Industrial Pretreatment

 
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JEA Industrial Pretreatment is responsible for the administration of the National Pretreatment Program in areas serviced by JEA-owned wastewater facilities. JEA has been recognized for its robust pollution prevention programs, community outreach efforts, and internal process improvements and controls leading to dramatic reductions in pollutant loadings to JEA Water Reclamation Facilities.


The National Pretreatment Program, which began in 1972 under the Clean Water Act, is a cooperative effort of federal, state and local environmental agencies. JEA’s Industrial Pretreatment program received the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water Act First Place Award for outstanding large IP program in 2007.

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Objectives of the National Pretreatment Program are accomplished through permitting and compliance activities at the local, state, and federal levels. Individual industrial facilities are regulated by the local control authorities, which are responsible for tracking compliance with applicable federal categorical and local regulations. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulates local Control Authorities Florida. The US EPA regulates state Industrial Pretreatment programs.

National Pretreatment Program Regulations

  • Protect Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) from pollutants that may interfere with plant operation
  • Prevent pollutants that may interfere with the processes of POTW or pass through the POTW untreated
  • Improve opportunities for the POTW to reuse wastewater and sludge that is generated

Local Regulations

Federal and State Regulations

Analytical Methods for the Pretreatment Program

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JEA honored the following companies at its Industrial Pretreatment Awards for achieving 100% environmental compliance in 2024. Congratulations to all the winners!

Environmental Stewardship Award - 1 Star

  • Malnove, Inc.
  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
  • Baptist Medical Center - South
  • Symrise, Inc.
  • Baptist Medical Center - Downtown
  • Kraft Heinz Food Company
  • Saft America, Inc.
  • Ashland Chemical Co.
  • Unifirst
  • United Site Services
  • Industrial Electronic Manufacturing
  • Oil 2 Energy, LLC

2 Stars

  • American Bottling Corporation
  • Coca Cola Beverages Florida, LLC
  • Flowers Baking Co. of Jacksonville, Inc.
  • Packaging Corporation of America
  • Pepsi-Cola
  • UF Health North Jacksonville

3 Stars

  • FMC Corporation
  • Johnson & Johnson Vision
  • Quala Services, LLC - Downtown
  • Roux Laboratories, Inc.
  • Wind River Environmental of Florida, LLC

4 Stars

  • Shaw's Family Seafood Co.
  • Swisher International, Inc.

Gold - 5 Stars

  • Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
  • Bacardi Bottling Corporation
  • Enkei America, Inc. Jacksonville Paint

6 Stars

  • Publix Super Markets, Inc.

7 Stars

  • Enkei America, Inc. - Production
  • Pan-Glo Florida

11 Stars

  • CSX Transportation - West Jacksonville Yard
  • Sunoco Jacksonville Terminals

13 Stars

  • BWC Terminals, LLC

14 Stars

  • CSX Transportation, Inc. Moncrief Yard

Emerald - 15 Stars

  • Owens Corning Fiberglass
  • CSX - Intermodel Terminal

18 Stars

  • Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC

Pollution Prevention

  • Fincantieri