Water Withdrawal Permitting

Water Withdrawal Permitting Forms

See all water withdrawal permitting forms on the EPD site. 

Related Links

Agricultural Water Use and Withdrawal Permits in Southwest Georgia

• 2025 Evaluation of the 2012 Suspension of Consideration of Agricultural Withdrawal Permits in portions of the Lower Flint and Chattahoochee River Basins (Dec. 2025)  (PDF, 177.95 KB)
• 2024 Evaluation of the 2012 Suspension on Consideration of Agricultural Withdrawal Permits in portions of the Lower Flint and Chattahoochee River Basins (Nov. 2024)  (PDF, 268.49 KB)
• Permitting & Compliance Management Strategy for the Lower Flint River Basin and Sub-Area 4 (Oct. 2024)  (PDF, 229.54 KB)
• Agricultural Water Withdrawal Update presentation to GA-FIT Advisory Board (Nov. 2024)  (PDF, 2.14 MB)
• Habitat Conservation Plan and Agricultural Water Use in Southwest Georgia
• Notice of Public Meetings about EPD Consideration of Drought-Conditioned Agricultural Groundwater Withdrawal Permits in Portions of the Flint River Basin  (PDF, 108.02 KB) (Mar. 2024)
  • Slides Used in Public Meetings  (PDF, 3.8 MB)
  • Response to Public Comments  (PDF, 154.88 KB)
• Frost Protection Permitting (Sept. 2023)
• 2023 Evaluation of the 2012 Suspension of Consideration of Agricultural Withdrawal Permits in portions of the Lower Flint and Chattahoochee River Basins  (PDF, 237.44 KB) (Nov. 2023)

Groundwater Permits Issued to Bryan and Bulloch Counties on 10/07/2024

• Groundwater Permit 016-0013 Issued to Bryan County on 10/07/2024  (PDF, 337.39 KB)
• Groundwater Permit 016-0014 Issued to Bulloch County on 10/07/2024  (PDF, 337.04 KB)
• Response to Comments on Draft Groundwater Permits 016-0013 and 016-0014  (PDF, 451.45 KB)
• Notice of Public Meeting Regarding Draft Groundwater Withdrawal Permits for Bryan County and Bulloch County  (PDF, 136.38 KB)
  • Draft Bryan County Groundwater Permit 016-0013  (PDF, 494.26 KB)
  • Draft Bulloch County Groundwater Permit 016-0014  (PDF, 493.69 KB)
  • Response to Comments on the Draft Special Conditions  (PDF, 191.76 KB)
  • Slides Shared at August 13, 2024 Public Meeting  (PDF, 2.19 MB)
• Notice of Informational Meeting Regarding Groundwater Withdrawal Applications for the Bryan County Mega-Site  (PDF, 158.92 KB)
  • Draft special conditions on the groundwater withdrawal permits for stakeholder comment  (PDF, 117.33 KB)
  • Slides Presented at the 02/26/2024 Informational Meeting held in Statesboro  (PDF, 3.33 MB)
  • Download this zip file. Groundwater modeling simulations (KMZ format) of the proposed groundwater withdrawals indicate areas of drawdown in the Floridan aquifer, shown as depth contours.  The KMZ file can be viewed in Google Earth.  (ZIP, 109.38 KB)  (Directions for opening KMZ file with Google Earth)  (PDF, 1.33 MB)
  • Simulated Drawdown – Bryan / Bulloch Proposed Withdrawal - 5-mile Radius from I-16 / Hwy 119 interchange  (PDF, 435.9 KB)

Planning Guidance for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District [Revised Feb 2020]  (PDF, 137.83 KB)

Water Conservation Guidance [Revised Aug 2001]  (PDF, 17.1 KB)

Water Issues White Paper published by DNR Board [May 2001]  (PDF, 298.6 KB)

Interim Instream Flow Protection Strategy  (PDF, 236.46 KB)

Water Supply Watersheds

Lake Lanier Water Supply Storage

Offsite Links

• USGS Water Resources Information for Georgia

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