{"id":576,"date":"2012-08-13T14:32:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T18:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/georgia-epd-to-suspend-consideration-of-some-new-farm-water-permit-applications-07302012.html"},"modified":"2012-08-13T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T18:32:54","slug":"georgia-epd-to-suspend-consideration-of-some-new-farm-water-permit-applications-07302012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/georgia-epd-to-suspend-consideration-of-some-new-farm-water-permit-applications-07302012.html","title":{"rendered":"Georgia EPD to suspend consideration of some new farm water permit applications 07\/30\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you had any doubt we’re in serious drought conditions, here’s a PR from GA EPD of 30 July 2012<\/a> suspending new agricultural water permits in numerous southwest Georgia counties, as close as Colquitt County, which adjoins Lowndes County.<\/p>\n

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The Director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has announced that consideration of new applications for agricultural water withdrawal permits in a 24\u00adcounty area ofsouthwest Georgia will be suspended. The suspension takes effect immediately, but does not apply to applications EPD has already received as of this date.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Map<\/a><\/p>\n

Map of SW GA suspended water permit regions <\/small><\/p>\n\n\n

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The suspension affects both agricultural groundwater and surface water withdrawals in the lower Flint and Chattahoochee River basins in a region known as Subarea 4, which includes all or part of the following 17 counties: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Turner and Worth. In addition, agricultural surface water withdrawal applications for parts of Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Early, Marion, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell and Webster counties in areas outside of Subarea 4 will not be considered. (Click here<\/a> for a map of the affected area.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe water resources affected by the suspension are a significant source of water for irrigation,\u201d said EPD Director Jud Turner. \u201cA continued increase in withdrawals from these resources may ultimately lead to unacceptable impacts to existing users or compromise the sustainable capacities of these resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspension applies to new applications for groundwater withdrawal from the Floridan aquifer, as well as applications for surface water pumping from streams and rivers in the Spring Creek, Ichawaynochaway Creek, Kinchafoonee\u00adMuckalee Creek, and Lower Flint river sub\u00adbasins in the Flint River Basin. The suspension also applies to applications to modify existing permits to increase withdrawals or increase the number of irrigated acres.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis suspension will give us time to update the mathematical models used to assess water resources in the area and to evaluate the impact of increased withdrawals,\u201d said EPD Director Turner. \u201cThe suspension will be re\u00adevaluated annually beginning in November 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspension does not apply to permit applications from other areas of the lower Flint and Chattahoochee River basins. For more information contact the EPD Agricultural Permitting Office in Tifton at 229\u00ad391\u00ad2400.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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