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.
Information Regarding Reported Pollution Incidents
On July 1, 2017, Section 403.077, Florida Statutes, regarding public notification of pollution incidents went into effect. The Statute 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.
- 3677 Newcastle Creek Dr
Jacksonville, FL 32218
Duval County
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 @ 11:00 PM
Estimated gallons spilled: 500
Action Taken: Blockage removed. Washed down and disinfected area. Recovered wash water. Recovered water from Newcastle Creek
Preliminary Cause: Blockage - 474328 SR 200 (corner SR200 & Old Nassauville Rd)
Yulee, FL 32097
nassau County
Monday, July 15, 2019 @ 9:50 PM
Estimated gallons spilled: 30000
Action Taken: 12 loads removed at 2500gal per load, hydrated lime applied
Preliminary Cause: Contractor Error - Hedrick St & Talbot St
Jacksonville, FL
Duval County
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 @ 4:07 AM
Estimated gallons spilled: 100
Action Taken: Unable to recover
Preliminary Cause: Pipe Failure
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.
- No current Local Reportable SSO
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.
- No minor SSO events
Other Events Reported To The State Watch Office
- 220 Davis Pond Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32259
Duval County
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 @ 4:30 AM
Estimated gallons spilled: 400
Action Taken: Leak was stopped after hypochlorite alarm went off.
Preliminary Cause: Equipment Failure
Events in Calendar Year 2019
Archived Environmental Pollution Incidents (PDF)
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Sanitary Sewer Overflows
A Sanitary Sewer Overflow is when sewage (or wastewater) overflows from the sewer collection system and can happen for a number of reasons.
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Compliance and Reporting
We all want reliable and reasonably priced utility services. And while we strive to do our best to meet your needs, JEA must meet the environmental requirements of multiple governing agencies at the federal, state and local levels that control the production and operations activities of our water, sewer and electric business.