Environmental Incident Reporting

 JEA makes it a practice to keep the public informed of incidents that occur that may have impacted the environment. JEA will repair pipes or equipment, and clean up the area accordingly and report the event to the proper agencies. This page will contain all events that are reported to federal, state, or local agencies, as well as sanitary sewer overflow events that do not meet reportable pollution release requirements.  

Section 403.077, Florida Statutes, regarding public notification of pollution incidents, requires an operator of an installation at which a reportable pollution release occurred to provide a report to Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) within 24 hours after its discovery. FDEP will make available on its website all notices received.

Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO) for This Month 

A Sanitary Sewer Overflow occurs when sewage (or wastewater) overflows from the sewer collection system. This means that sewage has come out of a broken pipe, manhole or pump station, rather than staying within the collection pipes and being sent to the wastewater treatment plants. 

About Sanitary Sewer Overflows

SSO Events reported to the Florida Division of Emergency Management State Watch Office (SWO)

All releases that impact waters of the State, exceed 1,000 gallons in volume, or may cause a potential threat to public health or the environment will be called in to SWO within 24 hours.

• 11955 Walle Dr
  Jacksonville, FL 32246
  Sunday, December 1, 2024 @ 10:51 AM
  Estimated gallons released: 2000
  Action Taken: Lift station shut off. Recovered sewer from wet well to maintain system. Line repaired. Hydrated lime applied to affected areas. 
  Preliminary Cause: Broken
  
  
• 3600 SR 13 N
  Saint Johns, FL 32259
  Tuesday, December 3, 2024 @ 10:20 AM
  Estimated gallons released: 6000
  Action Taken: Recovered sewer.
  Preliminary Cause: Contractor Error
  
  
• 9612 San Jose Blvd
  Jacksonville, FL 32257
  Tuesday, December 3, 2024 @ 11:00 AM 
  Estimated gallons released: 60000
  Action Taken: Recovered sewer. Wash down road. Line repaired. Sampling began 12/4/24. 
  Preliminary Cause: Third Party
  
  
• 13050 Gran Bay Pkwy 
  Jacksonville, FL 32258
  Wednesday, December 4, 2024 @ 5:45 PM
  Estimated gallons released: 23000
  Action Taken: Road washed down. Sewer recovered from storm drain. Sampling began 12/5/24.
  Preliminary Cause: Blockage

• 9960 Atrium Way 
  Jacksonville, FL 32225
  Monday, December 9, 2024 @ 8:11 AM
  Estimated gallons released: 52,600
  Action Taken: Blockage was removed, and overflow was stopped. Sampling start 12/10/24. 
  Preliminary Cause: Blockage 

SSO Events Reported to Local Agencies (Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Northeast District, COJ-Environmental Quality Division)

All releases between 50-999 gallons are reported to local agencies.  

• Gladstone Ct & Cresthaven Pl
  Saint Johns, FL 32259
  Tuesday, December 17, 2024 @ 9:21 PM
  Estimated gallons released: 300
  Action Taken: Sewer recovered in catch basin.
  Preliminary Cause: Blockage

Minor SSO Events

JEA reviews all SSO events to determine cause and apply corrective action.  Minor events are those of less than 50 gallons that do not cause a potential threat to public health or the environment. Minor events do not require external reporting however, they will also be listed to provide transparency of all releases.

• None

Other Events Reported To The State Watch Office

• None
  

Events in Calendar Year 2024

• Environmental Pollution Incidents Archive