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.

• 204 Century 21 Dr
  Jacksonville, FL 32216
  10/03/2026 @ 4:00 PM
  Estimated gallons released: 200
  Action Taken: Operations notified days later, problem fixed itself. Preventative maintenance will come out and complete further corrective actions. Sampling began 10/5/26.
  Preliminary Cause: TBD
  
  
• 3120 Emerson St
  Jacksonville, FL 32207
  10/07/2026 @ 9:21 AM
  Estimated gallons released: 255,041
  Action Taken: Pipe replaced. Sewer recovered. Washed down impacted areas. Spread lime. Sampling began 10/9/26.
  Preliminary Cause: Broken
  
  
• 2405 Hugh Edwards Dr
  Jacksonville, FL 32210
  10/07/2026 @ 8:45 PM
  Estimated gallons released: 110,600
  Action Taken: Pipe repaired. Sewer recovered. Washed down impacted areas. Sampling began 10/9/26.
  Preliminary Cause: Broken
  
  
• 7932 Southside Blvd
  Jacksonville, FL 32256
  10/08/2026 1:08 PM
  Estimated gallons released: 172,956
  Action Taken: Valve turned off and ARV replaced. Sewer recovered from manhole, ditch, and storm drain. Washed down impacted areas. Spread lime.  Sampling began 10/9/2026.
  Preliminary Cause: Failed ARV
  
  
• 11001 Pritchard Rd
  Jacksonville, FL 32219
  10/09/2026 9:15 AM
  Estimated gallons released: TBD 
  Action Taken: Blockage removed. Bypass pump set up to prevent further sewer releases. Sewer recovered on land, and stormwater conveyance channel. Washed down impacted areas. Spread lime. Sampling begins 10/10/26.
  Preliminary Cause: Cave In
  
  
  

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.  

• 1647 E 16th st 
  Jacksonville, FL 32206
  10/02/2026 @ 10:30 AM
  Estimated gallons released:100
  Action Taken: Blockage cleared, washed down impacted areas. No waterways impacted
  Preliminary Cause: Blockage 
   
• 600 N Main st 
  Jacksonville, FL 32202
  10/02/2026 @ 11:15 AM
  Estimated gallons released: 50 
  Action Taken: Blockage cleared, washed down impacted area. No waterways impacted
  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.

• 4832 N Main St
  Jacksonville, FL 32206
  10/05/2026 10:40 AM
  Estimated gallons released: 5
  Action Taken: Line cleared. Sewer recovered. Impacted areas washed down. No waterways impacted. 
  Preliminary Cause: Equipment Failure

Other Events Reported To The State Watch Office

• 5671 Seaboard Ave
  Jacksonville, FL 32244
  10/07/2026 3:00 AM
  Estimated gallons released: 12
  Action Taken: Transformer replaced. Boom placed in drainage ditch. Contractor placed more boom and will properly discard them. Will monitor vegetation and parking lot for staining. 
  Preliminary Cause: Equipment Failure
  
  

Events in Calendar Year 2026

• Environmental Pollution Incidents Archive