Decatur Schools Make Decision on Friday Classes

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All schools in the City Schools of Decatur system will be in session Friday, Jan. 16, since water pressure has been restored following a water main break.

School officials received the following message from the DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management:

“At this time we have achieved the needed isolation of the large line and are making the final repair on it. The main system has been pressured back up to meet the needs of our public and should not pose an issue during the repair. We should be back to normal within 48 hours once the repair is completed, we have made sure the water quality is acceptable in that line and placed the line back in service.”

Students were sent home from City Schools of Decatur after lunch Thursday because of a water main break at South Columbia and Parkhill Drive outside the city.

All eight schools in the Decatur school system had low water pressure or no water at all. School officials sent kids home because the school bathrooms did not work Thursday, reported WABE.

Water pressure was affected in parts of Decatur, Avondale and other areas in DeKalb County as crews worked to repair the water main break.

Decatur City officials say there has been no order to boil water while repairs are made to the 36-inch water main. Officials say the pipe, which is over 40 years old, is scheduled to be replaced under the county’s $1.35 billion CIP plans.

Other areas affected by the break include Atlanta, Clarkston and Scottdale.