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Article: Georgia Legislature Tries to Eliminate 'Unintended Consequence' of Water Law.
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- August 23, 2001
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By Christopher Schwarzen, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Aug. 23--ATLANTA--State environmental officials support legislation introduced Wednesday that could save companies $25 million annually by ridding Georgia's pollution laws of an "unintended consequence."
Erosion and sedimentation control laws that went into effect July 1 require all water sample testing done at a commercial lab to be certified. But the test for turbidity, a measure of water's clarity, is not difficult and does not need to be done under certified conditions, said Harold Reheis, director of the Environmental Protection Division.
"We've ...