In collaboration with EPA and other Decentralized Wastewater Partnership members, USDA Rural Development is excited to announce SepticSmart week from September 16-20, 2024, as well as the Agency’s continued commitment to its mission of providing clean and reliable wastewater solutions to rural America.
Fifty years ago, Jacksonville dumped 15 million gallons of raw sewage and 90 million gallons of
industrial waste into the St. Johns River – every day – and thought nothing of it.
Let’s work together to phase out failing septic tanks in Riverview and across Jacksonville, Florida!
JEA, one of the largest public power utilities in the United States, is working with the City of Jacksonville to replace failing septic tanks throughout Jacksonville, Florida. The effort is a part of a broad coalition to help reduce the amount of harmful nutrients that often find their way into the St. Johns River and other local waterways. The program was approved by the Jacksonville City Council on August 23, 2016 and involves installation of new water and sewer services in designated areas of our community. Learn more about the septic tank program at https://jea.fyi/3Q6KP80. The Jacksonville Electric Authority is the main source of electric, water, sewer and reclaimed water services to customers throughout Northeast Florida.
Property owners must complete a Temporary Construction Easement that gives contractors or government entities temporary access to a private property for construction. TCEs are usually temporary and can last from a few weeks to several months. Property owners retain ownership rights during a TCE and can continue to use the property for non-interfering purposes as long as it doesn’t hinder the construction
She said flood water was inside her house and it hasn’t been that bad since Hurricane Irma in 2017.
“I am thinking that we need help,” Thomas said. “This hasn’t just happened before, it looks like they would’ve tried to do something. I know that they tell you that you have to keep calling and calling and calling.”
The individual neighborhoods will need to reach a 70% ownership participation threshold for the project to move forward. View an example of the document property owners must complete to participate in the program. Once that threshold is met, the project will then be designed/engineered, bid and constructed prior to any service connections being made. The physical connections to the JEA system will be several years away.
View an example of the document property owners must complete to participate in the program.
Before any work begins, customers residing within identified future Septic Tank Phase Out areas will be contacted directly by the COJ and JEA. We will (by mail and email) send invitations to an informational neighborhood meeting and will send multiple letters outlining the program. In other words, we will contact you.
To learn more visit www.jea.com/septic-tank or attend a community project meeting. You may also contact Project Outreach at (904) 665-7500 or email at projectoutreach@jea.com to sign program documents for the septic tank phase out. Click here to support Septic Tank Phase Out in your neighborhood.
