{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-5-574","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 12-5-574","heading":"Powers; approval of plan non-binding on finances; extension of time for preparing plan.","body":"(a) The district shall promote regional coordination and cooperation through the exercise of the following powers:\n(1) Development of regional and watershed-specific plans for storm-water management taking into account recommendations developed by the basin advisory councils;\n(2) Development of regional and watershed-specific plans for waste-water management taking into account recommendations developed by the basin advisory councils;\n(3) Development of regional and watershed-specific plans for water supply and water conservation taking into account recommendations developed by the basin advisory councils;\n(4) Development of regionally consistent policies, model ordinances, and minimum standards of performance for local governments relating to the creation and implementation of the plans developed by the district;\n(5) Development and coordination of an effective regional and watershed-specific water quality monitoring program and development and maintenance of a corresponding data base reflecting available monitoring data;\n(6) Establishment of education programs on water quality issues and promotion of water conservation;\n(7) Identification of funding sources, including without limitation federal funding sources for the creation and implementation of plans provided for under this article;\n(8) Entry into contracts with both public and private parties in connection with the exercise of the powers and duties of the district;\n(9) Development of measurable short-term and long-term goals for water quality and conservation improvement;\n(10) Development of a program to identify and implement structural controls and nonstructural controls needed to achieve the goals for water quality and conservation improvement; and\n(11) Reviewing and reporting on the progress of implementation of the water plans and achievement of the water goals developed pursuant to this article.\n(b) Approval by the district of any storm-water management plan, waste-water management plan, water supply and conservation plan, or other plan pursuant to this article shall not obligate any governing authority comprising a part of the district to provide funding for facilities planned or constructed pursuant to such plans which do not provide services to all or a portion of the population of such governing authority proportionate to any cost allocation.\n(c) No extension of time by the board for preparation of a plan provided for under this article shall exceed six months, nor shall more than one extension be granted for any such plan.","path":["TITLE 12 Conservation And Natural Resources","CHAPTER 5 Water Resources","Article 10 Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.12.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"d9d0dc9b5f5c46552853c8e28b460901682aae38df017989e7a4a5b7dba11c8a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-5-573","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-5-575"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}