DeKalb Passes Ordinance to Reduce Sewer Spills

Multifamily dwellings required to address private sewer overflows

The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) was established in 1942. The department currently services over 5,000 miles of water and wastewater pipes in the county system.  Major facilities operated and maintained by the department include the Scott Candler Treatment Plant, Pole Bridge Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, Snapfinger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant and the John A. Walker Memorial Pumping Station.