EPD summer rule
Georgia Summer Burn Ban Counties
The Georgia EPD summer open burning ban applies from May 1 through September 30 in 54 counties. It restricts open burning of yard and land-clearing debris during the summer ozone season.
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Banks CountyBarrow CountyBartow CountyBibb CountyButts CountyCarroll CountyCatoosa CountyChattooga CountyCherokee CountyClarke CountyClayton CountyCobb CountyColumbia CountyCoweta CountyCrawford CountyDawson CountyDeKalb CountyDouglas CountyFayette CountyFloyd CountyForsyth CountyFulton CountyGordon CountyGwinnett CountyHall CountyHaralson CountyHeard CountyHenry CountyHouston CountyJackson CountyJasper CountyJones CountyLamar CountyLumpkin CountyMadison CountyMeriwether CountyMonroe CountyMorgan CountyNewton CountyOconee CountyPaulding CountyPeach CountyPickens CountyPike CountyPolk CountyPutnam CountyRichmond CountyRockdale CountySpalding CountyTroup CountyTwiggs CountyUpson CountyWalker CountyWalton County
What Activities Are Restricted?
The rule targets open burning of yard debris and land-clearing debris. Some agricultural, recreational, or fire-training activities may have exceptions, but exemptions must be confirmed against official EPD and local guidance.
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