DeKalb County Watershed Management crews are cleaning and repairing 53 miles of main sewer lines, marking the first time the maintenance work has been undertaken in a half-century.
The driving motivation for the cleanup is a 2020 deadline,set under a 2011 Environmental Protection Agency consent decree, after numerous sewage spills.
Local business leaders say cleared sewer lines will not only help the environment, but also the economy.
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