Watershed Management

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

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Timeline

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.

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Press Releases

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

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Videos

Coming Soon

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Media Contact

Media inquiries regarding the Consent Decree Program and its associated projects should be directed to:

Andrew Cauthen
Communications Manager
DeKalb County Government
(404) 371-2806 (o)
(470) 553-4408 (c)

acauthen@dekalbcountyga.gov

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Consent Decree Newsroom

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...