DeKalb County reported five sewer spills into waterways caused by soaking storms on Monday.
Four of the spills were loosely centered in Decatur around Glenwood Drive and Peachtree Road. The other was in Stone Mountain off Ponce de Leon Avenue, near the county watershed department building.
The spills affected Sugar Creek, Shoal Creek, South Fork Peachtree Creek and Cobbs Creek.
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The county’s official reports for these overflows indicate that most of the spills came from overwhelmed manholes.
Some parts of Atlanta got 5 inches of rain Monday, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton.
Sewer overflows and spills have plagued DeKalb, leading to problems for businesses and fines for the county imposed bystate and federal environmental agencies. DeKalb is in the midst of a decade-long infrastructure project to upgrade its water and sewer system.
“DeKalb County has experienced a long-standing problem of stormwater entering into the sewer system during heavy rainfall,” the county wrote when asked for comment.
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It added that DeKalb has invested $855,000 to upgrade its system and increase the number of flow monitors from about 100 units to 239.
The Monday reports said officials were still determining estimates for how much sewage made it into waterways.
You can report overflows and spills to the county’s 24-hour reporting phone line, 770-270-6243.
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