Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance Programs

Over the last several years DeKalb County has commenced a number of wastewater collection and transmission system Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance (CMOM) programs associated with the consent decree.

Program Overviews

DeKalb County Consent Decree: A Historical Perspective

DeKalb County’s sewer system is one of the largest and oldest in the Southeast United States. The system spans more than 2,600 miles of sewer lines and a large portion of the system is over 50 years old. As the County grows, the maintenance of the sanitary sewer system has become an enormous task. Over time the system experienced sewer spills, for which are prohibited by federal law. 

2024

June

      June 3 - 4 p.m. update - DeKalb Crews Complete Repairs to Water Main in Nichols Lane Area

                   Repairs to a broken six-inch-diameter water main

      June 3 - DeKalb Crews Repairing Broken Water Main on Nichols Lane

Coming Soon

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The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management is set to begin a comprehensive, multi=phased "Priority Area Sewer Assessment and Rehabilitation Program" (PASARP) to assess and rehabilitate sewer lines throughout the County. This compliance effort is the largest assessment and rehabilitation project the County is required to perform under its Consent Decree Program. Read more...

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Superior Ave Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase II (ID 14-100403)

The DeKalb County consent decree mandates that the County implement a Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Management Program. The leading cause of the sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) that prompted the audit of the County’s sanitary sewer system performed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the buildup of FOG in the sewer system’s pipes.

FOG is composed of animal and vegetable fats and oils used to prepare food.

Clean Water Act – The primary federal law that governs water pollution throughout the United States of America.