At issue in Altamaha Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Rayonier Performance Fibers, LLC et al., 2018 WL 2947915, Case No. A18A0594 (Ga. App. June 13, 2018), was the definition of the phrase “interferes with legitimate water uses” in the narrative standard established by Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 391-3-6-.03 (5)(c), which provides: “All waters shall be free from material related to municipal, industrial or other discharges which produce turbidity, color, odor or other objectionable conditions which interfere with legitimate water uses.” The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court properly interpreted the water quality standard as prohibiting unreasonable interference… Read more