Lifts Water Permit Suspension for Southwest Georgia Farmers

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:13:27 +0000
Environmental Protection

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is modifying the 2012 agricultural permitting suspension in Southwest Georgia to allow new and modified surface water withdrawal permits in the Suwannee and Ochlockonee portions of the suspension area. Assessments indicate additional surface water withdrawal from those areas would have no impact on stream flows in the Flint basin. Agricultural water withdrawal permitting from the Floridan aquifer remains suspended.