Public water system record
Dekalb County
Serves Stonecrest, Tucker, Dunwoody and 18 more places, DeKalb County, GA · 743,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Dekalb County in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Dekalb County draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 2007, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 155,835 unknown out of 213,957 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for Dekalb County go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Dekalb County draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has emergency connections to Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources and Atlanta. 1 other community water system buys water from Dekalb County. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Dekalb County.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources Lawrenceville, GA
- Atlanta Atlanta, GA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Henry County Water Authority Jackson, GA
Annual water quality report
Dekalb County must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Georgia.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells