CAS RN 1 117817) 2 .2 µg/L
22 . Bromoform (Tribromomethane) (CAS RN 1 75252) 140 µg/L
23. Butylbenzyl Phthalate (CAS RN 1 85687) 1900 µg/L
24. CarbonTetrach loride (CAS RN 1 56235) 1.6 µg/L
25. Chlorobenzene (CAS RN 1 108907) 1600 µg/L
26. Chlorodibromomethane (CAS RN 1 124481) 13 µg/L
1
27. 2-Chloroethylvinyl Ether (CAS RN 110758) **
28. Chlordane (CAS RN 1 57749) 0.00081 µg/L
29. Chloroform (Trichloromethane) (CAS RN 1 67663) 470 µg/L
30. 2-Chloronaphthalene (CAS RN 1 91587) 1600 µg/L
31. 2-Chlorophenol (CAS RN 1 95578) 150 µg/L
32. Chrysene (CAS RN 1 218019) 0.018 µg/L
33. Dibenzo(a,h)Anthracene (CAS RN1 53703) 0 .018 µg/L
34. Dichlorobromomethane (CAS RN 1 75274) 17 µg/L
35. 1,2-Dichloroethane (CAS RN 1 107062) 37 µg/L
36. 1,1-Dichloroethylene (CAS RN 1 75354) 7100 µg/L
37 . 1,2 - Dichloropropane (CAS RN 1 78875) 15 µg/L
 RN 1 542756)
(CAS RN1
1,3-Dichloropropylene (CAS
38. 1,3-Dichloropropylene 542756) 21 µg/L
21 pg/L
1
39.. 2,4-
39 Dichlorophenol (CAS
2,4-Dichlorophenol RN' 120832)
(CAS RN 290 µg/L
290 pg/L
1 95501)
40. 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (CAS RN
1,2- Dichlorobenzene (CAS RN' 95501) 1300 µg/L
1300 pg/L
1,3- Dichlorobenzene (CAS
41. 1,3-Dichlorobenzene RN' 541731)
(CAS RN 1
541731) 960 µg/L
960 pg/L
1
42 (CAS RN
42.. 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (CAS RN' 106467) 190 µg/L
190 pg/L
43. 3,3' - Dichlorobenzidine (CAS
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine RN 1 91941)
(CAS RN' 91941) 0.028 µg/L
0.028 pg/L
1 0.00022 µg/L
44 RN' 50293)
(CAS RN
44.. 4,4'-DDT (CAS 50293) 0.00022 pg/L
1
45. 4,4'- DDD (CAS RN' 72548)
4,4'-DDD (CAS RN 0.00031 µg/L
0.00031 pg/L
46.. 4,4'
46 4,4'-DDE RN' 72559)
(CAS RN1
- DDE (CAS 72559) 0.00022 µg/L
0.00022 pg/L
(CAS RN
47.. Dieldrin (CAS
47 RN'1
60571)
60571) 0.000054 µg/L
0.000054 pg/L
Phthalate (CAS
48. Diethyl Phthalate RN'1 84662)
(CAS RN 84662) 44000 µg/l
44000 pg/L
1 1100000 µg/L
Phthalate(CAS RN
49.. Dimethyl Phthalate(CAS
49 RN' 131113) 1100000 pg/L
50. 2,4- Dimethylphenol (CAS
2,4-Dimethylphenol RN' 105679)
(CAS RN1 850 µg/L
850 pg/L
1
(CAS RN
51. 2,4-Dinitrophenol (CAS RN' 51285)
51285) 5300 µg/L
5300 pg/L
1
Di-n- Butyl Phthalate
52. Di-n-Butyl (CAS RN
Phthalate (CAS RN' 84742)
84742) 4500 µg/L
4500 pg/L
(CAS RN 1 121142) 3.4 µg/L
53. 2,4- Dinitrotoluene (CAS RN'
2,4-Dinitrotoluene 3.4 pg/L
54.. 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine
54 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine (CAS RN 1 122667)
(CAS RN1 122667) 0 .20 µg/L
0.20 pg/L
Endrin (CAS
55. Endrin 1
RN' 72208)
(CAS RN 72208) 0 .060 µg/L
0.060 pg/L
1 7421934) 0 .30 µg/L
Endrin Aldehyde
56. Endrin (CAS RN
Aldehyde (CAS RN' 7421934) 0.30 pg/L
1
57. alpha
alpha - Endosulfan (CAS RN
Endosulfan (CAS RN' 959988)
959988) 89 µg/L
89 pg/L
1
58. beta
beta - Endosulfan (CAS RN
Endosulfan (CAS RN' 33213659)
33213659) 89 µg/L
89 pg/L
1 1031078)
Endosulfan Sulfate
59. Endosulfan (CAS RN
Sulfate (CAS RN' 89 µg/L
89 pg/L
RN 1 100414)
(CAS RN1
60. Ethylbenzene (CAS 100414) 2100 µg/L
2100 pg/L
1 206440)
61. Fluoranthene (CAS RN
Fluoranthene (CAS RN' 206440) 140 µg/L
pg/L
62 (CAS RN1
62.. Fluorene (CAS 86737)
RN1 86737) 5300 µg/L
5300 pg/L
1 76448)
63 (CAS RN
63.. Heptachlor (CAS RN' 76448) 0.000079 µg/L
0.000079 pg/L
64. Heptachlor Epoxide (CAS RN1
Epoxide (CAS RN' 1024573) 0.000039 µg/L
0.000039 pg/L
1
65. Hexachlorobenzene RN' 118741)
(CAS RN
Hexachlorobenzene (CAS 118741) 0 .00029 µg/L
0.00029 pg/L
1
66. Hexachlorobutadiene RN' 87683)
(CAS RN
Hexachlorobutadiene (CAS 87683) 18 µg/L
18 pg/L
67. (CAS RN177474)
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (CAS
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene RN'77474) 1100 µg/L
1100 pg/L
1
68. Hexachloroethane (CAS RN
Hexachloroethane (CAS RN' 67721)
67721) 3.3 µg/L
pg/L
1
69. Indeno(1,2,3-cd)Pyrene (CAS RN
Indeno( 1,2,3-cd)Pyrene (CAS RN' 193395) 0 .018 µg/L
0.018 pg/L
1
70. Isophorone (CAS RN' 78591)
(CAS RN 78591) 960 µg/L
960 pg/L
Lindane [Hexachlorocyclohexane (g-BHC-Gamma)]
Lindane [Hexachlorocyclohexane (g-BHC-Gamma)]
71. 1.8 µg/L
pg/L
1
(CAS RN
(CAS RN' 58899)
58899)
72 (Bromomethane) (CAS
72.. Methyl Bromide (Bromomethane) RN 1 74839)
(CAS RN1 1500 µg/L
74839) 1500 pg/L
Chloride (Chloromethane) (CAS RN1 74873)
Methyl Chloride (Chloromethane) (CAS RN' 74873) **
73.. Methyl
73 **
1
(CAS RN
Chloride (CAS
74. Methylene Chloride RN' 75092)
75092) 590 µg/L
590 pg/L
2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenoll (CAS
75. 2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitropheno RN' 534521)
(CAS RN1 280 µg/L
280 pg/L
(CAS RN
-4- Chlorophenol (CAS 1
59507) **
76. 3-Methyl
3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol RN' 59507) **
1
RN' 98953)
(CAS RN
77. Nitrobenzene (CAS 98953) 690 µg/L
690 pg/L
 78. N-Nltrosodimethylamine (CAS RN 1 62759) 3.0 µg/L
79. N- Nitrosodi -n-Propylamine (CAS RN1 621647) 0.51 µg/L
80. N-Nitrosodiphenylamine (CAS RN 1 86306) 6.0 µg/L
81. PCBs 0.000064 µg/L
82. Pentachlorophenol (CAS RN 1 87865) 3.0 µg/L
83. Phenanthrene (CAS RN 1 85018) **
84. Phenol (CAS RN 1 108952) 857000 µg/L
85. Pyrene (CAS RN 1 129000) 4000 µg/L
86. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (CAS RN 1 79345) 4.0 µg/L
1
87. Tetrachloroethylene (CAS RN 127184) 3.3 µg/L
88 . Thallium 0.47 µg/L
89. Toluene (CAS RN 1 108883) 5980 µg/L
90. Toxaphene (CAS RN 1 8001352) 0.00028 µg/L
91. 1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene (CAS RN 1 156605) 10000 µg/L
92 . 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 1 79005) 16 µg/L
93. Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 1 79016) 30 µg/L
94. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (CAS RN 1 88062) 2.4 µg/L
95. 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (CAS RN 1 120821) 70 µg/L
96. Vinyl Chloride (CAS RN 1 75014) 2.4 µg/L

1 "CAS RN" or the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number is a

unique numerical identifier assigned to each chemical and some chemical

mixtures.

** These pollutants are addressed in 391- 3- 6- .06.

(v) Site specific criteria for the following chemical constituents will be
developed on an as needed basis through toxic pollutant monitoring efforts
at new or existing discharges that are suspected to be a source of the
pollutant at levels sufficient to interfere with designated uses:
1. Asbestos

(vi) Instream concentrations of 2,3, 7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)

must not exceed 0.0000000051 µg/L under long-term average stream
flow conditions.

(vii) Mercury: For the protection of human health, total mercury

concentrations bioaccumulating in a waterbody, in a representative
population of fish, shellfish and/or other seafood representing different
trophic levels, shall not exceed a total mercury concentration in edible
tissues of 0.3 mg/kg wet weight. This standard is in accord with the
US EPA Water Quality Criterion for the Protection of Human Health:
Methylmercury, (January 2001, EPA-823-R-01-001), and because nearly
100% of the mercury in fish tissue is methylmercury, adoption of the
standard as total mercury is an additional conservative measure . The
representative fish tissue total mercury concentration for a waterbody is
 determined by calculating a Trophic- Weighted Residue Value, as
described by the Georgia EPD Protocol (October 19, 2001).

(f) Applicable State and Federal requirements and regulations for the discharge of
radioactive substances shall be met at all times.

(g) The dissolved oxygen criteria as specified in individua l water use classifications
shall be applicable at a depth of one meter below the water surface; in those
instances where depth is less than two meters, the dissolved oxygen criterion
shall be applied at a mid-depth. On a case specific basis, alternative depths may
be specified.

(6) Specific Criteria for Classified Water Usage. I n addition to the general criteria, the
following criteria are deemed necessary and shall be required for the specific water usage
as shown:
(a) Drinking Water Supplies: Those waters approved as a source for public drinking
water systems permitted or to be permitted by the Environmental Protection
Division. Waters classified for drinking water supplies will also support the fishing
use and any other use r equiring water of a lower quality.
(i) Bacteria: For the months of May through October, when water contact
recreation activities are expected to occur, fecal coliform not to exceed a
geometric mean of 200 per 100 ml based on at least four samples
collected from a given sampling site over a 30-day period at intervals not
less than 24 hours. Should water quality and sanitary studies show fecal
coliform levels from non-human sources exceed 200/100 ml (geometric
mean) occasionally, then the allowable geometric mean fecal coliform shall
not exceed 300 per 100 ml in lakes and reservoirs and 500 per 100 ml in
free flowing freshwater streams. For the months of November through
April, fecal coliform not to exceed a geometric mean of 1,000 per 100 ml
based on at least four samples collected from a given sampling site over a
30-day period at intervals not less than 24 hours and not to exceed a
maximum of 4,000 per 100 ml for any sample. The State does not
encourage swimming in these surface waters since a number of factors
which are beyond the control of any State regulatory agency contribute to
elevated levels of bacteria.

(ii) Dissolved oxygen: A daily average of 6.0 mg/land no less than 5.0 mg/l
at all times for waters designated as trout streams by the Wildlife
Resources Division. A daily average of 5.0 mg/Land no less than 4.0 mg/L
at all times for water supporting warm water species of fish.

(iii) pH: Within the range of 6.0 - 8.5.

(iv) No material or substance In such concentration that, after treatment by

the public water treatment system, exceeds the maximum contaminant
level established for that substance by the Environmental Protection
Division pursuant to the Georg ia Rules for Safe Drinki ng Water.

(v) Temperature: Not to exceed 90°F. At no time is the temperature of the

receiving waters to be increased more than 5°F above intake temperature
 except that in estuarine waters the increase will not be more than 1.5°F.
In streams designated as primary trout or sma ll mouth bass waters by the
Wildlife Resources Division, there shall be no elevation of natural stream
temperatures. In streams designated as secondary trout waters, there
shall be no elevation exceeding 2°F of natural stream temperatures.

(b) Recreation: General recreational activities such as water skiing, boating, and
swimming, or for any other use requiring water of a lower quality, such as
recreational fishing. These criteria are not to be interpreted as encouraging water
contact sports in proximity to sewage or industrial waste discharges regardless of
treatment requ irements:
(i) Bacteria:
1. Coastal waters : Culturable enterococci not to exceed a geometric
mean of 35 CFU (colony forming units) per 100 ml. The geometric
mean duration shall not be greater than 30 days. There shall be no
greater than a ten percent excursion frequency of an enterococci
statistical threshold value (STV) of 130 CFU per 100 ml the same
30-day interval.

2. All other recreational waters : Culturable E. coli not to exceed a

geometric mean of 126 CFU (colony forming un its) per 100 ml. The
geometric mean duration shall not be greater than 30 days. There
shall be no greater than a ten percent excursion frequency of an E.
coli statistical threshold value (STV) of 410 CFU per 100 ml in the
same 30-day interval.

(ii) Dissolved Oxygen : A daily average of 6.0 mg/land no less than 5.0 mg/l
at all times for waters designated as trout streams by the Wildlife
Resources Division. A dai ly average of 5.0 mg/land no less than 4.0 mg/l
at all times for waters supporting warm water species of fish.

(iii) pH : Within the range of 6 .0 - 8 .5.

(iv) Temperature : Not to exceed 90°F. At no time is the temperature of the

receiving waters to be increased more than 5°F above intake temperature
except that in estuarine waters the increase will not be more than l.5°F.
In streams designated as primary trout or smallmouth bass waters by the
Wildlife Resources Division, there shall be no elevation of natural stream
temperatures. In streams designated as secondary trout waters, there
shall be no elevation exceeding 2°F natural stream temperatures.

(c) Fishing: Propagation of Fish, Shellfish, Game and Other Aquatic Life; secondary
contact recreation in and on the water; or for any other use requiring water of a
lower quality.
( i) Dissolved Oxygen: A daily average of 6 .0 mg/l and no less than 5 .0 mg/l
at all times for water designated as trout streams by the Wildlife Resources
Division. A daily average of 5.0 mg/land no less than 4.0 mg/lat all times
for waters supporting warm water species of fish.
 (ii) pH: Within the range of 6.0 - 8.5 .

(iii) Bacteria:
1. For the months of May through October, when water contact
recreation activities are expected to occur, fecal coliform not to
exceed a geometric mean of 200 per 100 ml based on at least four
samples collected from a given sampling site over a 30-day period
at intervals not less than 24 hours. Should water quality and
sanitary studies show fecal coliform levels from non-human sources
exceed 200/100 m l (geometric mean) occasionally, then the
allowable geometric mean fecal coliform shall not exceed 300 per
100 ml in lakes and reservoirs and 500 per 100 ml in free flowing
freshwater streams. For the months of November through April,
fecal coliform not to exceed a geometric mean of 1,000 per 100 ml
based on at least four samples collected from a given sampling site
over a 30-day period at intervals not less than 24 hours and not to
exceed a maximum of 4,000 per 100 ml for any sample. The State
does not encourage swimming in t hese surface waters since a
number of factors which are beyond the control of any State
regulatory agency contribute to elevated levels of bacteria .

2. For waters designated as shellfish growing areas by the Georgia

DNR Coastal Resources Division, the requirements will be consistent
with those established by the State and Federal agencies
responsible for the National Shellfish Sanitation Program. The
requirements are found in National Shellfish Sanitation Program
Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, 2007 Revision (or most
recent version), Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference, U.S.
Food and Drug Administration.

(iv) Temperature: Not to exceed 90°F. At no time is the temperature of the

receiving waters to be increased more than 5°F above intake temperature
except that in estuarine waters the increase will not be more than 1.5°F.
In streams designated as primary trout or smallmouth bass waters by the
Wildlife Resources Division, there sha ll be no elevation of natural stream
temperatures. In streams designated as secondary trout waters, there
shall be no elevation exceeding 2°F natural stream temperatures.

(d) Wild River : For all waters designated in 391-3-6-.03(13) as "Wild River," there
shall be no alteration of natural water quality from any source.

(e ) Scenic River : For all waters designated in 391- 3- 6-. 03(13) as "Scen ic River,"
there shall be no alteration of natural water quality from any source .

(f) Coastal Fishing: This classification will be applicable to specific sites when so
designated by the Environmental Protection Division. For waters designated as
"Coastal Fishing", site specific criteria for dissolved oxygen will be assigned. All
other criteria and uses for the fishing use classification will apply for coastal
fishing.
 (i) Dissolved Oxygen :A daily average of 5.0 mg/Land no less than 4 .0 mg/Lat
all times. If it is determined that the "natural condition" in the waterbody is
less than the values stated above, then the criteria will revert to the
"natural condition" and the water qua lity standard will allow for a 0.1 mg/L
deficit from the "natural" dissolved oxygen value. Up to a 10% deficit wil l be
allowed if it is demonstrated that resident aquatic species shall not be
adversely affected .

( 7) Natural Wate r Quality. It is recognized that certain natural waters of the State may
have a qua lity that will not be within the general or specific requirements contained
herein. These circumstances do not constitute violations of water quality standards . This
is especia lly the case for the criteria for dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH and bacteria .
NPDES permits and best management practices will be the primary mechanisms for
ensuring that discharges will not create a harmful situation.

(8 ) Treatment Requireme nts. Notwithstanding the above criteria, the requirements of the
State relating to secondary or equivalent treatment of all waste shall prevail. The
adoption of these criteria shall in no way preempt the treatment requirements.

(9) Streamflows . Specific criteria or standards set for the various parameters apply to all
flows on regulated streams. On unregulated streams, they shall apply to all streamflows
equal to or exceeding the 7-day, 10-year minimum flow (7Q10) and/or the 1-day, 10-
year minimum flow (1Q10) . All references to 7- day, 10-year minimum flow (7Q10) and
1-day, 10-year minimum flow {lQlO) also apply to all flows on regulated streams. All
references to annual average stream flow also apply to long -term average stream flow
conditions. Numeric criteria exceedences that occur under streamflows lower than 7Q10
or lQlO, whichever applies, do not constitute violations of water quality standards as
long as all current permit conditions are met.

( 10) Mix ing Zone. Effluents released to streams or impounded waters shall be fully and
homogeneously dispersed and mixed insofar as practical with the main flow or water
body by appropriate methods at the discharge point. Use of a reasonable and limited
mixing zone may be permitted on receipt of satisfactory evidence that such a zone is
necessary and that it wi ll not create an objectionable or damaging pollution condition.
Protection from acute toxicity shall be provided within any EPD designated mixing zone
to ensure a zone of safe passage for aquatic organisms . The procedure is as described in
paragraph 391 - 3-6- .06(4)(d)(S)(vi), except that the numerical pass/fai l criteria applies
to the end -of -pipe without the benefit of dilution provided by the receiving stream .

(11) Tox ic Pollutant Monitoring . The Division will monitor waters of the State for the
presence or impact of Section 307 (a)( I) Federal Clean Water Act toxic pollutants, and
other priority pollutants. The monitoring shall consist of the collection and assessment of
chemical and/or biological data as appropriate from the water column, from stream bed
sediments, and/or from fish tissue . Specific stream segments and chemical constituents
for monitoring shal l be determined by the Director on the basis of the potentia l for water
quality impacts from toxic pollutants from point or nonpoint waste sources . Singularly or
in combination, these constituents may cause an adverse effect on fish propagation at
levels lower than the criteria. Instream concentrations wil l be as described in 391-3-6 -
.03(5)(e) . Additional toxic substances and priority pollutants will be monitored on a case
specific basis using Section 304(a) Federal Clean Water Act guidelines or other
scientifically appropriate documents.
( 12) Bacte ria Criteria . The criteria for bacteria provide the regulatory framework to support
the USEPA requirement that States protect all waters for recreational use. The bacterial
indicators for primary contact recreational waters are E. coli and enterococci. The
bacterial indicator for secondary contact recreational waters is fecal coliform.
(a) Fecal coliform, E. coli and enterococci bacteria live in the intestinal tract of warm
blooded animals including man . These organisms are excreted in extremely high
numbers. Pathogenic bacteria also originate in the fecal material of diseased
persons. Therefore, waters with high levels of bacteria represent potential
problem areas for swimming. Scientific studies indicate there is a positive
correlation between E. coli and enterococci counts and gastrointestional illness.
However, there is no positive scientific evidence correlating elevated fecal
coliform counts with transmission of enteric diseases. In addition, these bacteria
can originate from any warm blooded animal or from the soil.

(b) Monitoring programs have documented bacterial levels in excess of the criteria in
many streams and rivers in urban areas, agricu ltural areas, and even in areas
not extensively impacted by man such as national forest areas. This is not a
unique situation to Georgia as similar levels of bacteria have been documented
in streams across the nation.

( 13) Acceptance of Data . Sampling methods for water quality samples collected and
reported by any person(s), (including volunteer groups), to the Division for its use in
listing or delisting impaired waters pursuant to the State's responsibilities under
Sections 303(d) and 305(b) of the Federal Act shall conform to the guidance in the
Water ProtectionBranch Quality Assurance Manual (June, 1999), or most current
version, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division,
Watershed Protection Branch, Atlanta, GA 30354. Analytical standards for these samples
must comply with the requirements of Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 136.
Sample analyses shall be performed by an analyst certified in compliance with the
Georgia State Board of Examiners for Certificationof Water and Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts Act, as amended, or by a laboratory facility
accredited in compliance with the Georgia Rules for Commercial Environmental
LaboratoryAccreditation (O.C.G .A. 12-2- 9) . A site- specific sampling and quality
assurance plan is required if the data is to be considered and Division concurrence must
be obtained prior to monitoring. Laboratories operated by Federal and State government
agencies and laboratories at academic institutions with active or current contracts with
the Division are exempt from these provisions. The Division may use water quality data
for screening purposes if it was collected by any person(s), ( including volunteer groups),
without an approved sampling and quality assurance plan.

( 14) Specific Water Use Classifications. Beneficial water uses assigned by the State to all
surface waters . These classifications are scientifically determined to be the best
utilization of the surface water from an environmental and economic standpoint.
Streams and stream reaches not specifically listed are classified as Fishing. The specific
classifications are as follows:
ALTAMAHA
CLASSIFICATION
RIVER BASI N
All littoral waters on the ocean
side of Sea and Sapelo Islands,
Recreation
and on the ocean and sound side
of St. Simons Island
Buttermilk Sound Reimolds Pasture Recreation

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Headwaters to confluence with D . k. W
Alexander Creek Cedar Creek nn mg ater

Bear Creek Headwaters to confluence with Drinking Water

Chattahoochee River

Big Creek
Foe Killer Creek to Chattahoochee . k.
0 nn mg
w t
River a er
Blue Creek Headwaters to Yel lowjacket Creek Drinking Water

Camp Creek
Headwaters to confluence with . k.
0 nn mg
w t
Hazel Creek a er
Cedar Creek Headwaters to Alexander Creek Drinking Water
Little Taylor Creek
Centralhatchee Creek to Drinking Water
Chattahoochee River
Headwaters to confluence with .
Chattahoochee River Recreation
Soque River
Recreation and
Chattahoochee River Soque River to White Creek
Drinking Water
Chattahoochee River White Creek to Mud Creek Recreation
Recreation and
Chattahoochee River/Lake Lanier Mud Creek to Buford Dam
Drinking Water
Buford Dam to Atlanta (Peachtree Recreation and
Chattahoochee River
Creek) Drinking Water
Atlanta {Peachtree Creek) to Cedar F h"
Chattahoochee River Creek is mg
Chattahoochee River Pink Creek to Harris Creek Drinking Water
~=~!tahoochee River/West Point New River to West Point Dam Recreation and
Drinking Water

Chattahoochee River Westk Point Dam to Long Cane Drinking Water

Cree
House Creek to North Highland
Dam (including Lakes Harding, Recreation and
Chattahoochee River
Goat Rock, Oliver, and North Drinking Water
Highlands)
Cowikee Creek to Lake Wa lter F. R t·
Chattahoochee River ecrea ion
George Dam
Chattahoochee River/Lake Georgia Hwy. 91 to Jim Woodruff R t·
Seminole Dam ecrea ion

Dog River Mobley Creek to Chattahoochee Drinking Water

River

Flat Creek
Turkey Creek to confluence with D . k" w t
Yellow jacket Creek nn mg a er
Hazel Creek Law Creek to Camp Creek Drinking Water
Headwaters of Unnamed Lake Franklin, F.D. Roosevelt State R t"
. ecrea ion
Tributary to Bethlehem Creek Park Beaches

Hi II ab ah ate h ee Cree k
Tolleson Branch to Chattahoochee . k.
0 nn mg
wat er
River
Little Kolomoki Creek
Lake Kolomoki, Kolomoki Mounds R r
State Park Beach ecrea ion
Sandy Creek Headwaters to Golden Creek Drinking Water

Smith Creek Unicoi Lake, Unicoi State Park Recreation

Beach

Snake Creek Crews Creek to Chattahoochee Drinking Water

River
Soque River Deep Creek to Sutton Mill Creek Drinking Water

Sweetwater Creek oR.lley Creek to Chattahoochee Drinking Water

1ver

Turner Creek
Headwaters to confluence with D . k' w t
Tesnatee Creek rin ing a er
Upatoi Creek Heriot Creek to Armory Creek Drinking Water

Yahoola Creek
Bryant Creek to confluence with D . k' w t
Chestatee River nn ing a er

COOSA RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Beech Creek ~eadwaters to Dry Cr~ek Drinking Water

(including Possum Trot Reservoir)
Blackwell Creek Headwaters to Cox Lake Dam Drinking Water

Cartecay River
Clear Creek to confluence with D . k' w t
Ellijay River nn ing a er

Chestnut Cove Creek Headwaters to and including Lake Drinking Water

Tamarack
Coahulla Creek Bates Branch to Mill Creek Drinking Water

Conasauga River Waters Within the Cohutta Wild and Scenic

Wilderness Area
Conasauga River Sugar Creek to Spring Creek Drinking Water
Coosa River At the Alabama State Line Recreation
Confluence with Mountaintown Recreation and
Coosawattee River/Carters Lake
Creek to Carters Dam Drinking Water
Coosawattee River Mineral Springs Branch to D . k' W t
confluence with Conasauga River rin ing a er

Dry Creek Headwaters to confluence with Drinking Water

Duck Creek

Duck Creek
Confluence with Dry Creek to D . k' w t
Dickson Creek nn ing a er

Ellijay River
Briar Creek to confluence with D . k' w t
Cartecay River nn ing a er
Etowah River Headwaters to Montgomery Creek Drinking Water
Etowah River Lily Creek to Mill Creek Drinking Water

Etowah River Longk Swamp Creek to Canton Drinking Water

Cree
. Recreation and
Etowah River/Lake Allatoona Georgia Hwy. 20 to Allatoona Dam Drinking Water
Etowah River Allatoona Dam to Ward Creek Drinking Water
Etowah River Dykes Creek to Silver Creek Drinking Water
Euharlee Creek Parham Springs Creek to Fish D . k. w t
Creek rrn rng a er
. Fort Mountain Lake Fort Mountain .
Headwaters of Gold Mrne Branch St ate Park Beach ' Recreation
Holly Creek Dill Creek to Chicken Creek Drinking Water

Jacks Creek Waters Within the Cohutta Wild and Scenic

Wilderness Area
Long Swamp Creek Lake Tamarack Dam to Cox Creek Drinking Water
Hurricane Creek to confluence with D . k' W t
Mill Creek Conasauga River nn rng a er
Confluence of Conasauga and
Oostanaula River Coosawattee Rivers to Drinking Water
Oothka looga Creek

Oostanaula River
Confluence with Wood ward Creek D . k. w t
to Coosa River rrn rng a er
Headwaters to confluence with
Pettit Creek Disharoon Creek (including Lake Drinking Water
Pettit)

Raccoon Creek Headwaters to confluence with D . k" wt

Chattooga River nn rng a er
Rocky Mountain Public Fishing
Tributaries to Heath Creek Lakes, Rocky Mountain Public Recreation
Fishing Area
Headwaters to confluence with
Tributary of Dakwa Lake Turniptown Creek (including Drinking Water
Dakwa Lake)
Headwaters to confluence with D . k. W t
Woodward Creek Oostanaula River rrn rng a er

FLINT RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Elkins Creek Headwaters to Powder Creek Drinking Water
Headwaters to confluence with Line
Flat Creek Creek (including Lake Kedron and Drinking Water
Lake Peachtree)
Flint River Swamp Creek to Horton Creek Drinking Water
Flint River Birch Creek to Red Oak Creek Drinking Water
Georgia Hwy. 27 to Georgia Power
Dam at Lake Worth, Albany R t'
Flint River . . ecrea ion
including Lakes Blackshear,
Chehaw, and Worth

Flint River Bainbridge, U.S. Hwy. 84 Brid~e to Recreation

Jim Woodruff Dam, Lake Seminole

Heads Creek
Headwaters to Shoal Creek D . k. w t
(including Heads Creek Reservoir) nn rng a er

Horton Creek
Headwaters to Flint River D . k ' w t
(including Horton Creek Reservoir) nn rng a er
Headwaters to Line Creek Drrn
. k.rng W at er
Keg Creek
(includ ing Hutchins Lake)
Lazer Creek Rocky Branch to Gin Creek Drinking Water

Line Creek Persimmon Creek to Flat Creek Drinking Water

(including Lake Mcintosh)
Potato Creek Fivemile Creek to Hoyle Branch Drinking Water
Headwaters to confluence with
Pound Creek Cane Creek (including Lake Drinking Water
Meriwether)
Headwaters to confluence with
Rush Creek Lazer Creek (including Rush Creek Drinking Water
Reservoir)

Shoal Creek Headwaters to Flint River D . k. w t

(including Shoal Creek Reservoir) rrn mg a er
Headwaters to confluence with
Still Branch Flint River (including Still Branch Drinking Water
Reservoir)
White Oak Creek Headwaters to Chandlers Creek Drinking Water
Whitewater Creek Tar Creek to Haddock Creek Drinking Water

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Reed Bingham State Park Lake,
Little River Reed Bingham State Park Lake Recreation
Beach

OCMULGEE RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Maple Creek to Cornish Creek
Alcovy River (including John T. Briscoe Drinking Water
Reservoir)

Beaverdam Creek Headwaters to confluence with Drinking Water

Alcovy River
Big Cotton Indian Creek Coker Branch to Rocky Branch Drinking Water

Big Haynes Creek Georgia Highway 78 to confluence D . k. w t

with Yellow River nn mg a er

Big Sandy Creek Chief Mcintosh Lake, Indian R t·

. ecrea ion
Springs State Park Beaches

Big Towaliga Creek Headwaters to confluence with . k" W t

Edie Creek 0 nn mg a er

Brown Branch Headwaters to Wolf Creek Drinking Water

Headwaters to confluence with
Cornish Creek Alcovy River (including Lake Drinking Water
Varner)

Edie Creek Headwaters to confluence with Big D . k. w t

Towaliga Creek nn mg a er

Indian Creek Headwaters to confluence with D . k" w t

Towaliga River nn mg a er
From South River at Georgia Hwy.
Jackson Lake 36; from Yellow River at Georgia Recreation
Hwy. 36; from Alcovy River at
 Newton Factory Road Bridge to
Lloyd Shoals Dam
Confluence of Reeves and Rum
Little Cotton Indian Creek Creeks to confluence with Big Drinking Water
Cotton Indian Creek
Headwaters of Little Ocmulgee Little Ocmulgee Lake, Little R t.
ecrea ion
River Ocmulgee State Park Beach
Confluence of Edie and Big
Little Towaliga River Towaliga Creeks to confluence with Drinking Water
Towaliga River

Long Branch Headwaters to confluence with D . k. w t

Towaliga River rm ing a er
Ocmulgee River Jackson Lake Dam to Wise Creek Drinking Water
Ocmulgee River Pratts Creek to Walnut Creek Drinking Water
Headwaters to confluence with
Pates Creek Little Cotton Indian Creek Drinking Water
(including Blalock Reservoir)
Rocky Creek Headwaters to Towaliga River Drinking Water

Towaliga River
Thompson Creek to Georgia Hwy. D . k.
nn mg
wat er
36
Georgia Hwy. 36 to High Falls Lake R t·
Towaliga River Dam ecrea ion
High Falls Lake, High Falls State R t"
Towaliga River Park Beaches ecrea ion
Tobesofkee Creek Reeves Creek to Rock Branch Drinking Water
Georgia Hwy. 74 to Lake .
Tobesofkee Creek Recreation
Tobesofkee Dam
Town Creek Headwaters to Ocmulgee River Drinking Water
Headwaters to confluence with
Tributary to Dried Creek Dried Indian Creek (including Drinking Water
Covington Reservoir)
Tussahaw Creek Headwaters to Baker Branch Drinking Water

Walnut Creek Headwaters to Camp Creek D . k" W t

(including Walnut Creek Reservoir) nn ing a er

Yellow River Georgia Hwy. 124 to Porterdale Drinking Water

Water Intake

OCONEE RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Apalachee River Shoa l Creek to Freeman Creek Drinking Water
Barber Creek Headwaters to Parker Branch Drinking Water
Headwaters to confluence with
Bear Creek Middle Oconee River {including Drinking Water
Bear Creek Reservoir)

Cedar Creek (Hall Co .) Headwaters to confluence with Drinking Water

North Oconee River

Curry Creek
Headwaters to confluence with D . k. w t
Little Curry Creek nn mg a er
 Headwaters to confluence with
Fort Creek Sikes Creek upstream of Lake Drinking Water
Sinclair
Hard Labor Creek Headwaters to Lake Brantley Dam Drinking Water
Lake Rutledge, Hard Labor Creek R t.
Hard Labor Creek State Park Beaches ecrea ion
Hard Labor Creek Lake Rutledge Dam to Mile Branch Drinking Water
Jacks Creek Headwaters to Grubby Creek Drinking Water
Lake Oconee to Lake Oconee Dam Recreation and
Lake Oconee
(Wallace Dam) Drinking Water
Lake Oconee Dam downstream to Recreation and
Lake Sinclair
Sinclair Dam Drinking Water
Little River Big Indian Creek to Glady Creek Drinking Water

Lowry Branch Headwaters to confluence with D . k. w t

Pearson Creek nn ing a er
Fort Yargo Lake, Fort Yargo State R t'
Marbury Creek Park Beaches ecrea ion
Middle Oconee River Beech Creek to McNutt Creek Drinking Water
. k.ing wat er
Little Mulberry Creek to Barbers Drm
Mulberry River
Cree k
North Oconee River Cedar Creek to Gravelly Creek Drinking Water
North Oconee River Shankles Creekto Trail Creek Drinking Water
Oconee River Sinclair Dam to Fishing Creek Drinking Water
Oconee River Oochee Creek to Long Branch Drinking Water
Headwaters to confluence with . k. W
Parks Creek North Oconee River 0 rm ing ater

Popes Branch
Headwaters to confluence with D . k. w
Pearson Creek nn ing ater

OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Julienton River Contentment Bluff Sandbar and Recreation

Dallas Bluff Sandbar
South end of White Bluff Road near
Carmelite Monastery to Open Sea R t'
Little Ogeechee River and littoral waters of Skidaway and ecrea ion
Ossabaw Islands
U.S. Hwy. 17 Bridge to Open Sea
and littoral waters of Skidaway, R t·
Ogeechee River ecrea ion
Ossabaw, Sapelo, and St.
Catherines Islands

Rocky Comfort Creek

Headwaters to confluence with D . k' w t
Whetstone Creek nn ing a er
Skidaway Narrows in Chatham Recrea t.ion
Skidaway River
County

SATILLA RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

All littoral waters on the ocean
Recreation
side of Cumberland Island
All littoral waters on the ocean
Recreation
and sound side of Jekyll Island
South Brunswick River Blythe Island Sandbar Recreation

SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Confluence with Little Abercorn D . k. w t
Abercorn Creek Creek to Savannah River nn mg a er
Confluence with Little Beaverdam D . k. w t
Beaverdam Creek Creek to Carters Creek rm mg a er
Headwaters to confluence with
Beaverdam Creek (Lake Boline) Little Beaverdam Creek (including Drinking Water
Lake Boline)
Brier Creek Walnut Branch to Fitz Creek Drinking Water

Chattooga River Georgia-North Carolina

•
State Line w·ld
1 an d Scenic
·
to Tugaloo Reservoir
Chattooga River/Tugaloo Tugaloo Reservoir to confluence R t·
Reservoir with Tallulah River ecrea ion
Headwaters to confluence with
Cedar Creek Little Toccoa Creek (including Drinking Water
Toccoa Reservoir)
Headwaters to confluence with D . k. W t
Grove Creek Hi ckory Level Creek nn ing a er

Unnamed Tributary to Lick Creek~:~~ i~~~~y, A.H. Stephens State Recreation

Little Beaverdam Creek Headwaters to confluence with D . k. w t

Beaverdam Creek nn mg a er
Mountain Creek Headwaters to Little Nails Creek Drinking Water
Confluence with Double Branch to
North Fork Broad River confluence with Middle Fork Broad Drinking Water
River
Savannah River/Lake Russell and GA Highway 368/SC Highway 184 Recreation and
Clarks Hill Lake to Clarks Hill Dam (Mile 238) Drinking Water
Clarks Hill Dam (Mile 238) to Horse
Savannah River Creek including Stevens Creek Drinking Water
Reservoir and Augusta Canal
US Hwy. 301 Bridge (Mile 129) to
Savannah River Seaboard Coastline RR Bridge (Mile Drinking Water
27.4)
Seaboard Coastline RR Bridge ( Mile C t F. h.
Savannah River 27.4) to Fort Pulaski (Mile 0) oas a 1 is mg
Fort Pulaski (M ile 0) to Open Sea
Savannah River and all littoral waters of Tybee Recreation
Island
Headwaters to confluence with
Sherrills Creek South Fork Little River (including Drinking Water
Sherrills Reservoir)
Sweetwater Creek Headwaters to confluence with D . k' w t
Brier Creek (including Usry Lake) nn rng a er
Headwaters, including Lakes
Tallulah River Burton and Seed, to confluence Recreation
with Flat Creek
Confluence of Flat Creek, including Recreation and
Tallulah River/ Lake Rabun
Lake Rabun, to Rabun Darn Drinking Water

Tallulah River L~ke Rabun Dar:n to confluence Recreation

with Chattooga River
Town Creek (Tributary to Long Headwaters to confluence with D . k' W t
Creek) Brooks Creek nn rng a er
Headwaters to confluence with
Tributary to Crawford Creek Crawford Creek (including Water Drinking Water
Works Reservoir)
Confluence of Tallulah and Recrea t ion
' an d
Tugaloo River Chattooga Rivers to Yonah La k e Drinking Water
Darn
Confluence with Prather Creek Recreation and
Tugaloo River/Lake Hartwell (near GA SR 184) to Lake Hartwell D . k' w t
Dam nn rng a er
Confluence of Overflow Creek and
West Fork Chattooga Clear Creek to confluence with Wild and Scenic
Chattooga River (7.3 mi.)

ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

All littoral waters on the ocean
Recreation
side of Cumberland Island

SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Big Creek Lake Laura S. Walker, Laura Recreation

Walker State Park Beach

TALLAPOOSA RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

Headwaters to Little Tallapoosa
Astin Creek River Including unnamed tributary Drinking Water
to Cowans Lake
Beach Creek Headwaters to Bush Creek Drinking Water
Bush Creek Headwaters to Beach Creek Drinking Water
Confluence with Turkey Creek to
Indian Creek Indian Branch Drinking Water
Headwaters of Lake Paradise to
Little Ta llapoosa River confluence with Astin Creek Drinking Water
Little Tallapoosa River Sharpe Creek to Buck Creek Drinking Water
Tallapoosa River Beach Creek to Mann Creek Drinking Water
Turkey Creek Jump In Creek to Indian Creek Drinking Water

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN CLASSIFICATION

 Black's Creek Headwaters to confluence with D . k" W
Little Tennessee River nn ing ater
Hiawassee River Headwaters to Lake Chatuge Recreation
Hiawassee River/ Lake Chatuge Lake Chatuge to Georgia - North Recreation and
Carolina State Line Drinking Water

Lookout Creek Confluence with Turner Branch to D . k" wt

confluence with Sitton Gulch Creek rm mg a er
Headwaters to confluence with D . k. W
Mud Creek Little Tennessee River nn mg ater
Headwaters to confluence with .
Nottely River Recreation
Fortenberry Creek
Confluence with Fortenberry Creek Recreation and
Notley River/Lake Notley
to Lake Notley Dam Drinking Water

Notely River Lake Notley Dam to Georgia - R t"

North Carolina State Line ecrea ion
Confluence of Tiger Creek with East
South Chickamauga Creek Chickamauga Creek to confluence Drinking Water
with Little Chickamauga Creek
Headwaters to Lake Blue Ridge R t"
Toccoa River/Lake Blue Ridge Dam ecrea ion
Lake Blue Ridge Dam to Georgia - Recreation and
Toccoa River
Tennessee State Line Drinking Water
Headwaters to confluence with
Tributary to Crawfish Spring Coke Oven Branch (including D . k. W t
Lake Crawfish Spring Lake) to West rm ing a er
Chickamauga Creek

Wolf Creek Lake Trahlyta, Vogel State Park Recreation

Beach

(15) Trout Streams . Streams designated as Primary Trout Waters are waters supporting a
self-sustaining population of Rainbow, Brown or Brook Trout. Streams designated as
Secondary Trout Streams are those with no evidence of natural trout reproduction, but
are capable of supporting trout throughout the year. Trout streams are classified in
accordance with the designations and criteria as follows:
(a) Criteria.
(i) There shall be no elevation of natural stream temperatures for Primary
Trout Waters; 2 °F or less elevation for Secondary Trout Waters.

(ii) No person shall construct an impoundment on Primary Trout Waters,

except on streams with drainage basins less than 50 acres upstream of
the impoundment. Impoundments on streams with drainage basins less
than 50 acres must be approved by the Division.

(iii) No person shall construct an impoundment on Secondary Trout Waters

without the approval of the Division .

(b) Designations by County.

BARTOW COUNTY

Prima ry:

None .

Secondary:

1. Boston Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 20.

2. Connesena Creek watershed .

3 . Dykes Creek watershed.

4 . Pine Log Creek watershed.

5. Pyle Creek watershed .

6. Salacoa Creek watershed .

7. Spring Creek watershed.

8. Stamp Creek watershed upstream from Bartow County Road 269 .

9. Toms Creek watershed upstream from Bartow County Road 82.

10. Two Run Creek watershed.

11. Ward Creek watershed.

CARROLL COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:

1. Brooks Creek watershed.

2. Mud Creek watershed.

3. Tallapoosa River.

CATOOSA COUNTY
Primary:

None.

Seconda ry :

1. Dry Creek watershed upstream from Catoosa County Road 257 (East
Chickamauga Creek Watershed).

2. Hurricane Creek watershed upstream from Peters Branch.

3 . Little Chickamauga Creek watershed upstream from Catoosa County Road

387.

4 . Tiger Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 2 .

CHATTOOGA COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:

1. Allgood Branch watershed upstream from Southern Railroad.

2. Chappel Creek watershed.

3. Chelsea Creek watershed.

4. East Fork Little River watershed .

5. Hinton Creek watershed.

6. Kings Creek watershed.

7. Little Armuchee Creek watershed upstream from Chattooga County Road

326.

8. Middle Fork Little River watershed .

9. Mt. Hope Creek watershed.

10. Perennial Spring watershed.

11 . Raccoon Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 48.

12. Ruff Creek watershed .

 13. Storey Mill Creek watershed.

14. Taliaferro Creek watershed.

CHEROKEE COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:

l. Bluff Creek watershed upstream fr.om Cherokee County Road 114.

2. Boston Creek watershed.

3. Murphy Creek watershed.

4. Pine Log Creek watershed.

5. Salacoa Creek watershed.

6. Soap Creek watershed upstream from Cherokee County Road 116.

7. Stamp Creek watershed.

8. Wiley Creek watershed.

COBB COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:

1. Chattahoochee River upstream from 1- 285 West Bridge.

DADE COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:
 1. Al lison Creek watershed .

2. East Fork Little River watershed.

3. Lookout Creek watershed upstream from Dade County Road 197.

4 . Rock Creek watershed.

5. West Fork Lit tle River watershed.

DAWSON COUNTY

Primary:

1. Amicalola Creek watershed upstream from Dawson County Road 192

(Devil's Elbow Road).

2. Anderson Creek watershed.

3. Long Swamp Creek watershed.

4. Nimblewi ll Creek watershed.

5. Sweetwater Creek watershed .

Secondary:

1. Amicalola Creek watershed from Georgia Hwy. 53 upstream to Dawson

County Road 192 (Devil's Elbow Road).

2. Shoal Creek watershed upstream from the mouth of Burt Creek.

ELBERT COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:

1. Savannah River for the ten-mile reach downstream from Hartwell Dam.

FANNIN COUNTY

Primary:
 1. Conasauga River - Jacks River watershed.

2. Ellijay River watershed.

3. Etowah River watershed.

4 . Fightingtown Creek watershed.

5. Owenby Creek watershed.

6. Persimmon Creek watershed .

7. South Fork Rapier Mill Creek watershed.

8. Toccoa River watershed upstream to Blue Ridge Reservoir dam.

9. Toccoa River watershed upstream from the backwater of Blue Ridge

Reservoir.

10. Tumbling Creek watershed.

11. Wilscot Creek watershed.

Secondary:

All streams or stream sections not classified as primary in the above list.

FLOYD COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:

1. Dykes Creek watershed.

2. Johns Creek watershed upstream from Floyd County Road 212.

3. Kings Creek watershed.

4. Lavender Creek watershed upstream from Floyd County Road 893.

5. Little Cedar Creek watershed .

6. Mt. Hope Creek watershed .

7. Silver Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Highway lE.

 8. Spring Creek watershed (flows into State of Alabama).

9. Spring Creek water shed (flows into Etowah River).

10. Toms Creek watershed.

FORSYTH COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:

1. Chattahoochee River.

FULTON COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:

1. Chattahoochee River upstream from 1-285 West Bridge.

GILMER COUNTY

Primary:

1. Cartecay River watershed upstream from the mouth of Clear Creek.

2. Clear Creek watershed upstream from Gilmer County Road 92.

3. Conasauga River watershed - including Jacks River watershed.

4. Ellijay River watershed upstream from the mouth of Kells Creek.

5. Harris Creek watershed.

6. Johnson Creek watershed.

7. Mountaintown Creek watershed upstream from U.S. Highway 76.

8. Tails Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 282.

 Toccoa River
9. Toccoa Riverwatershed
watershed -- including
including Fightingtown
Fightingtown Creek
Creek watershed.
watershed.

Secondary:

1. All
1. thereof except
All streams or sections thereof except the
the Coosawattee
Coosawattee River downstream
from Ga.
Ga . Hwy.
Hwy. 5 Bridge, and Talking
Talking Rock
Rock Creek
Creek(not
(not including
including tributaries)
tributaries)
and those classif
and ied as
classified as primary.
primary.

2. Ball Creek
2. Creek watershed
watershed..

3. Creek watershed.
3. Sevenmile Creek

4. Town Creek watershed.

5. Wildcat Creek
5. Creek watershed.
watershed.

GORDON COUNTY

Primary:

None .
None.

Secondary:

1. Johns Creek
1. Creek watershed.

2. Long Branch
2. Long Branch watershed.
watershed.

3. Pine
3. Pine Log
Log Creek
Creek watershed
watershed upstream
upstream from Georg ia Hwy.
from Georgia Hwy. 53.

4.
4 . Pin
Pin Hook
Hook Creek
Creek watershed
watershed upstream
upstream from Gordon
Gordon County Road
Road 275.

5. Rocky
Rocky Creek watershed upstream
Creek watershed upstream from Gordon
Gordon County Road
Road 210.

Salacoa Creek
6. Salacoa Creek watershed
watershed upstream
upstream from
from U.S.
U.S. Hwy.
Hwy. 411.

7. Snake
7. Snake Creek
Creek watershed.

GWINNETT
GWINNETT COUNTY
COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:
 1. Chattahoochee River.

HABERSHAM COUNTY

Primary:

1. Chattahoochee River watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 255 Bridge.

2. Middle Fork Broad River watershed upstream from USFS Route 92-B.

3. Panther Creek watershed.

4. Soque River watershed upstream from King's Bridge (bridge on Georgia

Hwy. 197 just below the mouth of Shoa l Creek) .

Secondary:

1. Chattahoochee River watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 115 to the

Georgia Hwy. 255 Bridge .

2. Davidson Creek watershed .

3. Middle Fork Broad River tributaries entering below USFS Route 92-B.

4. Nancytown Creek watershed upstream from Nancytown Lake .

5. North Fork Broad River watershed.

6. Soque River watershed upstream from the mouth of Deep Creek to King's
Bridge (Georgia Hwy. 197).

7. Toccoa Creek watershed.

HARALSON COUNTY

Primary :

None.

Secondary:

1. Beach Creek watershed upstream from Haralson County Road 34.

2. Flatwood Creek watershed.

3. Lassetter Creek watershed.

4. Mann Creek watershed upstream from Haralson County Road 162.

5. Mountain Creek watershed.

6. Tallapoosa River watershed upstream from Haralson County Road 222.

7. Tallapoosa Creek watershed.

HART COUNTY

Primary :

None.

Secondary :

1. Savannah River.

LUMPKIN COUNTY

Prima ry :

1. Amicalola Creek watershed.

2. Camp Creek watershed.

3. Cane Creek watershed upstream from Cane Creek Falls.

4. Cavender Creek watershed.

5. Chestatee River watershed upstream from Lumpkin County Road 52-5976

(Lumpkin County Road 190).

6. Clay Creek watershed.

7. Etowah River watershed upstream from the Georgia Hwy. 52 Bridge.

8. Hurricane Creek watershed upstream from Lumpkin County Road 202.

9. Mooney Branch watershed.

10. Tobacco Pouch Bra nch watershed.

Secondary:

1. Cane Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 52 Bridge to Cane

Creek Falls.
 2. Chestatee River watershed upstream from the mouth of Tesnatee Creek to
Lumpkin County Road 52-S976 (Lumpkin County Road 190) .

3. Etowah River watershed upstream from Castleberry Bridge to Georgia

Hwy. 52 except those classified as primary above.

4. Shoal Creek watershed .

5. Yahoola Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 52.

MURRAY COUNTY

Prima ry:

1. Conasauga River watershed, including - Jacks River watershedL upstream

from Georgia -Tennessee state line.

2. Holly Creek watershed upstream from Murray County Rd. SR826 (U.S.
Forest Service line).

3. Rock Creek watershed upstream from Murray County Rd . 4 (Dennis) .

Secondary:

1. All tributaries to Carters Reservoir.

2. Holly Creek wat ershed (including Emory Creek watershed) upstream from
Emory Creek to Murray County Road SR826 (U .S. Forest Service line).

3. Mill Creek watershed upstream from Murray County Road 27 .

4. Mill Creek ( Hassler Mill Creek) watershed within the Holly Creek
watershed.

5. North Prong Sumac Creek watershed.

6. Sugar Creek watershed upstream from Murray County Road 4 .

7. Sumac Creek watershed upstream from Coffey Lake .

8 . Rock Creek watershed upstream of Murray County Road 301.

PAULDING COUNTY

Primary:

None.
Seconda ry:

1. Possum Creek watershed upstream from Paulding County Road 64.

2. Powder Creek (Powder Springs Creek) watershed.

3. Pumpkinvine Creek watershed upstream from Pau lding County Road 231.

4. Pyle Creek watershed.

5. Raccoon Creek watershed upstream from Road SR2299 (Paulding County

Road 471).

6. Tallapoosa River watershed.

7 . Simpson Creek watershed.

8. Thompson Creek watershed.

9 . Ward Creek wat ershed.

PICKENS COUNTY

Pr ima ry:

1. Cartecay River wat ershed.

2. Talking Rock Creek watershed upstream from Route 51011 (GA Highway
136).

Secondary:

1. Amica lola Creek watershed.

2. Ball Creek watershed.

3. Bluff Creek watershed.

4. East Branch watershed (including Darnell Creek watershed).

5. Fisher Creek watershed (upstream from the confluence of Talona Creek

and Fisher Creek).

6. Fourmlle Creek watershed.

7. Hobson Creek watershed.

8 . Little Scarecorn Creek watershed.

 9. Long Branch watershed .

10. Long Swamp Creek watershed upstream from Pickens County Road 294.

11. Mud Creek watershed.

12. Pin Hook Creek watershed.

13. Polecat Creek watershed.

14. Rock Creek watershed.

15. Salacoa Creek watershed.

16. Scarecorn Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 53.

17. Sevenmi le Creek watershed.

18. Soap Creek watershed.

19. Town Creek watershed.

20. Wildcat Creek watershed.

POLK COUNTY

Primary:

None.

Secondary:

1. Cedar Creek watershed upstream from Polk County Road 121.

2. Fish Creek watershed upstream of Plantation Pipeline.

3. Lassetter Creek watershed.

4 . Little Cedar Creek watershed.

5. Pumpkinpile Creek watershed upstream from Road SR1032.

6. Silver Creek watershed.

7. Simpson Creek watershed upstream of Lake Dorene.

8. Spring Creek watershed.

9. Swinney Branch watershed.

 10. Thomasson Creek watershed.

11. Thompson Creek watershed upstream of Polk County Road 441.

RABUN COUNTY

Prima ry:

1. Chattooga River - all tributaries classified as primary.

2. Little Tennessee River - entire stream and tributaries classified as primary

except all streams or sections thereof classified as secondary.

3. Tallulah River - entire stream and tributaries classified as primary except

the Tallulah River downstream from Lake Rabun Dam to headwaters of
Tugaloo Lake .

Secondary :

1. Little Tennessee River downstream from U.S. Hwy. 441 Bridge.

2. Mud Creek downstream from Sky Valley Ski Resort Lake to the Little
Tennessee River.

STEPHENS COUNTY

P r ima ry:

1. Middle Fork Broad River watershed upstream from USFS Route 92 - B.

2. Panther Creek watershed upstream from the mouth of Davidson Creek.

Secondary :

1. Davidson Creek watershed.

2. Leatherwood Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 184 Bridge.

3. Little Toccoa Creek watershed.

4. Middle Fork Broad River watershed upstream from SCS flood control
structure # 44 to USFS Route 92-B.

5 . North Fork Broad River watershed upstream from SCS flood control
structure # 1.
 6. Panther Creek watershed downstream from the mouth of Davidson Creek.

7. Toccoa Creek upstream from Toccoa Fal ls.

TOWNS COUNTY

Prima ry:

1. Brasstown Creek watershed.

2. Chattahoochee River watershed .

3. Gumlog Creek watershed .

4. Hiawassee River watershed - entire stream and all tribut aries classified as
primary except all streams or sections thereof classified as secondary.

5. Tallulah River watershed.

6 . Winchester Creek watershed.

Seconda ry:

1. Hightower Creek downstream from the mouth of Little Hightower Creek.

UNION COUNTY

Prima ry :

1. Arkaqua Creek watershed.

2. Brasstown Creek watershed .

3 . Chattahoochee River watershed.

4 . Conley Creek watershed upstream from Road S2325 (Union County Rd

237) .

5. Coosa Creek watershed upstream from mouth of Anderson Creek.

6. Dooley Creek watershed.

7 . East Fork Wolf Creek watershed upstream from Lake Trahlyta.

8 . Gumlog Creek watershed.

9. Ivylog Creek watershed upstream from USDA Forest Service property line.
 10. Nottely River watershed upstream from the mouth of Town Creek.

11. Toccoa River watershed.

12. Town Creek watershed.

13. West Fork Wolf Creek watershed .

14. Youngcane Creek watershed upstream from the mouth of Jones Creek.

Seconda ry:

1. All streams or sections thereof except the Butternut Creek watershed and
the Nottely River downstream of Nottely Dam and those classified as
primary.

WALKER COUNTY

Primary:

1. Furnace Creek watershed.

2. Harrisburg Creek watershed (including Dougherty Creek and Allen Creek)

upstream from Dougherty Creek.

Se condary :

1. Chappel Creek watershed.

2. Chattanooga Creek watershed upstream of Wa lker County Road 235.

3. Concord Creek watershed.

4. Dry Creek watershed (tributary to East Armuchee Creek).

5. Duck Creek watershed.

6. East Armuchee Creek watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 136.

7. East Fork Little River watershed (flows into Dade County).

8. East Fork Little River watershed (flows into Chattooga County; includes
Gilreath Creek).

9. Gulf Creek watershed.

10. Johns Creek watershed.

 11. Left Fork Coulter Branch watershed.

12. Little Chickamauga Creek watershed.

13. Middle Fork Little River watershed (includes Cannon Branch and Hale
Branch).

14. Rock Creek watershed ( including Sawmill Branch) upstream from Sawmill
Branch .

15. Ruff Creek watershed .

16. Snake Creek watershed.

17. West Armuchee Creek watershed.

18. West Chickamauga Creek watershed upstream from Wa lker County Road
107.

19. West Fork Little River watershed.

WHITE COUNTY

Prima ry:

1. Cathey Creek watershed upstream from the Arrowhead Campground Lake

at the mouth of Tom White Branch.

2. Chattahoochee River watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 255 Bridge .

3. Town Creek watershed upstream from the mouth of Jenny Creek.

Secondary:

1. Chattahoochee River watershed upstream from Georgia Hwy. 115 to the

Georgia Hwy. 255 Bridge .

2. Little Tesnatee Creek watershed upstream from the mouth of Turner

Creek.

3. Turner Creek watershed except as listed under primary above (Turner

Creek nearest to Cleveland city limits).

WHITFIELD COUNTY

Primary:
 None .

Seconda ry:

1. Coahulla Creek watershed upstream from Whitfield County Road 183 .

2. Dry Creek watershed.

3 . Snake Creek watershed.

4. Spring Creek watershed.

5. Swamp Creek watershed upstream from Whitfield County Road 9.

6. Tiger Creek watershed

( 16) Waters Ge ne ra lly Supporting She llfish . The waters listed below are either
productive shellfish waters or have the potential to support shellfish. However, it may
not be lawful to harvest shellfish from all of the waters listed below. Shellfish may only
be harvested from waters approved for harvest by the Georgia DNR Coastal Resources
Division. For a current list of approved waters for harvesting, contact the Coastal
Resources Division.

CHATHAM COUNTY

1. Savannah River South Channel at Fort Pulaski to confluence with Lazaretto Creek.

2. Tybee River at confluence with Bates Creek and eastward, including Bates Creek.

3. Wilmington River at confluence with Herb River and eastward.

4. Herb River at confluence with Wil mington River to Count y Road 890.

5. All waters surrounding Skidaway Island including Moon River North to Skidaway
Island Road.

6. Vernon River at Vernonburg and eastward.

7. Little Ogeechee River from Rose Dhu Island and eastward excluding Harvey Creek
on Harvey's Island.

8. Ogeechee River below Shad I sland and eastward ( north of center line).

9. All waters surrounding Ossabaw Island and Wassaw I sland to the cent er line of
the intracoastal waterway.

BRYAN COUNTY

1. Ogeechee River below Shad Island and eastward (south of center line).
2. Redbird Creek at Cottonham and eastward.

3. All waters west of main channel center line of intracoastal waterway to confluence
of Medway River.

4. Medway River at south confluence of Sunbury Channel and East Channel and
eastward (north of center line).

LIBERTY COUNTY

1. Medway River at south confluence of Sunbury Channel and East Channel and
eastward (south of center line).

2. Dickinson Creek at Latitude 31 ° 44 .2' to confluence with Medway River.

3. Johns Creek at end of County Road 3 and eastward to confluence with Medway
River.

4. All other waters east and north of Colonels Island.

5. North Newport River System at confluence with Carrs Neck Creek and eastward,
including Cross Tide Creek .

6 . South Newport River System north of center line and eastward from confluence
with South Hampton Creek.

MCINTOSH COUNTY

1. South Newport River System south of centerline and eastward from confluence
with South Hampton Creek.

2. Julienton River at Latitude 31 ° 36.8' and eastward to confluence with Sapelo

River, including Broad River near Shellman Bluff.

3. Sapelo River from end of County Road 127 eastwa rd excluding White Chimney
River and Savannah Cut.

4. All waters surrounding Creighton Island.

5. Atwood Creek at Latitude 31 ° 28 .3' and eastward.

6. Hudson Creek at Latitude 31 ° 27 .2' and eastward.

7. Carnigan River at Latitude 31 ° 26.2' and eastward .

8. All waters surrounding Sapelo Island to the center line of Sapelo Sound, including
New Teakettle Creek, Old Teakettle Creek and Dark Creek.

9. Dead River at Longitude 81 ° 21.5' to confluence with Fol ly River.

10. Folly River at Longitude 81 ° 21.2' to confluence with intracoastal waterways
including Fox Creek tributary.

11. North River from confluence with Old Darien River to confluence with intracoastal
waterway, including Old Darien River.

12. Darien River from confluence with Three Mile Cut to intracoastalwaterway.

13. Rockdedundy River from confluence with Darien River to intracoastal waterway.

14. All waters surrounding Doboy Island, Commodore Island, Wolf Island, and
Rockdedundy Island.

15. South River at confluence of intracoastal waterway to Doboy Sound.

16 . Altamaha River from confluence with Three Mile Cut and Mackay River and
eastward, including Buttermilk Sound, but excluding South Altamaha River.

17. Dog Hammock to confluence with Sapelo River.

18. Eagle Creek to confluence with Mud River.

GLYNN COUNTY

1. Mackay River water system from confluence with South Altamaha River to
confluence with Brunswick River, excluding Wally's Leg.

2. Al l waters surrounding St. Simons Island and Little St. Simons Island.

3 . Al l waters surrounding Andrews Island excluding Academy Creek.

4 . Turtle River from confluence with Buffalo River to confluence with South
Brunswick River, excluding Cowpen Creek, Yellow Bluff Creek, and Gibson Creek.

5. South Brunswick River and drainage system to confluence of Brunswick River.

6. Fancy Bluff Creek from confluence with South Brunswick River to the Little Satilla
River.

7 . Brunswick River from confluence of Turtle River and South Brunswick River to St.
Simons Sound.

8. Little Satilla River from confluence with Fancy Bluff Creek to St. Andrews Sound
(north of center line).

9. All waters surrounding Jekyll Island, Jointer Island, and Colonels Island.

CAMDEN COUNTY
 1. Little Satilla River from confluence with Fancy Bluff Creek to St. Andrews Sound
(south of center line), excluding Maiden Creek.

2. Umbrella Creek from confluence with Dover Creek below Dover Bluff.

3 . Dover Creek from confluence with Umbrella Creek to confluence with Satilla River.

4. Satilla River near Floyd Basin and unnamed cut over to Dover Creek to St.
Andrews Sound.

5 . Floyd Basin at confluence with Todd Creek to confluence with Satilla River.

6. Floyd Basin at confluence with Todd Creek to confluence wit h Cumberland River.

7 . Black Point Creek south of Latitude 30 ° 52.0' south to Crooked River.

8 . Crooked River from Crooked River State Park to Cumberland River.

9 . Cumberland River from confluence of St. Andrews Sound to confluence with St.
Marys River (north of center line).

10. North River from County Road 75 to confluence with St . Marys River.

11. All waters surrounding Cumberland I sland .

12. St. Marys River (north of center line) from end of Stat e Road 40 to Cumberland
Sound .

( 17) Specific Criteria for Lakes and Major Lake Tributaries . In add it ion to t he general
criteria, the following lake specific criteria are deemed necessary and shall be required
for the specific water usage as shown:
(a) West Point Lake: Those waters impounded by West Point Dam and downstream
of U.S . 27 at Franklin.
(i) Chlorophyll a: For the months of April through October, the average of
monthly photic zone composite sa mples shall not exceed the chlorophyll a
concentrations at the locations listed below more than once in a five-year
period .
1. Upstream from the Dam in the Forebay 22 µg/L
2. LaGrange Water Intake 24 µg/L

(ii) pH: Within the range of 6.0 - 9.5 .

(i ii) Total Nitrogen : Not to exceed 4.0 m g/L as Nitrogen in the photic zone.

(iv) TotalPhosphorous: Total lake loading shall not exceed 2.4 pounds per
acre foot of lake volume per year.

(v) Bacteria:
 1. U.S. 27 at Franklin to New River: Fecal coliform bacteria shall not
exceed the Fishing criterion as presented in 391-3 -6;:.03(6)(c)(iii) .

2. New River to West Point Dam: E. coli shall not exceed the
Recreation criterion as presented in 391 - 3-6- .03(6)(b)(i).

(vi) Dissolved Oxygen: A daily average of 5.0 mg/Land no less than 4.0
mg/Lat all times at the depth specified in 391 -3- 6-.03(5)(g).

(vii) Temperature: Water temperature shall not exceed the Recreation

criterion as presented in 391-3-6- .03(6)(b)(iv).

(viii) Major Lake Tributaries: For the following tributaries, the annual total
phosphorus loading to West Point Lake shall not exceed the following:
1. Yellow Jacket Creek at Hammet Road: 11,000 pounds
2. New River at Hwy 100 : 14,000 pounds
3. Chattahoochee River at U.S. 27: 1,400,000 pounds

(b) Lake Walter F. George: Those waters impounded by Walter F. George Dam and
upstream to Georgia Highway 39 near Omaha.
(i) Chlorophyll a: For the months of April through October, the average of
monthly photic zone composite samples shall not exceed 18 µg/L at mid-
river at U.S. Highway 82 or 15 µg/L at mid-river in the dam forebay more
than once in a five-year period.

(ii) pH: Within the range of 6.0-9.S standard units.

(iii) Total Nitrogen: Not to exceed 3.0 mg/Las nitrogen in the photic zone.

(iv) Total Phosphorous: Total lake loading shall not exceed 2.4 pounds per
acre-foot of lake volume per year.

(v) Bacteria:
1. Georgia Highway 39 to Cowikee Creek: Fecal coliform bacteria shall
not exceed the Fishing criterion as presented in 391-3-6-
.03(6)(c)(iii).

2. Cowikee Creek to Walter F. George Dam: E. coli shall not exceed

the Recreation criterion as presented in 391- 3- 6- .03(6)(b)(i).

(vi) Dissolved Oxygen: A dally average of no less than 5.0 mg/Land no less
than 4.0 mg/Lat al l times at the depth specified in 391-3 -6-.03(5)(g).

(vii) Temperature: Water temperature shall not exceed the Recreation

criterion as presented in 391-3- 6-. 03(6)(b)(iv).
 (vii i) Major Lake Tributary: The annual total phosphorous loading to Lake
Walter F. George, monitored at the Chattahoochee River at Georgia
Highway 39, shall not exceed 2,000,000 pounds.

( c) Lake Jackson: Those waters impounded by Lloyd Shoals Dam and upstream to
Georgia Highway 36 on the South and Yellow Rivers, upstream to Newton
Factory Bridge Road on the Alcovy River and upstream to Georgia Highway 36 on
Tussahaw Creek .
(i) Chlorophyll a: For the months of April through October, the average of
monthly mid-channel photic zone composite samples shall not exceed 20
µg/L at a location approximately 2 miles downstream of the confluence of
the South and Yellow Rivers at the junction of Butts, Newton and Jasper
Counties more than once in a five- year period .

(ii) pH : Within the range of 6.0-9.5 standard units.

(ii i) Total Nitrogen: Not to exceed 4.0 mg/Las nitrogen in the photic zone .

(iv) Total Phosphorous: Total lake loading shall not exceed 5.5 pounds per
acre-foot of lake volume per year.

(v) Bacteria: E. coli shall not exceed the Recreation criterion as presented in
391-3-6 -.03(6 )(b )(i).

(vi) Dissolved Oxygen: A daily average of 5.0 mg/Land no less than 4 .0

mg/Lat all times at the depth specified in 391 - 3- 6- .03(5)(g).

(vii) Temperature: Water temperature shall not exceed the Recreation

criterion as presented in 391 -3-6 -.03(6)(b)(iv).

(viii ) Major Lake Tributaries: For the following major tributaries, the annual
total phosphorous loading to Lake Jackson shall not exceed the
following:
1. South River at Island Shoals: 179,000 pounds
2. Yellow River at Georgia Highway 212: 116,000 pounds
3 . Alcovy River at Newton Factory Bridge Road : 55,000 pounds
4. Tussahaw Creek at Fincherville Road.: 7,000 pounds

(d) Lake Allatoona: Those waters impounded by Allatoona Dam and upstream to
State Highway 5 on the Etowah River, State Highway 5 on Little River, the Lake
Acworth Dam, and the confluence of Little Allatoona Creek and Allatoona Creek.
Other impounded tributaries to an elevation of 840 feet mean sea level
corresponding to the normal pool elevation of Lake Allatoona.
(i) Chlorophyll a: For the months of April through October, the average of
monthly mid -channel photic zone composite samples shall not exceed the
chlorophyll a concentrations at the locations listed below more than once
in a five -year period :
1. Upstream from the Dam 10 µg/L
 2. Allatoona Creek upstream from 1-75 12 µg/L
3. Mid -Lake downstream from Kellogg Creek 10 µg/L
4. Little River upstream from Highway 205 15 µg/L
5. Etowah River upstream from Sweetwater Creek 14 µg/L

(ii) pH: Within the range of 6.0- 9.5 standard units

(iii) Total Nitrogen: Not to exceed a growing season average of 4 mg/Las

nitrogen In the photic zone.

(iv) Total Phosphorous: Total lake loading shall not exceed 1.3 pounds per
acre- foot of lake volume per year.

(v} Bacteria:
1. Etowah River, State Highway 5 to State Highway 20: Fecal coliform
bacteria shall not exceed the Fishing Criterion as presented in 391 -
3- 6- .03(6 )( c)(iii).

2. Etowah River, State Highway 20 to Allatoona Dam: E. coli shall not

exceed the Recreation criterion as presented in 391 - 3- 6-
.03( 6 )(b )(i).

(vi) Dissolved Oxygen: A dally average of 5.0 mg/Land no less than 4.0
mg/Lat all times at the depth specified in 391-3-6-.03(5)(g}.

(vii} Temperature:
1. Etowah River, State Highway 5 to State Highway 20: Water
temperature shall not exceed the Fishing criterion as presented in
391 - 3- 6- .03(6)(c)(iv}.

2 . Etowah River State Highway 20 to Allatoona Dam: Water

temperature shall not exceed the Recreation criterion as
presented in 391 - 3- 6- .03(6)(b){iv}.

(viii} Major Lake Tributaries: For the following major tributaries, the annual
total phosphorous loading to Lake Allatoona shall not exceed the
following:
Etowah River at State Highway 5 spur and 140, at the 340,000
1
· USGS gage lbs/yr
2. Little River at State Highway 5 (Highway 754) 42,000 lbs/yr
3 . Noonday Creek at North Rope Mill Road 38,000 lbs/yr
4. Shoal Creek at State Highway 108 (Fincher Road) 12,500 lbs/yr

( e) Lake Sidney Lanier: Those waters impounded by Buford Dam and upstream to
Belton Bridge Road on the Chattahoochee River, 0.6 miles downstream from
State Road 400 on the Chestatee River, as well as other impounded tributaries to
an elevation of 1070 feet mean sea level corresponding to the normal pool
elevation of Lake Sidney Lanier.
 (i) Chlorophyll a: For the months of April through October, the average of
monthly mid-channel photic zone composite samples shall not exceed the
chlorophyll a concentrations at the locations listed below more than once
in a five-year period:
1. Upstream from the Buford Dam forebay 5 µg/l
2. Upstream from the Flowery Branch confluence 6 µg/L
3. At Browns Bridge Road (State Road 369) 7 µg/L
4. At Bolling Bridge (State Road 53) on Chestatee River 10 µg/L
5. At Lanier Bridge (State Road 53) on Chattahoochee River 10 µg/L

{ii) pH : Within the range of 6.0- 9.5 standard units.

(iii) Total Nitrogen: Not to exceed 4 mg/Las nitrogen in the photic zone.

(iv) Total Phosphorous : Total lake loading shall not exceed 0.25 pounds per
acre-foot of lake volume per year.

(v) Bacteria: E. coli shall not exceed the Recreation criterion as presented in
391-3-6- .03( 6 )(b )(i).

(vi) Dissolved Oxygen: A daily average of 5.0 mg/Land no less than 4.0
mg/Lat all times at the depth specified in 391-3-6-.03(5)(g).

(vii) Temperature: Water temperature shall not exceed the Recreation

criterion as presented in 391-3-6-.03(6)(b)(iv).

(vii i) Major Lake Tributaries : For the following major tributaries, the annual
total phosphorous loading to Lake Sidney Lanier shall not exceed the
following:
1. Chattahoochee River at Belton Bridge Road 178,000 pounds
2. Chestatee River at Georgia Highway 400 118,000 pounds
3. Flat Creek at McEver Road 14,400 pounds

(f) Carters Lake : Those waters impounded by Carters Dam and upstream on the
Coosawattee River as well as other impounded tributaries to an elevation of 1072
feet mean sea level corresponding to the normal pool elevation of Carters Lake.
(i) Chlorophyll a: For the months of April through October, the average of
monthly mid-channel photic zone composite samples shall not exceed the
chlorophyll a concentrations at the locations listed below more than once
in a five-year period:
1. Carters Lake upstream from Woodring Branch 10 µg/L
2. Carters Lake at Coosawattee River embayment mouth 10 µg/L

( ii) pH: within the range of 6.0 - 9.5 standard units.

(iii) Total Nitrogen: Not to exceed 4.0 mg/Las nitrogen in the photic zone.
 (iv) Total Phosphorous: Total lake loading shall not exceed 172,500 pounds or
0.46 pounds per acre-foot of lake volume per year.

(v) Bacteria: E. coli shall not exceed the Recreation criterion as presented in
391-3 - 6- .03( 6)(b )(i).

(vi) Dissolved Oxygen: A daily average of 5.0 mg/Land no less than 4.0
mg/Lat all times at the depth specified in 391 -3-6- .03(5)(9).

(vii) Temperature: Water temperature shal l not exceed the Recreation

criterion as presented in 391-3 - 6-.03(6)(b)(iv).

(viii) Major Lake Tributaries: For the following major tributaries, the annual
total phosphorous loading at the compliance monitoring location shal l
not exceed the following:
1. Coosawattee River at Old Highway 5 151,500 pounds
2 . Mountaintown Creek at U.S. Highway 76 16,000 pounds

(18) Effective Date. This rule shall become effective twenty days after filing with the
Secretary of State's office.
Cite as Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-6-. 03
Authority: O.C.G.A. Sec. 12-5-20 et seq.
History. Original Rule entitled "Water Use Classifications and Water Qua lity Standa rds"
adopted. F. June 10, 1974; eff. June 30, 1974.
Amended: F. May 30, 1985; eff. June 19, 1985.
Amended: F. Dec. 9, 1988; eff. Dec. 29, 1988.
Amended: F. May 31, 1989; eff. June 20, 1989.
Amended: ER . 391-3-6-0 . 16-.03 adopted. F. July 6, 1989; eff. June 30, 1989, the date of
adoption .
Amended: ER. 391-3-6-0.17-.03 adopted. F. Aug. 25, 1989, eff. Aug. 23, 1989, the date of
adoption.
Amended: ER. 391-3-6-0.19-.03 adopted. F. Dec. 8, 1989, eff. Dec. 6, 1989, the date of
adoption .
Amended: F. Dec. 8, 1989 ; eff. Dec. 28, 1989.
Amended: F. Apr. 3, 1990; eff. Apr. 23, 1990.
Amended: F. Feb. 15, 1991; eff. Mar. 7, 1991.
Amended: F. Apr. 8, 1993; eff. Apr. 28, 1993.
Amended: F. Aug. 9, 1993; eff. Aug . 29, 1993.
Amended: F. Aug. 30, 1995; eff. Sept. 19, 1995.
Amended: ER. 391-3-6-0 .32-.03 adopted. F. May 1, 1996; eff. Apr. 25, 1996, the date of
adoption.
Amended: Permanent Rule adopted. F. July 10, 1996; eff. July 30, 1996.
Amended: F. Oct. 17, 1996; eff. Nov. 6, 1996.
Amended: F. May 2, 1997; eff. May 22, 1997.
Amended: F. Nov. 3, 1998; eff. Nov. 23, 1998 .
Amended: F. Feb. 7, 2000; eff. Feb . 27, 2000 .
Amended: F. Apr. 12, 2000; eff. May 2, 2000.
Amended: F. Oct. 26, 2001; eff. Nov. 15, 2001.
Amended: F. May 10, 2002; eff. May 30, 2002.
Amended: F. July 2, 2002; eff. July 22, 2002.
Amended: F. Dec. 9, 2002; eff. Dec. 29, 2002.
Amended: F. Nov. 7, 2005; eff. Nov. 27, 2005.
Amended : F. Dec. 14, 2007; eff. Jan. 3, 2008.
Amended: F. Jan. 29, 2009; eff. Feb. 18, 2009.
Amended: F. May 16, 2011; eff. June 5, 2011.
Amended: F. Oct. 2, 2013; eff. Oct. 22, 2013 .
Amended: New t itle "Water Use Classifications and Water Quality Standards." F. Oct. 2,
2015; eff. Oct. 22, 2015.
Rule 391-3-6-.06. Waste Treatment and Permit
Requirements. Amended
(1) Purpose. The purpose of this Paragraph 391 -3- 6- .06 is to provide for the degree of
waste treatment required and the uniform procedures and practices to be followed
relating to the application for issuance, modification, revocation and reissuance, and
termination of permits for the discharge of any pol lutant into the waters of the State.
Requirements applicable to general NPDES permits are provided in subparagraphs 391- 3-
§::.J..5. and 391- 3-6- .16.

(2) Definitions. All terms used in this Paragraph shall be interpreted In accordance with the
definitions as set forth in the Act unless otherwise defined in this Paragraph or in any
other Paragraph of these Rules:
(a) "Annua l average stream flow" means that flow measured dai ly at the nearest
listed U.S. Geologic Survey stream gauge, averaged for the entire period of
record, and adjusted by comparison to the size of the drainage area in which the
discharge is located.

{b) " Aquaculture project" means any point source which meets the criteria set forth in
the Federal Regu lations, 40 C.F.R. 122.25;

(c) "Concentrated anima I feeding operation" means any point source which meets
the criteria set forth in the Federal Regulations, 40 C. F.R. 122.23;

(d) "Concentrat ed aquatic animal production facility" means any point source which
meets the criteria set forth in the Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.24;

(e) "Construction" means any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or

equipment (including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or
equipment) at the premises where such equipment will be used, including
preparation work at such premises;

(f) "Dilution factor" means a numerical representation of the dilution of the permitted
effluent from the wastewater treatment facili t y in the receiving stream. It shall be
used to calculate lnstream concentrations of priority pollutants when the effluent
concentration is known and to ca lculate effluent limitations from the instream
criteria concentration listed in 391 - 3-6-. 03(5)(e).
1. For constituents and their criteria listed in 391- 3-6- .03(S)(e}Ci) and (iii) and
for constituents and their chronic criteria in 391-3-6-.03(5)( e)(ii) , the
dilution factor equals:

7-day, 10-year minimum stream flow (7Q10) + discharger design flow I

discharger design flow

For constituents and their acute criteria listed in 391 - 3-6-. 03(S)(e)(ii), the
dilution factor for the calculation of effluent limitations equals:

1-day, 10-year minimum stream flow (1Q10) + discharger design flow I

discharger design flow
 For constituents listed in 391 - 3- 6- .03(5)(e)(iv), the dilution factor equals:

Annual or long-term average stream flow + Discharger design flow /

discharger design flow

2. The dilution factor equations assume a relatively rapid and complex mix. In
situations where this does not occur, the Permittee or EPD may perform field
studies to document and describe the mixing zone. The dilution factor in
such situations, for the purpose of calculating effluent limitations for
chemical constitutents, wi ll be determined based on the studies. If a mixing
zone is granted, all criteria and requirements of subsection 391-3- 6- .03(10)
must also be met.

3. In situations where the dilution factor equations do not appropriately

describe the dilution capacity of receiving waters, such as for discharges to
impounded waters or to tidal estuaries, the dilution factor will be determined
through field studies or appropriate analytical procedures.

(g) "Effluent Limitation" means any restriction or prohibition established under the Act
on quantities, rates, or concentrations, or a combination thereof, of chemical,
physical, biological, or other constituents which are discharged from point sources
into the waters of the State, including, but not limited to, schedules of compliance
and whole effluent biological monitoring requirements;

(h) " EPD" means the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources;

( i) "Indirect discharger" means a non-domestic discharger introducing pollutants to a

publicly owned treatment works;

(j) "Major discharger" as defined in EPA annual operating guidance for the EPA
Regional Offices and the States and specifically listed in the annual State program
plan;

(k) "New discharger" means any point source that meets the criteria set forth in the
Federa l Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.29;

( I) "New Source" means any point source that meets the criteria set forth in the
Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.29;

(m) "NPDES Permit Application" means the application filed by any person with the
Director for an NPDES Permit;

(n) "NPDES Permit" means the permit issued by the Division to regulate the discharge
of pollutants from any point source into the waters of the State;

(o) "Segment" means a portion of a water quality planning area, the surface waters of
which have common hydrologic characteristics (or flow regulation patterns);
common natural physical, chemical and biological characteristics and processes;
and common reactions to external stresses, such as the discharge of pollutants.
Segments will be classified as either a water quality segment or an effluent
limitation segment as follows:
 1. Water quality segment. Any segment where it is known that water quality
does not meet applicable water qual ity standards and/ or is not expected to
meet applicable water quality standards even after the application of the
effluent limitations required by sections 301(b)(l)(B) and 301(b)(2)(A) of
the Act;

2. Effluent limitation segment. Any segment where it is known that water

quality is meeting and will continue to meet applicable water quality
standards or where there is adequate demonstration that water quality will
meet applicable water quality standards after the application of the effluent
limitations required by sections 301(b){l)(B) and 301(b)(2)(A) of the Act.

(p) "Separate storm sewer" means any point source which meets the criteria set forth
in the Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.26 .

(q) "Silvicultural point source" means any point source which meets the criteria set
forth in the Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.27;

(3) Pe rmit Require m e nt.

(a) Any person discharging or proposing to discharge into the waters of the State any
pollutant from a point source including those defined in Paragraph 391 - 3- 6-. 06(2)
above, under any of the circumstances described in O.C.G.A. Section 12-5- 30(a),
shall obtain a permit from the EPD to make such discharge.

(b) Any person discharging or proposing to discharge any pollutant from a non -point
source into the waters of the State, under the circumstances described in
O.C.G.A . Section 12-5-30(b), shall obtain written approval from the EPD and shall
be required to use best management practices to minimize to the extent feasible
as determ ined by the EPD the introduction of the pollutant into the waters of the
State. The best management practices shall be included in a permit, if the
Director has issued one to the same person for a point source discharge.

(c) Any person owning or operating a treatment works, from which a discharge into
the waters of the State could possibly occur, excluding discharges which could
result from Acts of God, shall apply to the EPD for a permit.

( 4) Deg ree of W ast e Treatme nt Required .

(a) All pollutants shall receive such treatment or corrective action so as to ensure
compliance with the terms and conditions of the issued permit and wit h the
following, whenever applicable:
1. Effluent limitations established by EPA pursuant to Sections 301, 302, 303
and 316 of the Federal Act;

2. Standards of performance for new sources established by the EPA pursuant

to Section 306 of the Federal Act;

3. Effluent limitations and prohibitions and pretreatment standards established

by the EPA pursuant to Section 307 of the Federal Act;
 4. Criteria for the issuance of permits to aquaculture projects, as defined in
this Paragraph, established by EPA pursuant to Section 318 of the Federa l
Act;

5. Criteria and standards for Best Management Practices established by EPA

pursuant to Section 304( e) of the Federal Act;

6. Criteria and standards for imposing conditions for the disposal of sewage
sludge established by EPA pursuant to Section 405 of the Federal Act;

7 . Ensure consistency with the requirements of a Water Quality Management

plan approved by EPA pursuant to Section 208(b) of the Federal Act;

8. Criteria for ocean discharges established by EPA pursuant to Section 403(c)

of the Federal Act;

9. Incorporate alternative effluent limitations or standards where warranted by

"fundamentally different factors" established by EPA; in accordance with
Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 124.62(e);

10. Notwithstanding the above, more stringent effluent limitations may be

required as deemed necessary by the EPD (a) to meet any other existing
Federal laws or regulations, or (b) to ensure compliance with any
applicable State water quality standards, effluent limitations, treatment
standards, or schedules of compliance;

11. With regard to any non-point source required to obtain a permit, such best
management practices as are required to ensure compliance with
applicable State water quality standards.

(b) Calculations and specification of effluent limits and standards shall be made in
accordance with the provisions of Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.44 and
122.45.

(c) The foregoing requirements shall be applied in considering all applications made
pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 12- 5-30, and no such application will be approved
unless the waste treatment faci lities contemplated thereby will achieve such
limitations and standards upon completion thereof or within such reasonable time
thereafter as the EPD may provide, consistent with subparagraph 391 -3 -6-
.06(10).

(d) Until such time as such criteria, standards, limitations, and prohibitions are
promulgated pursuant to Sections 301, 302, 303, 304(e), 306, 307 and 405 of the
Federal Act, the EPD shall apply such standards, limitations and prohibitions
necessary to achieve the purposes of said sections of the Federal Act. With
respect to individual point sources, such limitations, standards, or prohibitions
shall be based upon an assessment of technology and processes, towit:
1. To existing point sources, other than publicly owned treatment works,
effluent limitations based on application of the best practicable control
technology currently available;
2. To publicly owned treatment works, effluent limitations based upon the
application of secondary treatment or treatment equivalent to secondary
treatment in accordance with Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 133.102 and
.105;

3. To any point source, other than publicly owned treatment works, whose
construction commences after the initial effective date of this Paragraph,
and for which there are not new source performance standards, effluent
limitations which reflect the greatest degree of effluent reduction which the
EPD determines to be achievable through application of the best available
demonstrated control technology, processes, operating methods, or other
alternatives, including, where practicable, a standard permitting no
discharge of pollutants, consistent with 40 C.F.R . 125 .3(c)(2) .

4. To any point source, as appropriate, effluent limitations or prohibitions

designed to prohibit the discharge of toxic pollutants in toxic amounts or to
require pretreatment of pollutants which interfere with, pass through, or
otherwise are incompatible with the operation of publicly owned treatment
works; and

5 . To any point source, as appropriate, more stringent effluent limitations as

are required to ensu re compliance with applicable State water quality
standards, including those to prohibit the discharge of toxic pollutants in
toxic amounts. Where necessary, NPDES Permits issued or reissued after
the adoption of this paragraph shall include numeric criteria based upon the
fol lowing procedures to ensure that toxic substances and other priority
pollutants are not discharged to surface waters in harmful amounts:
(i) The EPD will review available data for reported concentrations of any
of the fol lowing chemical constituents detected at levels based upon
analytical methods described in Federal Regulations 40 C.F.R. 136,
or that have EPA concurrence, which establishes guidelines on test
procedures for the analysis of pollutants.

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENT

1. Methoxychlor

2. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D)

3. 2,4,5-Trich lorophenoxy propionic acid (TP Silvex)

4. Antimony

5. Arsenic

6 . Beryllium

7. Cadmium

8. Chromium (III)
9. Chromium (VI)

10. Copper

11. Lead

12. Mercury

13. Nickel

14. Selenium

15. Silver

16. Thallium

17. Zinc

18. Cyanide

19. Acrolein

20. Acrylon itri le

21. Benzene

22. Bromoform (Tribromomethane)

23. Carbon Tetrachloride

24. Chlorobenzene

25. Chlorod ibrornometha ne

26 . Chloroethane

27. 2-Chloroethylvinyl Ether

28. Chloroform (Trichloromethane)

29. Dichlorobromomethane

30. 1, 1-Dich loroethane

31. 1,2-Dichloroethane

32. 1, 1, Dich loroethylene

33. 1,2-Dichloropane
34
34.. 1,3-Dichloropropylene

35. Ethyl benzene

Ethylbenzene

36. Methyl Bromide

Methyl Bromide (Bromomethane)

37. Methylene Chloride

Ch loride

38
38.. Methyl Chloride
Chloride (Chloromethane)

39. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane

40. Tetrachloroethylene

4 1.
41. Toluene

42 .
42. Dichloroethylene
1,2-Trans- Dichloroethylene

43
43.. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane

44 .
44. 1, 1,2-Trichloroethane
1,1,2-Trichloroethane

45. Trichloroethylene

46. Vinyl Chloride

47. 2-Chlorophenol

48. 2,4-Dichlorophenol

49
49.. 2,4-Dimethylphenol

50. 2-Methyl- 4,6- Dinitrophenol

2-Methyl-4,6- Dinitrophenol

51. 2,4-Dinitroph enol

2,4-Dinitrophenol

52. 2-Nitrophenol

53. 4-Nitrophenol

54
54.. 3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol
3-Methyl -4-Chlorophenol

55
55.. Pentachlorophenol
Penta ch lorophenol

56.
56. Phenol

57. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol

58
58.. Acenaphthene
59. Acenaphthylene

60. Anthracene

61. Benzidine

62. Benzo(a)Anthracene

63. Benzo( a) Pyrene

64. 3,4-Benzofluora nthene

65 . Benzo( ghi) Perylene

66 . Benzo( k) Fl uoranthene

67. Bis(2- Chloroethoxy)Methane

68. Bis( 2-Chloroethyl) Ether

69. Bis( 2-Ch loroisopropyl )Ether

70 . Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phtha late

71. 4 -Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether

72. Butylbenzyl Phthalate

73 . 2-Chloronaphthalene

74. 4- Chlorophenyl Phenyl Ether

75. Chrysene

76. Dibenzo( a, h )Anthracene

77. 1, 2-Dich lorobenzene

78 . 1, 3-Dich lorobenzene

79. 1,4-Dichlorobenzene

80. 3,3 · -Dichlorobenzidine

81. Diethyl Phthalate

82. Dimethyl Phthalate

83. Di- n-Butyl Phthalate

84.
84. 2,4-Dinitroto luene
2,4-Dinitrotoluene

2,6-Dinitroto luene
85. . 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
85

86.
86. Di-n-Octyl Phthalate
Di-n-Octyl Phthalate

87.
87. 1,2-Dipheny lhydrazine
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine

88.
88. Fluoranthen
Fluoranthenee

89.
89. Fluorene

90.
90. Hexachlorob enzene
Hexachlorobenzene

91.
91. Hexachlorob utadiene
Hexachlorobutadiene

92.
92. Hexachloro- cyclopentad
Hexachloro- iene
cyclopentadiene

93.
93. Hexachloroe thane
Hexachloroethane

94. . Indeno(
94 Indeno(1,2,3-cd) Pyrene
1,2,3-cd) Pyrene

95.
95. Isophorone

96.
96. Naphthalene

97.
97. Nitrobenzen
Nitrobenzenee

98.
98. N-Nitrosodim ethylamine
N-Nitrosodimethylamine

99.
99. N-Nitrosod
N-Nitrosodi-n- Propylamine
i- n- Propylamine

100.
100. N-Nitrosodip henylamlne
N-Nitrosodiphenylamine

101.
101. Phenanthren
Phenanthrenee

102.
102. Pyrene

103.
103. 1,2,4-Trichlo robenzene
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

104. Aldrin
104.

105. a-BHC-Alpha
105.

106. b-BHC-Beta
106.

107.
107. Lindane
Undane [Hexachlorocyclohexane (g-BHC-Gam ma)]
[ Hexachloroc yclohexane (g-BHC-Gamma)]

108.
108. d-BHC- Delta
d-BHC-Delta
 109. Chlordane

110. 4,4 '- DDT

111. 4,4 ' -DDE

112 . 4,4 '- DDD

113. Dieldrin

114. a-Endosulfan

11 5. b-Endosulfan

116. Endosulfan Sulfate

117. Endrin

118. Endrin Aldehyde

119. Heptachlor

120. Heptachlor Epoxide

121. PCBs

122 . Toxaphene

(ii) For the chemical constituents identified after completion of (i)

above, and/or if other site specific information available to the EPD
indicates the presence of one or more of the above chemical
constituents at levels of concern to EPD, the EPD will control the
chemical constituent with a monitoring provision or with effluent
limitations in the NPDES permit.
(a) If there are less than 10 data points available at the time of
evaluation, and if the instream concentration, which is
measured or calculated by dividing the effluent concentration
by appropriate dilution factor from 391-3 -6- .06(2)(f), is
greater than or equal to fifty percent of the criteria
concentration(s), then the permitee will be required to
monitor that constituent for at least ten months. If there is
more than one data point at the time of evaluation, then the
data will be averaged together in calculating the instream
concentration as described above . An exception to this is if
the stream concentration is to be compared against an acute
criterion. If this is the case, then instead of using the
average of the data, the highest data point in the set will be
used to calculate the instream concentration. This number
will then be compared against 50% of the acute criterion.
(b) The EPD will review the monitoring results after the
permittee has monitored the chemical constituents for at
least ten months.
( 1) In the case of chemical constituents with acute
criteria, if the in stream concentration (calculated
using the highest concentration of at least ten
monthly samples and the formula(s) in 391- 3-6-
.06(2)(f) is greater than the acute criterion then an
effluent limit(s) for that constituent will be required at
permit issuance. If the instream concentration is less
than or equal to the acute criterion, then the EPD
may terminate or lessen the monitoring requirement
for that constituent. In the case of al l other chemical
constituents with numeric criteria, if the average of at
least ten monthly samples indicates that a chemical
constituent's instream concentration is less than fifty
percent of the instream criteria, based on the
formula(s) in 391 -3- 6-.06(2)( f ), then the EPD may
terminate or lessen the monitoring requirement for
that constituent. If the average is fifty percent or
more of the instream criteria, an effluent limit(s) for
that constituent will be required at permit issuance.

(2) If it is determined that an effluent limit(s) is required

as described above, then the permit shall be reissued
or modified to include an effluent limit(s) for the
chemical constituent calculated as follows:

Effluent limit = criteria concentration X dilution factor

X translation factor (if necessary).

The translation factor will be used to convert dissolved

criteria concentrations into total recoverable permit
limits using methods discussed in 391-3-6-
.03(5)(e)(ii). Where a constituent has both an acute
and chronic aquatic life criteria, the acute criteria will
be used to calculate a daily maximum effluent
limitation while the chronic criteria wi ll be used to
calculate a monthly average effluent limitation.

(c) If the permit is issued or modified as in (ii)(b)(2) above for a

chemical constituent listed in 391- 3- 6- .03(5)(e), the limit
shall become effective upon issuance or modification of the
permit.

(d) At the request of the permittee, a schedule to allow for

development of a site-specific effluent limit may be
established by the EPD. This schedule would be contained in
 the permit or in an accompanying Consent Order and include
the following:
( 1) A requirement for monthly monitoring for all chemical
constituents that are limited.

(2) A requirement that the permittee perform site-

specific studies, consisting of whole effluent
biomonitoring, water-effect ratio tests, stream
studies, or other appropriate studies or calculations.
The methodology for these tests will be determined
by the EPD on a case-by-case basis. Water-effect
ratio studies are to be conducted using the EPA
guidance document "Interim Guidance on
Determination and Use of Water-Effect Ratios for
Metals, EPA-823-B-94-001" or "Stream Lined Water-
Effect Ratio Procedure for Discharges of Copper, EPA-
822-R-01-005" or the most recent EPA guidance
document.

(3) A requirement that all data obtained in (2) and (3) be

submitted to the EPD for review.

( 4) No more than two years following initiation of

monitoring under (ii)(a), the EPD will use the data to
calculate site-specific limitations for each chemical
constituent, and will initiate the process to
incorporate the limitation(s) into the permit along
with requirements for a minimum of annual whole
effluent biomonitoring. At any time during the two
year period the EPD may, upon its initiative or that of
the permittee, review the data that have been
submitted and may determine that limits and
monitoring requirements for one or more chemical
constituents may be terminated. All modifications of
limits and monitoring requirements will comply with
anti-backsliding requirements contained in Section
402(0) of the Clean Water Act. Conversely, should
the EPD determine that adequate data are available
before the two year interim monitoring period, it may
develop site-specific limitations for the constituent(s)
without additional monitoring.

(e) Any permit modifications or revocation/reissuances pursuant

to (ii)(b)(2) or (ii)(d) will be performed in accordance with
procedures described in 391-3-6-.06(7), including public
participation requirements.

(f) For any metals monitored during any portion of the limits
determination process, measurement will be by the most
 appropriate analytical technique approved by the U.S. EPA
which provides a measurement of the portion of the metal
present which may cause toxicity to aquatic life in the
receiving stream.

(i ii ) For other 307(a) chemical constituents, including priority pollutants

not identified in 391-3- 6- .03(5)(e)(i) - (vi) whole effluent
biomonitoring will be used to develop either a site -specific criteria
concentration or a whole effluent toxicity limit, with such limits to
be incorporated into permits . This paragraph applies to the following
chemical constituents:
(a) Chloroethane

(b) 1, 1-Dichloroethane

( c) 1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane

(d ) 2- Nitrophenol

(e) 4-Nitrophenol

(f ) Bis{2-Chloroethoxy) Methane

(g) 4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether

(h) 4-Ch lorophenyl Phenyl Ether

(i) 2,6-Dinitrotoluene

(j) Di -n-Octyl Pht halate

(k) Naphthalene

(I) d-BHC-Delta

(m) Silver

(n) Beryllium

(o) 2-Chloro ethyl vinyl ether

(p) Methyl chloride ( chloromethane)

(q) 3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol

( r) Acena phthylene

(s) Benzo ( ghi) perylene

 (t) Phenanthrene

(iv) The criteria concentration may be more stringent under either one
of the following situations:
(a) If the chemical constituent exists in the upstream reaches of
the receiving stream at any level greater than zero due to
the presence of other direct dischargers. For this situation,
the criteria concentration for computation of the effluent
limit will be the net value after subtracting out this initial
concentration. Unless actual water quality studies and
monitoring or calculations indicate otherwise, it will be
assumed that the upstream levels of each constituent are
zero; or

(b) If the EPD determines that more stringent limitations should

be imposed in order to reserve some assimilative capacity
for future discharges.

(v) The effluent limit determined in (ii)(b)(2) above may be adjusted as

follows, to determine the actual effluent limit to be used in the
permit:
(a) If the limit is more stringent than the analytical laboratory
detection limit using analytical methods described in Federal
Regulations 40 C.F.R. 136 or methods that have EPA
concurrence, then the limit will include an accompanying
statement in the permit that a reading of not detected using
the analytica l methods specified in the permit w ill be
considered as being in compliance with the limit;

(b) If water quality studies and monitoring indicate that the

chemical constituent is present in the water supply or in the
upstream reaches of the receiving stream at a concentration
equal to or exceeding the daily limit for the specific chemical
constituent, and the presence of such cannot be attributed to
direct point source dischargers, or nonpoint sources that can
be reasonably controlled with best management practices,
the limit will be set equal to the natural ambient
concentration of the chem ical constituent;

( c) For industrial point source dischargers, if the specific

chemica l constituent is regulated by a technology-based
effluent guideline limit, the guideline limit will be compared
to the calculated limit. The limit will be the more stringent of
the two values;

(d) For complex effluents, where several chemical constituents

exist, the EPD will assign a limit for each specific chemical
constituent and may require a whole effluent biomonitoring
 limit where there is a reasonable potential that the narrative
criteria for whole effluent toxicity will be exceeded. Such
whole effluent biomonitoring limitation will consist of a series
of bioassays of the wastewater treatment plant effluent, and,
if appropriate, toxicity source identification evaluations, and
implementation steps to reduce the chronic toxicity. This
approach shall not be applied to those chemical constituents
considered potential or known carcinogens or to the ch emical
constituents identified in 391-3- 6- .03(S)(d)(iii).

(vi ) NPDES permits issued or reissued after the adoption of this

paragraph shall include biological monitoring provisions and, where
determined by the State to be necessary, a water quality-based
whole effluent provision utilizing numerical pass/fail criteria to
manage the effluent for the additive effects of all Section 307(a)(l)
Federal Clean Water Act toxic pollutants and other unknown toxic
substances or priority pol lutants. The water quality-based whole
effluent approach will help to ensure that the wastewater treatment
plant effluent does not contain unknown sources of acute and
chronic toxicity that may interfere with the designated water quality
use classifications of the receiving stream. The whole effluent acute
biological toxicity monitoring provision ensures protection from
acute toxicity within any designated mixing zone and helps to define
alternate criteria to allow for the safe passage of aquatic organisms
through streams with 7-day, 10- year minimum flows approaching
zero. The numerical pass/fail criteria is also a screening technique
for use by the EPD to determine priority toxicity reduction needs.

(vii) Permits issued or reissued after the adoption of this paragraph may
include site specific temporary exceptions to the applicable water
quality standards under Chapter 391-3-6-.03(5)(e) when the
requirements of this paragraph are met and the temporary
exception is specifically authorized herein. Where a discharger
cannot meet applicable limits for whole effluent toxicity because of
a water quality based whole effluent toxicity criteria, site- specific
temporary exceptions may be allowed on effluent dominated
receiving streams under 7-day, 10-year minimum stream flow
(7Q10) conditions provided that it has been demonstrated that the
permitted discharge will comply with all chemical specific and other
applicable water quality criteria, that the receiving stream will
support a balanced indigenous population of aquatic life, and that
controls more stringent than those required by Section 30 l(b) and
306 of the Federal Act for achieving whole effluent toxicity criteria
would result in substantial and widespread adverse economic and
social impacts to the affected communities. These site- specific
exceptions shall be applicable only to the wastewater discharge as
permitted at the time the exception is authorized with no changes
in process or wastewater characteristics that would adversely affect
water quality in the receiving stream or adversely affect the ability
of potential new pollution abatement technologies to attain
 compliance with the whole effluent toxicity criteria. These site-
specific exceptions shall be reviewed consistent with 40 CFR 13 1.20
at least once in every 3- year period. If it is determined that
feasible new pollution abat ement technologies or alternatives have
become avai lable to allow compliance with whole effluent toxicity
criteria, these site-specific exceptions may be revoked and the
NPDES permits mod ified to require implementation of such
pollution abatement technologies or alternatives as soon as
reasonably practicable. Along with this permit modification will be a
requirement for the permittee to comp ly with the water quality
based whole effluent toxicity criteria after installation of these
technologies .

(e) To al l new dischargers or new sources the following shall apply:

1. Except as provided in subparagraph (e)2. any new discharger on which
construction commenced after October 18, 1972, or any new source, which
meets the applicable promulgated new source performance standards
before the commencement of discharge, shall not be subject to any more
stringent new source performance standards, or to any more stringent
technology-based standards under section 301(b)(2) of the Federal Act for
the shortest of the following periods:
(i) Ten years from the date that construction is completed;

( ii) Ten years from the date the source begins to discharge process or
other nonconstruction related wastewater; or

(ii i) The period of depreciation or amortization of the facility for the

purposes of Section 167 or 169 (or both) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.

Comme nt: The prov1s1ons of this subparagraph do not apply to

existing sources which modify their pollution control facilities or
construct new pollution control facilities and achieve performance
standards, but which are neither new sources nor new dischargers or
otherwise do not meet the requirements of this subparagraph.

2. The protection of more stringent standards of performance afforded by

subparagraph (e)l. of this section does not apply to:
(i) Additional or more stringent permit conditions which are not
technology based, e.g., conditions based on water quality standards,
or effluent standards or prohibitions under Section 307(a) of the
Federal Act; and

(i i) Additional permit conditions controlling pollutants listed as toxic

under Section 307(a) of the Federal Act or as hazardous substances
under Section 311 of the Federal Act and which are not controlled by
new source performance standards. This includes permit conditions
controll ing pollutants other than those identified as toxic or
 hazardous where control of those other pollutants has been
specifically identified as the method to control the toxic or hazardous
pollutant.

3 . Where an NPDES permit issued to a source enjoying a "protection period"

under subparagraph (e)l. will expire on or before the expiration of the
protection period, such permit shall require the owner or operator of the
source to be in compliance with the requirements of Section 301 of the
Federal Act and any other applicable requirements of the Federal Act
immediately upon the expiration of the protection period. No additional
period for achieving compliance with these requirements shal l be al lowed.

4. The owner or operator of a new source, a new discharger, a source

recommencing discharge after terminating operations, or a source which
has been an indirect discharger which commences discharging into
navigable waters shall Install and have in operating condition, and shall
"startup" all pollution control equipment required to meet the terms and
conditions of its permits before beginning to discharge. Within the shortest
feasible time (not to exceed 90 days), the owner or operator must meet all
permit terms and conditions.

5. After the effective date of new source performance standards, in

accordance with Section 306(e) of the Federal Act, it shall be un- lawful for
any owner or operator of any new source to operate such source in violation
of those standards, applicable to such source.

(5) Application for Permit.

(a) Applications for permits under Section 10 of the Act shall be on forms as may be
prescribed and furnished from time to time by the EPD. Applications shall be
accompanied by all pertinent information as the EPD may require in order to
establish effluent limitations in accordance with subparagraph 391- 3- 6- .06(4),
including, but not limited to, complete engineering reports, schedule of progress,
plans, specifications, maps, measurements, quantitative and qualitative
determinations, records, and all related materials. In addition, appl ications will
comply with the information requirements specified In the Federal Regulations, 40
C.F.R . 122.21(g){7) and (j)(4).

(b) Engineering reports, plans, specifications, and other material submitted to the
EPD shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision or review of, and bear
the seal of, a Professional Engineer competent in the field of sewage and industrial
waste treatment. At no time shall this requirement be in conflict with O.C.G.A.
Section 43-15 governing the practices of professional engineering and surveying.

( c) Material submitted shall be complete and accurate.

(d) Any State or NPDES Permit Application form submitted to the EPD shall be signed
as follows in accordance with the Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.22:
1. For a corporation, by a responsible corporate officer. For this subparagraph
a responsible corporate officer means:
 (i) a president , secretary, treasurer, or vice president of the corporation
in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who
performs similar policy- or decision making functions for the
corporation, or

(ii) the manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating

faci lities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual
sales or expenditures exceeding $25 mi ll ion (in second -quarter 1980
dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or
delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.

2. For a partnership or sole proprietorship, by a general partner or the

proprietor, respectively; or

3 . For a municipa lity, State, Federal, or other public facil ity, by either a
principal executive officer or ranking elected official.

(e) All other reports or requests for information required by the permit issuing
authority shall be signed by a person designated in (d) above or a duly authorized
representative of such person, if:
1. The representative so authorized is responsible for the overall operation of
the facility from which the discharge originates, e.g ., a plant manager,
superintendent or person of equivalent responsibility;

2. The authorization is made in writing by the person designated under {d)

above; and

3. The written authorization is submitted to the Director.

( f) Any changes in written authorization submitted to the permitting authority under

(e) above which occur after the issuance of a permit shall be reported to the
permitting authority by submitting a copy of a new written authorization which
meets the requirements of (e)l. and 2. above.

(g) Any person signing any document under (d) or (e) above shall make the following
certification: I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments
were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system
designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the
information submitted . Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage
the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information,
the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true,
accurate, and complete . I am aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for
knowing violations.

(h) All municipal discharges with permitted flows equal to or greater than one million
gallons per day, or with an approved pretreatment program, or that are required
to develop a pretreatment program, must submit with the application results of
valid whole effluent toxicity testing .
 1. This testing must be conducted using EPA's methods or other established
protocols which are scientifically defensible and sufficiently sensitive to
detect aquatic toxicity. Such testing must have been conducted since the
last NPDES permit reissuance or major modification.

2. In addition to the dischargers listed above, the Director may require other
municipa l dischargers to submit the results of toxicity tests with their
permit applications, based on considerations which the Director determines
could cause or contribute to adverse water qua lity impacts.

Comment: The permit application will be revised to incorporate the

statement in 391-3 -6-.06(5)(g) above. Where a permit program document
does not contain the statement, the certification must accompany the
appropriate document.

(6) Rece ipt and Use of Application and Da ta.

(a) Applications for permits will be reviewed together with such other information as
may be necessary to ascertain the effect of the discharge of any such pollutant
upon the waters into which such pollutant will be discharged.

(b) Copies of the complete NPDES Permit Application received by the EPD shall be
transmitted to the Regional Administrator for any comment in such manner as the
Director and the Regional Administrator shall agree.

(c) The EPD shall receive any relevant data collected by the Regional Administrator
prior to the EPD's participation in the NPDES in such manner as the Director and
the Regional Administrator shall agree.

( 7) Notice and Public Participation.

(a) Tentative Determination and Draft Permits:
1. When the EPD is satisfied that the application is complete, a tentative
determination will be made to issue or deny the permit. If the tentative
determination is to issue the permit, a draft permit will be prepared in
accordance with Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 124.6, and applicable State
laws prior to the issuance of a public notice.

(b) Public Notice:

1. Public notice of every complete permit application will be prepared and
circulated in a manner designated to inform interested and potentially
interested persons of the proposed discharge and of the proposed
determination to issue or deny a permit for the proposed discharge.
Procedures for circulation of the public notice shall include the following:
(i) Within the geographical area of the proposed discharge the public
notice shall be circulated by at least one of the following: posting in
the post office or other public buildings near the premises of the
applicant in which the discharge is located; posting at the entrance of
the applicant's premises or nearby; or publication in one ( 1) or more
 newspapers of general circulation in the area affected by the
discharge;

(ii) A copy of the public notice shall be mailed to the permit applicant
and a copy shall be available at the EPD office in Atlanta;

(ii i) Mailing of the public notice to any person or group upon written
request including persons solicited from area lists from past permit
proceedings. The EPD shall maintain a mailing list for distribution of
public notices and fact sheet. Any person or group may request that
their names be added to the mailing list. The request should be in
writing to the EPD office in Atlanta and shall be renewed in
December of each year. Failure to renew the request shall result in
the removal of such name from the mailing list;

(iv) The EPD shall provide a period of not less than thirty (30) days
following the date of the public notice in which interested persons
may submit their written views on the tentative determination with
respect to the NPDES Permit Application. All written comment
submitted during the thirty (30) day comment period will be
retained by the EPD and considered in the final determination with
respect to the permit application and shall be responded to in
accordance with Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 124.17. The
comment period may be extended at the discretion of the Director;

(v) The contents of the public notice will be in accordance with Federal
Regulations, 40 C.F.B. 124.lO(d);

(vi) The EPD will prepare and distribute a fact sheet in accordance with
Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 124.8 and 124.56 and applicable
State laws. A copy of the fact sheet will be available for public
inspection at the EPD office in Atlanta . Any person may request in
writing a copy of the fact sheet and it will be provided. The EPD
shall add the name of any person or group upon request to the
mailing list to receive copies of fact sheet;

(vii) The EPD will prepare and distribute a statement of basis in

accordance with Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 124.7;

(viii) The Director will mail a copy of the public notice to the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Federal and State agencies with jurisdiction
over fish, shellfish and wildlife resources and to other appropriate
governmental authorities and will provide such agencies an
opportunity to submit their written views and recommendations in
accordance with Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 124.10 and
applicable State laws. The comments of the District Engineer of the
Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National
Marine Fisheries Service, or any State or Federal Agency with
jurisdiction over fish, wildlife, or public health shall be considered
in accordance with Federal Regulations . 40 C.F.R. 122.59;
 (ix) Copies of the proposed permits shall be transmitted to the Regional
Administrator for review and comments in such manner as the
Director and Regional Administrator shall agree;

(x) The EPD shall transmit to the Regional Administrator a copy of every
issued NPDES Permit, immediately following issuance, along with
any and all terms, conditions, requirements or documents which are
part of such permit or which affect the authorization by the permit
of the discharge of pollutants.

(c) Public Hearings :

1. The Director shall provide an opportunity for an applicant, any affected
state or interstate agency, the Regional Administrator or any other
interested agency, person or group of persons to request a public hearing
with respect to an NPDES Permit Application . Any such request for a public
hearing shall be filed within the 30-day comment period prescribed in
subparagraph 391-3-6.-06(7)(b)(v) and shall indicate the interest of the
party filing such a request, the reasons why a hearing is requested, and
those specific portions of the application or other NPDES form or
information to be considered at the public interest in holding such a
hearing;

2. Any public hearing held pursuant to this subparagraph shall be held in the
geographical area of the proposed discharge or other appropriate location at
the discretion of the Director;

3. The Director may hold one public hearing on related groups of permit
applications;

4. Public notice of any hearing held pursuant to this subparagraph shall be

provided at least thirty (30) days in advance of the hearing date and shall
be circulated in accordance with Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 124.lO(c)
where applicable to State-issued permits.

(d ) Public Access to Information:

1. A copy of the NPDES Permit Application, public notice, fact sheet, statement
of basis, and draft permit and other NPDES forms related thereto, including
written public comments and comments of all governmental agencies
thereon and other reports, files and information not involving methods or
processes entitled to protection as trade secrets, shall be available for
public inspection and copying during normal business hours at the EPD
office in Atlanta . Effluent data shall not be considered as information
entitled to protection. Public access to such information shall be in
accordance with Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.7;

2. Any information submitted with reports, records or plans that is considered

confidential by the permittee (applicant), and that is not specifically
excluded in item (d)l. above, should be clearly labeled "Confidential " and
be supported by a statement as to the reason that such information should
 be considered confidential. If the Director, with the concurrence of the
Regional Administrator, determines that such information is entitled to
confidential protection, he shall label and handle same accordingly;

3. Any information accorded confidential status whether or not contained in an

NPDES form shall be made available, upon written request, to the Regional
Administrator or his authorized representative who shall maintain the
information as confidential.

(8) Terms a nd Condit ions of Permits.

(a) Terms and conditions under which the discharge will be permitted will be specified
on the perm it issued.

(b) No NPDES Permit shall be issued authorizing any of the following discharges:
1. The discharge of any radiological, chemical, or biological warfare agent or
high- level radioactive waste into navigable waters;

2. Any discharge which in the judgment of the Secretary of the Army would
substantially impair anchorage and navigation in or on any of the waters of
the United States;

3. Any discharge to which the Regional Administrator has objected in writing in

accordance with Federal regulations, 40 C.F.R. 123.44, pursuant to any
right to object provided the Administrator of EPA under Section 401(d) of
the Federal al Act;

4. Any discharge from a point source which is in conflict with a plan or

amendment thereto approved pursuant to Section 208(b) of the Federal
Act;

5. Any discharge to the territorial sea, the waters of the contiguous zone, or
the oceans in the following circumstances:
(i) Prior to the promulgation of the guidelines under section 403( c) of
the Act, unless the Director determines permit issuance to be in the
public interest; or

(ii) After promulgation of guidelines under section 403( c) of the Act,

where insufficient information exists to make a reasonable judgment
as to whether the discharge complies with any such guidelines.

6. To a facility which is a new source or a new discharger, if the discharge

from the construction or operation of the facility will cause or contribute to
the violation of water quality standards, except as in accordance with
Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.4(i).

(c) The terms and conditions specified on the permit issued shall be in accordance
with Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.41, 122.42 and 122.44 and applicable
State laws and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 (d) The issuance of a permit does not:
1. Convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive privileges;

2. Authorize any injury to private property or invasion of private rights, or any

infringement of Federal, State, or local laws or regulations.

(9) Publicly Owned Treatment Works.

(a) If the permit is for a discharge from a publicly owned treatment works, notice
shall be required from the applicant to the Director of the following:
1. Any new introduction of pollutants into such treatment works from an
indirect discharger which would be subject to Section 306 of the Federal Act
if it were directly discharging those pollutants;

2. Any new introduction of poll utants into such a treatment works from an
indirect discharger subject to Section 301 of the Federal Act if it were
directly discharging those pollutants;

3 . Any substantial change in volume or character of pollutants being

introduced into such treatment works by a source introducing pollutants
into such works at the time of issuance of the permit;

{b) If the permit is for a discharge from a publicly owned treatment works, the
permittee shall require any indirect discharger to such treatment works to comply
with the requirements of Sections 204(b ), 307, and 308 of the Federal Act,
including any requirement established under 40 C.F.R . 403. As a means of
ensuring compliance with Section 307 of the Federal Act, the permittee shall
require each indirect discharger subject to the requirements of said Section 307 to
forward to the Director periodic notice of progress (over intervals not to exceed 9
months) toward full compliance with Section 307 requirements.

(c) If the permit is for a discharge from a publicly owned treatment works, the
permittee shall identify, in terms of character and volume of pollutant, any
significant ind irect dischargers into such treatment works subject to pretreatment
standards under Section 307(b) of the Federal Act and 40 C.F.R. 403.

(10) Schedules of Compliance.

(a) Any person who obtains an NPDES Permit or other discharge permit pursuant to
the Act but who is not in compliance with applicable effluent standards and
limitations or other requirements contained in such permit at the time same is
issued, shall be required to achieve compliance with such standards and
limitations or other requirements in accordance with a schedule of compliance as
set forth in such permit, or Order by the Director, or in the absence of a schedule
of compliance, by the date set forth in such permit which the Director has
determined to be in the shortest reasonable period of time necessary to achieve
such compliance, but in no case later than an applicable statutory deadline.

(b) In any case where the period of time for compliance specified in subparagraph
391 - 3- 6- .06(10)(a) of these Rules exceeds 9 months, a schedule of compliance
shall be specified which will set forth interim requirements and the dates for their
 achievement. In no event sha ll more than 9 months elapse between interim
dates, and, to the extent practicable, the interim dates shall fall on the last day
of the months of March, June, September, and December.

(c) Within fourteen (14) days after an interim date of compliance of the fi nal date of
compliance, the permittee shall provide the Director with written notice of its
compliance or non-compliance wit h the requirements or conditions specified to
be complet ed by such date. Failure to submit the written notice is just cause for
the EPD to pursue enforcement action pursuant to the Act.

(d) On the last working day of February, May, August, and November t he Director
shall submit to EPA information concerning noncompliance with NPDES Permit
requirements by major dischargers in the State.

(e) Any discharger who fails or refuses to comply with an interim or final date of
compliance specified in a permit may be deemed by the Director to be in
v iolation of the permit and may be subject to enforcement action pursuant to the
Act.

(11) Monitoring, Recording and Reporting Requirements.

Any discharge authorized by a permit issued pursuant to the Act may be subject to such
monitoring, recording and reporting requirements as may be reasonably required by the
Director including the installation, use and maintenance of monitoring equipment or
methods; specific requirements for recording of monitoring activities and results; and
periodic reporting of monitoring results. The monitoring, recording and reporting
requirements shall be specified in a permit when issued, provided, however, the Director
may require additional monitoring, recording and reporting by written notification to the
permittee.

(a) The monitoring requirements of any discharge authorized by any such permit
shall be consistent with Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.41, 122.42, and
122.44 and applicable State laws.

( b) Any permit which requires monitoring of the author ized discharge shall comply
with the recording requirement specified by Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R.
122.41 and applicable State laws . The permittee shall be required to retain any
records of monitoring activities and results for a minimum of th ree (3) years,
unless otherwise required or extended by the Director upon written notification .

(c) Any holder of a permit which requires monitoring of the authorized discharge
shall report periodicall y to the EPD the results of all required monitoring activities
on appropriate forms supplied by the EPD. The Director shall notify the permittee
of the frequency of reporting but in no case sha ll the reporting frequency be less
than once per year.

(12) Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, and Termination of Permits.

(a) The Director may revise or modify the schedule of compliance set forth in an
issued permit if t he permittee requests such modification or revision in writing
and such modification or revision will not cause an interim date in the compliance
schedu le to be extended more than one hundred twenty ( 120) days or affect the
 final date in the compliance schedule. The Director may grant requests in
accordance with this subparagraph if he determines after documented showing
by the permittee that good and valid cause (including Acts of God, strikes,
floods, material shortages or other events over which the permittee has little or
no control) exists for such revision .

(b) The Director in accordance with the provisions of Federal Regulations, 40

C.F.R.122.61, 122.62, 122, 63, 122.64, and 124.5, may modify, revoke and
reissue, or terminate an issued permit in whole or in part during its term for
cause, including, but not limited to, the causes listed in Federal Regulations, 40
C.F.R. 122.62 and 122.64, or the cause listed in the Act or regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto. Prior to any such modification, revocation and
reissuance, or termination of an issued permit by the Director (other than
modification or revision of a compliance schedu le pursuant to subparagraph (a)
above, or modification in accordance with the provisions of 40 C. F.R. 122.63 ),
the Director will give public notice in accordance with the procedures set forth in
subparagraph 391-3 -6- .06(7)(b) and an opportunity for public hearing in
accordance with the procedures set forth in subparagraph 391-3-6-.06(7)(c).

(c) In the case of a POTW which has received a grant under Section 202(a)(3) of the
Federal Act to fund 100% of the costs to modify or replace facilities construct ion
with a grant for innovative and alternative wastewater technology under Section
202(a)(2), the schedu le of compliance may be modified to reflect the amount of
time lost during construction of the innovative or alternative facility. In no case
shall the compliance schedule be modified or extend beyond an applicable
statutory deadline for compliance.

(d) New sources, new dischargers, sources which recommence discharging after
terminating operations and those sources which had been indirect dischargers
which commence discharging directly into navigable waters do not qualify for
compliance schedules under this paragraph and are subject of Federal
Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 122.29(d){4).

( 13) Non-governmentally Owned Sewerage Syste ms. I n cases involving

nongovernmenta lly owned sewerage systems, a trust indenture or other legal contract
or agreement, approved by the EPD, assuring continuity of operation of the system,
may be required to be filed with the application for a permit. This provision shall not be
applicable to systems discharging only industrial waste.

(14) Control of Disposal of Pollutants into Wells. If the permit proposes to discharge to
a well or subsurface water, the Director shall specify additiona l terms and conditions
which sha ll (a) prohibit the proposed disposa l, or (b) control the proposed disposal in
order to prevent pollution of ground and surface water resources and to protect the
public health and welfare . Any perm it issued for the disposal of pollutants into wells
shall comply with Federal Regulations, and applicable State laws.

(15) Duration, Continuation and Transferability of Permits.

(a) Any permit issued under Section 10(3) and (4) of the Act shall have a fixed term
not to exceed five (5) years. Upon expiration of such permit, a new permit may
be issued by the Director in accordance with Section 10(6) of the Act and Federal
Regulations 40 C.R.R. 122.9 and 122.64 provided that an application for such
new permit is filed with the Director at least 180 days prior to the expiration date
 of the existing permit. The issuance of such new permit shal l likewise have a
fixed term not to exceed five (5) years.

(b) A permit may be transferred to another person by a permittee in accordance

with 40 C.F.R. 122.61 if:
1. The permittee notifies the Director of the proposed transfer:

2. A written agreement containing a specific date for transfer of permit

responsibility and coverage between the current and new permittees
(including acknowledgement that the existing permittee is liable for
violations up to that date, and that the new permittee is liable for
violations from that date on) is submitted to the Director; and

3. The Director within thirty (30) days does not notify the current permittee
and the new permittee of the EPD's intent to modify, revoke and re issue,
or terminate the permit and to require that a new application be filed
rather than agreeing to the transfer of the permit.

Comment: A new application will be required where the change of

ownership is accompanied by a change or proposed change in process or
wastewater characteristics or a change or potential change in any
circumstances that the Director believes will affect the conditions or
restrictions in the permit.

(c) When the permittee has submitted a timely and sufficient application for a new
NPDES permit and the Director is unable, through no fault of the permittee, to
issue the new permit before the expiration date of the existing permit, then the
Director shall extend the existing permit until a new permit is issued.

( d) For those industrial categories for which EPA will establish effluent limitations
based on best available technology, permits will be issued to ensure compliance
with the effluent limit by the statutory deadline. This will be accomplished by
utilizing short-term permits and/or reopener clauses that will allow the permit to
be modified, revoked, reissued to comply with limitations promulgated pursuant
to the Act and subsequent regulations.

(e) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a) above, if a toxic effluent standard or

prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such effluent
standard or prohibition) is established under Section 307(a) of the Act for a toxic
pollutant which is present in a discharge and such standard prohibition is more
stringent than any limitation for such pollutant in a permit, the permit shal l be
revised or modified in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition
and the permittee so notified.

( 16) Enforcement. Any person who violates any provision of the Act, any rule promulgated
and adopted pursuant thereto, or any term, condition, schedule or compliance or other
requirements contained in a permit issued pursuant to the Act shall be subject to
enforcement proceedings pursuant to the Act.

( 17) Outfall Identification. In order to provide the public with information as to the
location of permitted outfalls in State waters and to provide the public with a way to
contact appropriate persons regarding questions and concerns about these outfalls, the
following persons or entitles are required to identify their permitted outfall(s) to the
waters of the State:
1) any person or entity that has been issued an NPDES permit by the Division for a
point source discharge of treated process wastewater or treated domestic sewage
to waters of the State

2) any person or entity that has an NPDES permit for the discharge of cooling water
and that discharges one million gallons or more of cooling water per day. The
outfalls are to be identified by attaching a sign to the outfall or by posting a sign
adjacent to the outfall in such a way that the sign shall be visible from the
receiving water. Should the outfall be submerged, then the sign shall be posted
on the bank as close to the outfall as possible . The sign shall be made of
materials that are durable to typical weather conditions . At a minimum, the sign
shall be 15 inches square. For facilities that discharge sanitary wastewater, the
sign shall include the following information:

1) the words "Treated Wastewater"

2) the facility name including the name of the government body if owned by a local
government

3) the words "Permit # " followed by the last five digits of the facility's NPDES Permit
number

4 ) the words "Outfall Number" followed by the actual outfall number

5) the words "Owner Phone" followed by the facility's phone number

6) EPD's name and phone number. For facilities that discharge treated process
wastewater or cooling water, the sign shall include the following information :

1) the words ''Treated Industrial Water" or "Cooling Water"

2) the words "Permit # " followed by the last five digits of the facility's NPDES Permit
Number

3) the words "Outfall Number" followed by the actual outfall number

4) EPD's name and phone number. In the case of permittees who have been issued
a general permit instead of an individual permit, EPD will provide the permittee
with a unique 5 digit number to use as a permit number on the sign . The sign is
to be posted no later than 12 months after the effective date of this rule and it is
to be properly maintained from that point forward. Provided that a good faith
effort is made and documented by the person or entity to maintain such sign, the
person or entity shall be deemed in compliance with this Rule and the Georgia
Water Quality Control Act. The requirement to identify an outfall will not apply if
any of the following conditions apply :

1) If the posting of the sign would be inconsistent with any other State or Federal
Statute

2 ) If the outfall to the receiving water is located on private property which is

restricted to the public through fencing, patrolling, or posting. If the property
 access restriction is accomplished by the posting of signs, then in order to qualify
under exemption number 2 above the posted signs restricting access must be no
more than 100 feet apart along the periphery of the property.

( 18) Effective dat e. This Ru le shall become effective twenty days after fi ling with the
Secretary of State's office.
Cite as Ga . Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391- 3-6-.06
Authority: O.C.G.A. Sec. 12- 5-20 et seq.
History. Or igina l Rule entitled "Waste Treatment and Permit Requirements" adopted. F.
June 10, 1974; eff. June 30, 1974.
Repealed: New Ru le of the same title adopted . F. June 24, 1980; eff. July 14, 1980.
Amended: F. Dec. 9, 1988; eff. Dec. 29, 1988.
Amended : ER 391-3-6-0.18-.06 adopted . F. Aug . 25, 1989; eff. Aug. 23 1 1989, the date of
adoption.
Amended: F. Dec. 8, 1989; eff. Dec. 28, 1989.
Amend ed : F. Apr. 3, 1990; eff. Apr. 23, 1990.
Amended : F. July 6, 1990; eff. July 26, 1990.
Amended: F. Feb. 15, 1991; eff. Mar. 7, 1991.
Ame nded: F. Apr. 8, 1993; eff. Apr. 28, 1993.
Amended: F. May 9, 1994; eff. May 29, 1994.
Amended: F. Aug. 30, 1995; eff. Sept.19, 1995.
Am ende d : ER. 391-3-6-0 .32- .06 adopted. F. May 1, 1996; eff. Apr. 25, 1996, the date of
adoption.
Amended: Permanent Ru le adopted. F. July 10, 1996; eff. July 30, 1996.
Amended: F. May 2, 1997; eff. May 22, 1997 .
Ame nd ed: F. Nov. 3, 1998; eff. Nov. 23, 1998.
Amend ed: F. June 26, 2000; eff. July 16, 2000.
Amended : F. Oct . 26, 2001; eff. Nov. 15, 2001 .
Amended: F. Oct. 2, 2015; eff. Oct. 22, 2015.
Appendix C
C (Buffalo Creek Affected by Site Specific BLM)

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Biotic Ligand Model Report for Site-Specific Copper Water Quality Standard, Buffalo Creek, Carroll County, GA •
Figu re 1: Buffa lo Creek Watershed Topography, Drainage Area and EPD Sampling Locations
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Appendix 0 (Ema il from Pete Pattavina Regarding Buffalo C r eek and Listed Bats)

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Poe, Jason

From: Pattavina, Pete < [email protected]>

Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:01 PM
To: Poe, Jason; Anthony Sowers
Subject: Copper criterion at Buffalo Creek, Carroll County. Georgia

Hi, Jason. Nice talking to you on the telephone today. I don't see much issue with your not likely to adversely
affect listed bat species with the new designation for Buffalo Creek. I've copied and pasted two abstracts that I
recently saw at the last Southeastern Bat Diversity Network Meeting. Not s ure if these will be helpful at all , but
just wanted to close the loop on what we discussed.

Pete

TROPHIC TRANSFER OF Ml CROCYSTIN FROM A FRESHWATER LAK E TO LITTLE BROWN BATS

D. N. JONES*, M. M. WOLLER-SKAR, AND A. L. RUSSELL. Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus
Dri ve, Allendale, MI 4940 I Microcystis aeruginosa is a type of cyanobactcria capab le of producing a
hepatotoxin called mi crocystin . As toxic M. aeruginosa overwinters in the sediments of lakes, it is ingested by
some mayfly larvae, s uch as those of Hexagenia spp., and thus microcystin bioaccumulates in these insects.
When Hexagenia emerge from lakes to reproduce, they provide an abundant, albeit temporary, food source for
many terrestrial organisms s uch as bats. Little bmwn bats, Myotis lucifugus, likel y feed opportunistically on
aquatic insects. To test if microcystin moves from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems via trophic transfer, we I)
tested bat feces for the presence of Hexagenia mayflies, and 2) tested bat livers and feces for microcystin. In
June 2014 in correspondence with the Hexagenia emergence, bat feces were collected from underneath a
maternity roost near Little Traverse Lake (Leelanau County. MI). On 20 and 27 June we caught 19 female M.
lucifugus, which were euthani zed, and collected their li vers and feces. DNA was extracted from feces,
amplified with a Po lymerase Chain Reacti on (PCR), and sequenced. Concentratio ns of microcystin in li ver
tissue and feces were determined using an Enzyme-Jinked lmmunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Liquid
Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS). Hexagenia were present in the diet of M.
lucifugus and the most li kely source of microcystin. Our analyses reveal that mi crocystin was also present, with
higher concentrations in the bat feces than the livers. Additionally, histopathology results of three bat livers with
highest concentrations of microcystin show little to no cytological damage from the toxin. From these data, it
appears that M. lucifugus are not highl y affected by the ingestion of microcystin.

ORGANOCHLOR ID E PESTICIDES PRESENT IN T HE FUR OF BATS AND RODENTS IN AN

AGRICULTURAL REGION OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS MATTHEW E. GRILLIOT, JOHN L.
HUNT , AND CHRISTOPHER G. S IMS. Troy UniversityMontgomery, Department of Arts and Sciences. 126
Church Street, Montgomery, AL 36 104 (MEG); Un iversity of Arkansas at Monticello, School of Mathematical
and Natural Sciences, 397 University Drive, Monticello, AR 7 1656 (J LH and CGS) Bats in agricultural settings
may be prone to bioaccumulation toxins. A maternity colony of Rafinesquc 's big-eared bats (Corynorhinus
rafinesquii) roosts in an abandoned building between an agricultural field and Bayou Bartholomew in Drew
County, Arkansas. On Jul y 30, 2014, 3 males and 7 females were captured by hand net: blood and hair samples
were taken from each. Samples from 5 individuals were sent to the Center of Environmental Sciences and
Engineering at the Uni versity of Connecticut for analysis. Results indicated Si,brnificant levels of
dichlorod iphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) or its metabolite dichlorodiphcnyldichloroethylcne (DOE) in the fur of
2 bats. One bat had DDT at 3,929 parts per billion (ppb) in the fur; another had ODE at 14 545 ppb. Blood
samples did not have mcasurcable levels of toxins. Additionally, we collected hair and blood from a hispid
cotton rat (Sigmodon his pidus) during the study, and found ODE at 5323 ppb in the fur. Later, we collected hair
samples from 7 wh ite footed deennice (Peromyscus leucopus) at the same site. One individual had
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dichlorodiphenyldichloroethanc (4,4-0DD), another metabolite of DDT, at 629 ppb, and another had trans-
nonachlor, a component of chlordane at 64 7 ppb. DDT was banned in the Uni ted States in 1972 due to risks to
the enviro nment and human heal th; chlordane was banned in 1988. This study raises questions about
environmental persistence of DDT/ODE and other organochlorides. There may be risk to wildli fe populations,
warranting further investigatio n into effects of long-term exposure to these toxins.

Pete Pattavina
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
I 05 West Park Dri ve, Suite D
Athens, GA 30606
706-6 13-9493, ext. 236

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