O.C.G.A. section 12-5-27.1 provides that whenever a local government entity is required
by the environmental protection division to reduce phosphorus in its wastewater being
discharged into the waters of the state, such local government entity shall pass an
ordinance mandating the retail sale of low phosphorus household laundry detergent
as part of its phosphorus reduction process. It is hereby declared to be the public
policy of the county to encourage the use of clean phosphate-free household laundry
detergents and to prohibit the sale of household laundry detergents which contain
more than five-tenths (0.5) percent phosphorus by weight. The county finds that such
use and sale will be a cost-effective way to reduce the amount of phosphorus in wastewater
discharge so as to protect Georgia's rivers and lakes downstream; promote health,
safety, and welfare; and prevent injury to human health, plant and animal life, and
property. It is vital to the health, well-being, and welfare of present and future
inhabitants of the county that these sources be protected against contamination and
pollution.
(Ord. No. 89-21, § 1, 5-23-89)
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