Welcome to DeKalb County’s Consent Decree Program website
The Department of Watershed Management’s (DWM) Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Division is committed to providing first-class service to the citizens and business owners of DeKalb County, and a key component of service is communication.
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. 
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
Media inquiries regarding the Consent Decree Program and its associated projects should be directed to:
1300 Commerce Drive Decatur, GA 30030
404-371-2000