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Stormwater Management Units

Cobb County Water System’s Stormwater Management Division is organized into four sections.  There are 27 positions allocated to this Division including engineers, inspectors, and project managers.

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Chastain Meadows basin
Basin Planning

Basin Planning is the section of CCSWM responsible for performing storm drainage design; in concert with the Operations and Maintenance Section, compiling the comprehensive countywide storm drainage structure inventory database; updating and expanding countywide floodplain mapping; and preparing long-term comprehensive basin-wide stormwater management capital improvement master plans for Cobb County.  

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Orange drain pipes laid side-by-side in a row of 9
Operations

The Operations Section of the Stormwater Management Division is responsible for maintaining stormwater infrastructure in unincorporated Cobb County, which has been formally dedicated to and accepted by Cobb County for perpetual maintenance.

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hands on a planning map with a yellow hard-hat
Plan Review

Plan Review is one of the two regulatory sections of the Stormwater Management Division.  

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Street stormwater drain
Water Quality (Stormwater Environmental Compliance)

Cobb County Stormwater Management Water Quality Section monitors, inspects, and responds to a variety of industrial, commercial, and residential issues that have the potential to impact the water quality of stormwater.