{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-8-140","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 12-8-140","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article, the term:\n(1) “Director” means the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.\n(2) “Discharge” means leakage, seepage, or other release of hazardous materials on land or into a river, stream, lake, or other body of water or into the air.\n(3) “Hazardous materials” means any material which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may:\n(A) Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness; or\n(B) Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or to the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.\n(4) “Person” means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, firm, or other entity.","path":["TITLE 12 Conservation And Natural Resources","CHAPTER 8 Waste Management","Article 6 Mitigating Effect of Hazardous Materials Discharge"],"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":"cd145de40a7157059740b6a33e6d2bba9f30194a8845c1f723920368b9a378c5","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-8-123","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-8-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}