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This resolution urges the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and DeKalb County government to address persistent sewage pollution and spills, particularly in predominantly Black "nonpriority" areas of the county. The resolution highlights a disparity in treatment between North and South DeKalb, with South DeKalb experiencing disproportionate environmental challenges that compromise residents' health and well-being. Specifically, the resolution calls for immediate and comprehensive actions to fix and eliminate sewage pollution, establish a definitive timeline for resolution through a consent decree, and ensure equitable treatment of South DeKalb by allocating similar resources and priority as those given to North DeKalb. Additionally, the resolution directs the House of Representatives' Clerk to distribute copies of the resolution to the relevant government agencies and officials, emphasizing the importance of addressing these environmental and social equity concerns.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69317