Total entries: 106 (Listed alphabetically by title)
Description: Files related to agency certification of laboratories performing drinking water testing. Documents may include, but are not limited to, approval letters, issued certificates, proficiency tests, audits, decertification determinations, and related correspondence.
Retention: 7 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Documents relating to permitting of drinking water facilities that are no longer in operation and whose permits have been terminated. May include Water System issued permit, permit application, permit modifications/renewals, public participation documentation (public hearings), and permit correspondence.
Retention: 12 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Documents relating to permitting of drinking water facilities that are currently in operation. May include water system issued permit, permit application, permit modifications/renewals, public participation documentation (public hearings), and permit correspondence.
Retention: 22 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Documents tracking the routine operation of ground and surface water plants, such as daily, weekly, or monthly operational log sheets and related correspondence.
Retention: 3 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Documents generated or reviewed by the Environmental Protection Division in cooperation with the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority's review and award of grants and loans under the two named federal revolving funds. Excludes files created and/or maintained by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority.
Retention: 20 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Trust Indentures associated with drinking water permits.
Retention: Until superseded or terminated
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Documents relating to licensing of water well drillers and pump installers. May include Well Drillers and Pump Installers complaints, investigations, maps, general correspondence, licensing, environmental bonds, and letters of credit.
Retention: 6 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Records related to covenants executed and recorded pursuant to the Georgia Uniform Environmental Covenants Act on properties in Georgia. Environmental covenants restrict the use of the property due to soil and/ or groundwater contamination and are recorded on the deed for the property. Documents include executed environmental covenants and all related attachments.
Retention: 5 years after Environmental Covenant terminated.
Updated: April 18, 2019
Description: Documents related to the investigation by Georgia Environmental Protection Division staff of violations of criminal provisions of Georgia and federal environmental law. Record types include incident reports and supplements, criminal history information, affidavits or other written statements, copies of subpoenas, State Crime Laboratory reports, and any other documents relevant to the investigation.
Retention: 20 years
Updated: October 20, 2021
Description: Video recordings from EPD law enforcement body-worn devices and devices located on or inside of EPD law enforcement vehicles. Excludes video recordings subject to Environmental Criminal Investigation Files (0462-0108)
Retention: 180 days
Updated: October 20, 2021
Description: Documents sent to or received by the Director's Office, Branches, or District Offices and relating to the general administration and oversight of the Environmental Protection Division and administration and oversight of programs implemented by the Environmental Protection Division, excludes documents otherwise subject to statewide retention schedules or to retention schedules for specific subject matter.
Retention: (0462-0131A) Significant policy or administrative memoranda: Permanent; (0462-0131B) All other documentation: 6 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Files related to the administration of the EPD laboratories and not otherwise subject to different EPD retention schedules for permits or for compliance reporting. Files may include raw data from various lab tests conducted by EPD to gauge pollution levels, correspondence with federal agencies or other agency partners regarding laboratory oversight, audits of laboratory function performed by agency or by US EPA, and general laboratory administration files and correspondence.
Retention: 12 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Files may include copies of preconstruction notifications for activity authorized by Nationwide 404 Permits or copies of communications related to other federally permitted projects.
Retention: Useful life
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Includes recycle plans submitted by drinking water systems requesting permission to deviate from the federal filter backwash rule and related correspondence.
Retention: Until superseded or terminated
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Records related to general licenses authorized under federal and state regulations that apply to any person or entity using depleted uranium; Quarterly reports that detail depleted uranium distributed to or removed from general licensees; Registration information and records related to annual fees. Excludes items related to other General Licenses for Radioactive Device Manufacturers and Licensees Files.
Retention: 5 Years After Termination of License
Updated: April 25, 2018
Description: Files related to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for construction stormwater, including permitting, inspection, compliance, and oversight of construction stormwater sites. May include issued general permits, general permit modifications/renewals, public participation documentation (public hearings), permit correspondence, compliance general correspondence, inspection and investigation reports, notices of intent (NOIs) filed for coverage under general permits, and plans and specifications for individual sites.
Retention: (0462-0115A) Files related to issuance/renewal of general permits: 15 years; (0462-0115B) All other files: 5 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Files related to the exploration of potential oil and gas wells in Georgia. Documents may include well logs, field notes, well data sheets, circulars, and related correspondence.
Retention: Permanent
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: May include state funded individual county water resource / water supply plans and proposed water supply recommendations prepared as part of the Coastal Sound Science Initiative.
Retention: (0462-0063A) Final Plans: Permanent; (0462-0063B) All other files: 30 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Files related to aquifer storage and recovery including plans, proposals, notice received from proposed projects, agency guidance, assessment, modeling, and related correspondence. Excludes records subject to 0462-0062 and 0462-0058.
Retention: 30 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Documents may include water availability and usage reports, information on water resources used to inform permitting, agency policy, and other decision making; drought monitoring and assessment; modeling prepared to assess capacity of water resources.
Retention: (0462-0064A) Modeling: Until superseded; (0462-0064B) All other files: 30 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Files will include submissions required by permits for surface water or groundwater withdrawal, including but not limited to, interbasin transfers, reported monthly use documents, water conservation plans and reports, reservoir management plans, drought contingency plans, water loss audits. Files may also include water meter installation and data collection information, compliance and enforcement correspondence and documentation.
Retention: 15 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Files may include issued permits for surface water or groundwater withdrawal for agricultural and non-agricultural uses, recently expired or modified permits, permit applications and supporting documentation, permit correspondence, permit evaluation documents, well and withdrawal location information, well and intake locations, technical memoranda, and modeling prepared as part of permit review.
Retention: (0462-0062A) Non-agricultural water use permits: 30 years; (0462-0062B) Agricultural water use permits: 5 years after permit termination; (0462-0062C) Modeling information: Until superseded
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Documents and data relating to the monitoring of active facilities or related to special projects that support published circulars containing geological groundwater information.
Retention: 20 years
Updated: October 20, 2022
Description: Documents related to reimbursements to local governments cleanup contracts. Includes reimbursement claims, review sheets, and payment documentation.
Retention: 40 years
Updated: April 18, 2019
Description: Notifications of releases to the environment, per the Hazardous Site Response Act.
Retention: 30 years
