Prosecutors recommend approval of DeKalb’s new sewer consent decree

Aug 6, 2021

https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/prosecutors-recommend-approval-of-dekalbs-new-sewer-consent-decree/AF23AGGSS5HCVOKE2UBK7FFBY4/

Federal and state prosecutors have recommended approval of the new, billion-dollar legal agreement that would guide much-needed sewer fixes in DeKalb County, calling the proposed arrangement “fair, reasonable, and consistent with the Clean Water Act.”

The recommendation was filed in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta on Tuesday, nearly a year after DeKalb and environmental regulators reached an initial consent decree — and just a few weeks after Judge Steven D. Grimberg chided prosecutors for taking too long to review the case.

It’s now up to Grimberg to decide if the renegotiated agreement should be implemented. A timeframe for that decision is unclear.

DeKalb officials declined to comment on the prosecutors’ vote of support because it is considered part of pending litigation.