Is Henry County the only County that has to face these new stormwater management requirements?
No, there are federally mandated requirements that affect governments nationwide. Currently in Georgia, 29 counties and 55 cities are new permittees. A short list of counties and cities in major urbanized areas that are currently under the state and federal stormwater mandates are: Counties – Bartow, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clarke, Columbia, Dade, Dougherty, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Glynn, Henry, Houston, Jones, Lee, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale, Walker and Walton Counties. Cities – Albany, Athens, Brunswick, Centerville, Chickamauga, Conyers, Douglasville, Fort Oglethorpe, Grovetown, Lookout Mountain, McDonough, Mountain Park, Payne, Rome, Rossville, Stockbridge, Vernonburg, Warner Robins, Winterville and Woodstock. More governments may be added in the future. Many cities and counties have had stormwater utilities in place for many years. Others are turning to utilities to provide stable and equitable funding to implement stormwater management activities, whether or not they are
