Summary
Columbia County's authority to issue development permits and enforce erosion and sediment control laws is in jeopardy over what Georgia's Environmental Protection Division calls lax and incomplete enforcement.
An investigation, which included unannounced visits to local construction sites, was launched after state regulators found recurring violations that included silt washing into creeks, failure to honor buffer zones and incomplete paperwork on permits.See the full content of this document
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Inquiry Imperils Building Permits
"In the past, we've noticed a lot of issues in Columbia County, and we see the same types of problems, misunderstandings and misinterpretations," said Al Frazier, the director of EPD's East Central District office. "Because there ...
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