DeKalb County and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told U.S. District Judge Steven Grimberg on Thursday that it’s replacing a 15-year-old agreement with the federal government over the county’s sewage spills.
The agreement — called a consent decree — outlines decades of upgrades to the county’s sewage infrastructure. It has major influence over county operations — the agreement undergirds the county’s long-term planning, what projects it prioritizes and picks for funding, and drives policy goals.
The consent decree came from a settlement between DeKalb County and the U.S. EPA back in 2011, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Georgia Environmental Protection Division over its failing sewage infrastructure.
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