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Consent Decree

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DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) is committed to protecting public health, safeguarding local waterways, and maintaining a reliable sewer system for generations to come. As part of this work, the County is operating under a Clean Water Act consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD).

This consent decree outlines required programs, system upgrades, and reporting milestones designed to strengthen the County’s sanitary sewer collection and transmission systems. Many of these improvements are already underway and support long-term compliance with federal and state water quality laws.

This page provides official consent decree documents, program details, and progress updates related to DeKalb County’s compliance activities.

Projects
Federal Program Details
Programs and Compliance Resources

The following consent decree programs support environmental protection, system reliability, and regulatory compliance:

Annual Reports
Semi-Annual Reports
Quarterly Reports

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