Atlanta Forward: Quality of life

Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management has been under the gun recently for a variety of reasons: internal thefts, missing water meters, inventory lapses and exorbitant raises (later rescinded by Mayor Kasim Reed). Today, my column focuses on how Atlanta residents are taxing the system themselves — by flushing cleaning wipes down their drains. An industry leader writes about how manufacturers are trying to help. In our third, unrelated column, a former prison inmate discusses the inadequate medical treatment given to incarcerated women, the subject of a recent AJC investigation.