Sec. 22-20. Purposes.

   This article is adopted for the purposes of:

      (1)   Regulating certain land disturbing activity to control accelerated erosion and sedimentation in order to prevent the pollution of water and other damage to lakes, watercourses, and other public and private property by sedimentation; and

      (2)   Establishing procedures through which these purposes can be fulfilled.

(Code 1989, § 96.02)