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JEA headquarters is at 225 N. Pearl St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 24, 2025

JEA board approves one-time $40M bump in contribution to city coffers

JEA’s budget next year will include a $178 million contribution to the city’s general fund.…

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A JEA wastewater treatment plant on Jacksonville's Eastside. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 21, 2024

PHOTO ESSAY | What happens after Jacksonville flushes

In Jacksonville, flushing the toilet is the beginning of a journey to the St. Johns River. Before it becomes one…

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A JEA worker digs down to inspect a waterline. | JEA
June 21, 2024

JEA widens hunt for lead water pipes

JEA is carrying out new federal guidelines to eradicate lead contamination that could cause serious health problems.…

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The St. Johns River Water Management District wants to collect water from this spot on Black Creek near the Florida 16 bridge. The water would be piped to Keystone Heights. | St. Johns Riverkeeper
July 20, 2022

OPINION | Think you can’t fight City Hall? Remember the Red Shirts

There is a lot of frustration with government these days. Inflation and the lingering effects of the pandemic have many…

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Bobby Dollison has been maintaining two wells that provide clean drinking water from the Florida aquifer to a few dozen American Beach residents. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
May 1, 2022

Independent Florida water providers are shutting down. American Beach’s doesn’t want to be next.  

Construction will begin soon on a new water and sewer system in American Beach, the historically African American community in…