ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20170
No(s). A14A0215 et al (Ga. Ct. App. Jul 16, 2014)

A Georgia appellate court held that the 25-foot buffer requirement set forth in Georgia’s Erosion and Sedimentation Act applies to all state waters and wetlands, not just those with vegetation wrested by normal stream flow or wave action. The case arose after environmental groups challenged a buff...