# Georgia — Asbestos Abatement Notification Requirements, Thresholds, and Fees by State

For Georgia, delegated authority is Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Lead-Based Paint and Asbestos Program; notification trigger threshold is All demolitions regardless of asbestos amount; any project involving ten (10) or more continuous linear feet or ten (10) or more square feet of asbestos-containing material for renovations/abatement; advance notice days is ten (10) working day; notification fee is $0.10 per square foot of friable asbestos-containing materials plus $0.10 linear foot of friable asbestos-containing materials, with a minimum of $25 for any project; but not to exceed $50 for any small project or residential dwelling project nor exceed $1,000 for any other project; residential exemption is Legal owners or residences where four (4) or fewer dwelling units are involved, unless part of a larger project, are exempt from demolition project notification requirements, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **jurisdiction:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **delegated authority:** Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Lead-Based Paint and Asbestos Program _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **notification trigger threshold:** All demolitions regardless of asbestos amount; any project involving ten (10) or more continuous linear feet or ten (10) or more square feet of asbestos-containing material for renovations/abatement _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **advance notice days:** ten (10) working day _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **notification fee:** $0.10 per square foot of friable asbestos-containing materials plus $0.10 linear foot of friable asbestos-containing materials, with a minimum of $25 for any project; but not to exceed $50 for any small project or residential dwelling project nor exceed $1,000 for any other project _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **residential exemption:** Legal owners or residences where four (4) or fewer dwelling units are involved, unless part of a larger project, are exempt from demolition project notification requirements _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **emergency notification rules:** Notification of the emergency situation should be submitted within 24 hours from the time of its occurrence, or from the time you are contacted with a request for emergency work to be performed _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute or regulation citation:** Georgia Department of Natural Resources Rules for Air Quality Control, Chapter 391-3-1-.02(9)(b)7; Georgia Rules of Asbestos Removal and Encapsulation, Chapter 391-3-14 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> $0.10 per square foot of friable asbestos-containing materials plus $0.10 linear foot of friable asbestos-containing materials, with a minimum of $25 for any project; but not to exceed $50 for any small project or residential dwelling project nor exceed $1,000 for any other project.

## Source

- https://epd.georgia.gov/asbestos-notification-requirements

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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