Stormwater Information
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) re-issued the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit on June 11, 2019 for our Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) in accordance with the Federal Clean Water Act and the Georgia Water Quality Control Act.
The permit and other information are available for review at 4220 International Parkway, Suite 101, Atlanta, Georgia 30354, between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:00PM, Monday thru Friday and in the City Hall library during normal business hours.
Established in 1999, the City's Stormwater Utility is responsible for the maintenance and upgrades to the stormwater system including pipes, culverts, inlets, manholes, headwalls, flumes, concrete channels and related appurtenances. It is also responsible for the enforcement of environmental regulations, and for the City's compliance with Clean Water Act requirements and other environmental regulations related to stormwater.
A Stormwater Master Plan study, completed in 2004, inventoried the extent of and analyzed the performance of the overall stormwater system. It also assessed the condition of the existing system and made recommendations for necessary maintenance and upgrades to the aging infrastructure. The master plan also addresses required and recommended capital improvements to upgrade the capacity of the system where necessary. An update to this Plan is on-going.
The Utility's long-term goal is to implement the Stormwater Master Plan recommendations, provide on-going maintenance and provide for system upgrades subject to funding availability.
The Stormwater Utility has stepped up maintenance efforts and undertaken several construction projects to maintain and improve the existing system over the last three years. Small repairs and upgrades that do not require heavy or specialized equipment are performed by in-house crews; however, larger projects are bid on and contracted out. A sampling of improvement projects completed are:
Watershed Association's efforts to develop revised environmental regulations for the 16-county region. Environmental regulations are intended to reduce pollutants entering the streams and are applicable to new development and redevelopment during and after construction. Enforcement of the regulations is performed by the Stormwater Utility.
This marker shown is being affixed to every stormwater inlet location where illegal dumping can occur. Over 500 markers have been installed so far throughout the City.
Seven new ordinances have been adopted in the City Code of Ordinances.
Part III – Code of Ordinances
