Boil Water Advisory Remains in Effect for Parts of DeKalb

DeKalb crews onsite to repair water main breaks in several neighborhoods

A boil water advisory remains in effect for two areas of DeKalb County as described below:

• Area 1, which is south of Henderson Road, north of Rockbridge Road, east of I-285, and west of the DeKalb/Gwinnett County line
• Area 2, which is south of East College Avenue, north of Linecrest/County Line Road, east of City Atlanta border and west of I-285.

In an abundance of caution for our citizens and to protect the public from any potential health hazards, residents in the affected area are being asked to boil water for at least one minute after water comes to a rolling boil prior to drinking, cooking or preparing baby food. 

This advisory is expected to be in place at least until further notice. The county will continue to send updates as information becomes available.

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to repair nine water main breaks at the following locations:

• Greenwood Place, Decatur
• Electric Ave, Decatur
• East Ponce De Leon, Scottdale
• West Hampton Circle, Tucker
• Hammond Drive, Dunwoody
• Hardee Ave, Chamblee
• Rowland Road, Stone Mountain
• I-85 and Shallowford
• Tucker Industrial Road and Florence Street, Tucker

DeKalb crews are onsite to assess and begin working to repair the broken water lines.

For more information, contact the DeKalb County Watershed Department at 770-270-6243.