Watershed Management

Scott Candler Water Treatment Plant 

The Scott Chandler Water Treatment Plant is the drinking water plant that serves DeKalb County. This plant was originally constructed in 1942 and named after the DeKalb County commissioner and visionary of the water system - Scott Candler. The original plant underwent 8 expansions over the years before the new plant was constructed in 2007.

Wastewater Retainage Credit Program

DeKalb County has adopted a new initiative that will allow residential and commercial customers to save money on their sewer service.

Backflow Prevention Stakeholder's Workshops for 2020

Thursday, March 5, 2020             10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Thursday, September 17, 2020   10:00 am - 12:00 pm

What is backflow?

On December 30, 2016 DeKalb County began releasing water and sewer statements that were previously withheld from mailing, as there was a concern of the validity of the data contained in the accounts.  Generally, these concerns are articulated as “exceptions.”

What are exceptions, and why did DeKalb flag them?

The following tables apply the current DeKalb County water and sewer rates to the average household usage as estimated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA estimates an average household uses 100 gallons of water per day, per person.  More info on these calculations can be found on the EPA's website.

No sewer charges are applied to customers who have septic tanks.  Actual usage will vary with individual consumption and conservation practices.