DeKalb County Stormwater Utility Credit Program
The program may support one of these project types: Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, or Fix Yard Drainage and Reduce Flood or Sewer-Backup Risk.
- Run by
- DeKalb County Department of Public Works, Roads and Drainage
- Service area
- Developed properties in unincorporated DeKalb County and the City of Stonecrest that pay the county stormwater utility fee.
Program at a glance
- Benefit
- Maximum credit: 40%. Credit components: four 10% performance credits. 2025 single ERU annual fee: $120.00. Implied single ERU maximum annual savings: $48.00.
- Who
- Developed properties in unincorporated DeKalb County and the City of Stonecrest that pay the county stormwater utility fee.
- Where
- Developed properties in unincorporated DeKalb County and the City of Stonecrest that pay the county stormwater utility fee.
- Qualifying project
- The program may support one of these project types: Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, or Fix Yard Drainage and Reduce Flood or Sewer-Backup Risk.
Quick check
Do the main rules appear to fit?
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The finished result
What project qualifies?
This program may support more than one approved project route. The program’s plan and written decision control which route applies to the property.
An approved planted feature slows, stores, filters, or infiltrates runoff on the property. Impervious pavement is removed or replaced with an approved surface and base that lets water pass through. An approved project reduces runoff, standing water, basement flooding, sewer backup, or repeated flood loss.
Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard
An approved planted feature slows, stores, filters, or infiltrates runoff on the property.
See the full project guide →Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio
Impervious pavement is removed or replaced with an approved surface and base that lets water pass through.
See the full project guide →Fix Yard Drainage and Reduce Flood or Sewer-Backup Risk
An approved project reduces runoff, standing water, basement flooding, sewer backup, or repeated flood loss.
See the full project guide →What the project may require
A product can be one part of the work. The approved project, timing, design, and proof control.
Complete the approved property project
requiredCreates the finished outcome the program supports.
The program may support one of these project types: Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, or Fix Yard Drainage and Reduce Flood or Sewer-Backup Risk.
Official path: official page
How to apply or check the program
- 1
Confirm the property
Verify the service area, account, ownership, applicant, and property type with DeKalb County Department of Public Works, Roads and Drainage.
- 2
Open the current official program source
Use the official program link below.
- 3
Collect the before-project evidence
Property and owner information. Engineering or facility documentation showing eligible performance level. Maintenance commitment.
- 4
Get approval when required
This record does not require program preapproval, but purchase, pickup, account, permit, or maintenance rules may still apply.
- 5
Complete only the approved scope
Keep design changes and material substitutions in writing.
- 6
Submit the completion package
Ongoing maintenance records and compliance information when requested.
Details to confirm
- March 31 is the billing-year deadline.
- The four credits are performance tiers, not four material purchases.
- The current $120.00 single-ERU fee makes the typical residential maximum only about $48.00 per year.
Examples that do not qualify
- Buying gravel, soil, mulch, or another product by itself does not create eligibility.
Questions people ask
Is this a rebate for buying gravel or another material?
No. The program supports the qualifying property project described above. A material purchase matters only when it serves the approved design and follows the program’s payment rules.
Can I start before applying?
This record does not require program preapproval, but purchase, pickup, account, permit, or maintenance rules may still apply.
Does appearing eligible guarantee funding?
No. Current status, funding, ranking, inspection, and final approval can still affect the outcome.
Who decides whether a material substitution qualifies?
The program or its designated designer. Ask DeKalb County Department of Public Works, Roads and Drainage to approve the exact substitute in writing before ordering.
Last verified 8/11/26
Official sources
Use these official sources for current rules, availability, and application details.
- DeKalb County Stormwater Utility Credit Program official source 1 — dekalbcountyga.gov
- DeKalb County Stormwater Utility Credit Program official source 2 — dekalbcountyga.gov
- DeKalb County Stormwater Utility Credit Program official source 3 — atlantaregional.org
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