Forsyth County requires a land-disturbance permit and post-development stormwater controls for new construction. As a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District member draining to Lake Lanier, it enforces runoff-reduction and stream-buffer standards.
Forsyth County lies almost entirely within the Lake Sidney Lanier watershed and belongs to the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, so it adopts the District's stormwater model ordinances. New development and redevelopment must capture and treat runoff on site using the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual (the Blue Book) and meet runoff-reduction targets. A county land-disturbance permit is required before grading, and sites disturbing one acre or more also need coverage under Georgia EPD's NPDES construction general permit GAR100000. Owners must maintain detention ponds and water-quality facilities in perpetuity.
Discharging sediment or illicit pollutants to storm drains or streams brings stop-work orders and fines under the county ordinance. Failing to maintain a stormwater facility triggers correction notices and daily penalties until repaired.
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Forsyth County, GA
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