Georgia parcel risk screen
Georgia Parcel Risk Screen: Wetlands, Flood & Elevation
Use one address to run a fast public-data screen, then continue into the Georgia-specific records that control water, wastewater, access, land use and other project decisions.
Georgia public-data screen
Start with a street addressCurrent state context · verified August 2026
Three Georgia facts to carry into the screen
March 2026Current onsite-sewage manual. Georgia DPH lists its Manual for On-Site Sewage Management Systems as updated in March 2026 and provides statewide rules plus county environmental-health contacts.40%Standard assessment ratio. Georgia DOR says real property is generally assessed at 40% of fair market value unless another law provides a different assessment method.10 yearsCUVA covenant period. Georgia DOR describes conservation-use treatment as a ten-year qualifying-use commitment for eligible agricultural/timber land, with consequences for breaking the covenant.
After the federal screen
Open the Georgia records that the map cannot answer
RecordsWater, wastewater and property evidence
Move from national screening into the state and local record systems.
State-specific riskGeorgia CUVA, Timber & Property-Tax Due Diligence for Land BuyersCheck Georgia conservation-use covenants, timber interests, county assessment records and tax risks before buying rural land.
Before closingTrack every unresolved itemKeep documents, calls, quotes and professional reports tied to your contingency dates.