§ 86-134. Protection criteria.

(a)

The following regulations shall apply to the Coosawattee River and Cartecay River water supply watersheds identified on the adopted map as a large water supply watersheds without a reservoir: New facilities, located within seven miles of a water supply intake or water supply reservoir, which handle hazardous materials of the types listed in Section 312 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (excluding underground storage tanks) and amounts of 10,000 pounds or more on any one day, shall perform their operations on impervious surfaces and in conformance with any applicable federal spill prevention requirements or the requirements of the Standard Fire Prevention Code.

(b)

The following regulations shall apply to the Ellijay River water supply watershed identified on the adopted map as a small water supply watershed without a reservoir.

(1)

The corridors of all perennial streams within a seven-mile radius upstream of a governmentally owned public drinking water supply intake or water supply reservoir must be protected by the following criteria:

a.

A buffer shall be maintained for a distance of 100 feet on both sides of the stream as measured from the stream banks.

b.

No impervious surface shall be constructed within a 150-foot setback area on both sides of the stream as measured from the stream bank.

c.

Septic tanks and septic tank drainfields are prohibited in the 150-foot setback area as described in subsection (b)(1)b of this section.

(2)

The corridors of all perennial streams outside a seven-mile radius upstream of a governmentally owned public drinking water supply intake or water supply reservoir must be protected by the following criteria.

a.

A buffer shall be maintained for a distance of 50 feet on both sides of the stream as measured from the stream banks.

b.

No impervious surface shall be constructed within a 75-foot setback area on both sides of the stream as measured from the stream bank.

c.

Septic tanks and septic tank drainfields are prohibited in the 75-foot setback area as described in subsection (b)(2)b of this section.

(3)

No more than 25 percent of the land within the water supply watershed protection district may be covered by impervious surfaces.

(4)

New facilities which handle hazardous materials of the types listed in Section 312 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (excluding underground storage tanks) and amounts of 10,000 pounds or more on any one day, shall perform their operations on impervious surfaces in conformance with any applicable federal spill prevention requirements, or the requirements of the Standard Fire Prevention Code.

(Ord. of 9-23-1999(10), § IV; Res. No. 06-145, 8-10-2006)