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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Relief is available for people whose businesses were forced to close when water mains broke across metro Atlanta in late May and early June.

Low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available, according to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS).

Businesses in Atlanta and 11 counties that were affected by the water main breaks from May 31 to June 6 are eligible to receive the loans. Those counties are:

Fulton

Carroll

Cherokee

Clayton

Cobb

Coweta

DeKalb

Douglas

Fayette

Forsyth

Gwinnett

The deadline to apply is April 10, 2025.

The SBA is also scheduled to open a “Business Recovery Center” to help with the application process. More information on the center will be released soon, GEMA/HS said.

You can apply for the low-interest loans at https://lending.sba.gov.

Applicants also can contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or 1-800-659-2955 for further assistance, GEMA/HS said.

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