The Atlanta City Council today confirmed Greg Eyerly as the sixth Commissioner

of the Department of Watershed Management (DWM). Mayor Andre Dickens previously

selected Commissioner Eyerly, who assumed his new role on April 1, 2025.

A respected public servant with a strong commitment to the management, use, and

protection of water-based infrastructure, Commissioner Eyerly joins Atlanta from his recent

position as the Director for the City of Houston’s Department Water Division.

DWM oversees the City’s drinking water and wastewater systems and is currently managing

the $4 billion Clean Water Atlanta Program. This comprehensive overhaul of Atlanta’s water

and sewer infrastructure is a result of two federal consent decrees. Work on the first decree,

addressing the combined sewer system, was completed in 2007. The second amendment

to the first amended consent decree (Sanitary Sewer Overflow - SSO) is slated for

completion in 2027.

“We are focused on achieving long-term water security for the greater Atlanta area, which

includes ensuring consistently safe and reliable drinking water, effectively treating and

reclaiming wastewater to meet all state and federal standards and mitigating the impacts

of flooding and treating stormwater runoff,” stated Commissioner Eyerly. “A key priority is

also completing the consent decree related to immediate needs at our water reclamation

and treatment plants, while also promoting public awareness about the vital importance of

water to our community.”

Watch Commissioner Eyerly get hands on with a crew from the Office of Linear Operations

at https://youtu.be/DMPcAnkkxQg. Learn more about DWM at www.atlantawatershed.org

and connect with us on our social media platforms, including Facebook, X, Nextdoor, and

Instagram @ATLWatershed.