Septic tanks are not a very glamorous topic.  Few people who have them, and even fewer who don't, probably give them little to no thought unless they fail or malfunction.  When they do malfunction, it can cause a smelly, unsightly and sometimes expensive mess.  When several continually fail throughout a neighborhood, not only are homeowners inconvenienced, but the environment is threatened as well.

The Duval County Health Department, along with the city's Environmental Resource Management Department, compiled a list of neighborhoods around Duval County that suffer from continually failing septic systems.  Chapter 751 of Jacksonville's Code of Ordinances provides the guidelines that the agencies used to determine and rank the areas on the list.

The BJP included $75 million to remediate (phase out) the top six nuisance areas:

Pernecia - complete

Murray Hill - complete

Lake Forest - complete

Scott Mill Hill -  complete

Glynlea - complete

Oakwood Villas - under construction

For more information about the projects listed above, visit JEA's Web site or call JEA Project Outreach at 665-7500.

If you would like information about extending either water or sanitary sewer lines in a neighborhood outside of the six in the BJP program, please contact Deborah Ball with the Water and Sewer Expansion Authority at 665-7024 or send an e-mail.