Press Releases

DeKalb to Host Breast Cancer Run/Walk on Oct. 19

New route contains no hills; early registration discount extended

DECATUR, Ga.— There is a new route that contains no hills for DeKalb County’s fourth annual Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk.…

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw Announces Refugee Career Summit 2019

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw has partnered with several local organizations to present the fourth annual Refugee Career Summit on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, from 11…

DeKalb County Boil Water Advisory Update: CEO Thurmond Directs After Action Review

Independent analysis to evaluate power outage, boil water advisory response

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has authorized an after action review to evaluate the DeKalb County…

City of Dunwoody Boil Water Advisory Lifted: County water supply safe for consumption

DeKalb County’s boil water advisory for the city of Dunwoody has been lifted. Authorities have confirmed that the water supply in all areas of the county is safe for consumption without boiling.

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DeKalb Boil Water Advisory Update: This update is in response to media and citizen inquiries.

City of Dunwoody Sampling Process

 

Initial testing conducted on Sept. 15, 2019,  by the DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management determined that there was no E.coli present at…

Media Advisory: DeKalb to Provide Boil Water Advisory Update at 11 a.m.

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DeKalb County Government will provide a written update about the boil water advisory that remains in effect for the city of Dunwoody. The update will describe the sampling process protocol that…

Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Most of DeKalb County City of Dunwoody still under advisory

DeKalb County’s boil water advisory has been lifted for all areas of DeKalb, except for the city of Dunwoody.
Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and the DeKalb County Department of…

UPDATE: DeKalb Watershed Completes Collecting Water Samples after Boil Water Advisory Issued

The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management has completed collecting the required water samples to determine whether the county’s water supply is safe for consumption without boiling.
After…

DeKalb Watershed Sampling Water after Boil Water Advisory Issued

The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management is collecting water samples to determine whether there are harmful contaminants in the water supply.

DeKalb County issued a boil water advisory…

Heavy Thunderstorms Lead to Boil Water Advisory for DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga.—The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management is issuing a boil water advisory for the entire county.

Heavy thunderstorms affecting Scott Candler Water Treatment Plant in north…