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DeKalb outlines $4.27 billion CIP and weighs transmission-main options to reduce breaks
Summary
DeKalb County watershed officials described a $4.27 billion, 10-year capital improvement program tied to a 10-by-10 rate plan and presented alternatives for a major transmission-main upgrade, including a proposed 60-inch main and a cost-saving option to build two 48-inch mains instead.
DeKalb County watershed officials told the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee that a multi‑billion dollar, 10‑year capital improvement program (CIP) is intended to modernize aging water and sewer systems and reduce frequent pipeline breaks.
The department presented the CIP framework and finance model used to fund the program, including the county's 10-by-10 rate policy that provides predictable annual water and sewer adjustments. "The CIP includes more than $4,270,000,000 in capital projects during the 10 year period," staff said, with roughly $2.4 billion slated for wastewater projects and $1.9 billion for water projects.
Why it matters: Watershed leaders say the spending is meant to correct decades of underinvestment, replace hundreds of miles of aging pipe and reduce the service disruptions that have…
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