DeKalb County crews complete repairs at two water main breaks

DECATUR, GA— DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews have completed water main repairs at Greenwood Place and Electric Avenue.

Crews are onsite and working to repair water main breaks at the following locations:

• Rowland Road,
• I-85 and Shallowford
• Tucker Industrial Road and Florence Street
• Wildcat Road
• Rainbow Road

While these repairs are ongoing, customers may experience low to no water pressure.

To serve customers affected by these water main breaks, DeKalb County has opened four sites to distribute water.

Residents can pick up water at the following locations while supplies last:

County Line-Ellenwood Library

4331 River Road

Ellenwood, GA 30294

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Scott Candler Library 

1917 Candler Road

Decatur, GA 30032

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library

5234 LaVista Road

Tucker, GA 30084

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Exchange Park Recreation Center

2771 Columbia Drive

Decatur, GA 30034

8:00 pm – 9:00 am

A boil water advisory remains in effect for two areas of DeKalb County as described below:

• Area 1, which is south of Henderson Road, north of Rockbridge Road, east of I-285, and west of the DeKalb/Gwinnett County line
• Area 2, which is south of East College Avenue, north of Linecrest/County Line Road, east of City Atlanta border and west of I-285.

In an abundance of caution for our citizens and to protect the public from any potential health hazards, residents in the affected area are being asked to boil water for at least one minute after water comes to a rolling boil prior to drinking, cooking or preparing baby food.

This advisory is expected to be in place at least until further notice. The county will continue to send updates as information becomes available.

For more information, contact the DeKalb County Watershed Department at 770-270-6243.