This agreement provides funding in the amount of $6,752,972.00 to the city of jacksonville, florida to construct sanitary sewer systems that will provide central sewer service to an estimated 495…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a Congressionally Mandated Projects (CFDA 66.202) cooperative agreement totaling $6.75 million to the City of Jacksonville, Florida on September 1, 2025, for the construction and implementation of sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements. The project will deliver a complete gravity sewer collection system with two submersible pump stations and force main piping to provide central sewer service to approximately 495 parcels in the Christobel neighborhood. The award includes execution of a septic tank phase-out initiative designed to abandon existing septic systems currently serving the project area.

The anticipated outcomes of this infrastructure project include the elimination of approximately 310 septic systems, resulting in measurable reductions in bacteriological and nutrient loading to the St. Johns River and its tributaries. Additionally, the project will provide critical infrastructure to support future development in the designated service area and ensure reliable central sewer service to all 495 project parcels. The cooperative agreement is scheduled for completion by July 31, 2028, with no subawards identified in the assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding in the amount of $6,752,972.00 to the city of jacksonville, florida to construct sanitary sewer systems that will provide central sewer service to an estimated 495 parcels as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act. Activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and implementation of a septic tank phase out project to abandon existing septic tanks. Workplan activities consist of the construction of the central sewer system improvements. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the construction of a complete gravity sewer collection system with two submersible pump stations and force main piping, and central sewer service to the project area. The expected outcomes include the abandonment of approximately 310 septic systems with resultant reductions in bacteriological and nutrient loading to the ST. Johns river and tributaries, provide infrastructure that will support future development, and provide central sewer service to a total of 495 parcels. The intended beneficiaries include the residents of the christobel neighborhood in the city of jacksonville in the state of florida.