DeKalb County under investigation for sewage spill reports
Federal and state environmental authorities are investigating DeKalb County's failure to report sewage spills that dump waste into neighborhoods.
The county last month acknowledged underreporting sewage overflows, an admission that comes as it's in the middle of a $1.35 billion upgrade of water and sewer systems.
DeKalb fired a watershed manager and has hired a company to conduct an independent investigation of the extent of the issue.
Environmental advocates say they suspect sewage spill underreporting could be widespread across the county.
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