Important Water Utilities Update for Anastasia Island
October 10, 2024, 11 a.m. – No Interruption to Water or Sewer Service After Hurricane Milton Severs Anastasia Island Wastewater Facility Sewer Main. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, heavy rains resulting from Hurricane Milton severed a major sewer main at the Anastasia Island Wastewater Facility. St. Johns County Utilities (SJCU) staff promptly responded to the site. St. Johns County assures residents that there was not and will not be any interruption to water or sewer services during this process. However, residents are urged to not fish or swim in the Intracoastal Waterway near State Road 312 until water quality testing is completed due to the sanitary sewer overflow.
Once storm conditions allowed, SJCU (SJCU) staff began addressing the situation around 6 a.m. today, Oct. 10. Crews successfully contained the sewer overflow in two stormwater ponds within the facility and manually pumped it directly into the wastewater treatment basins.
Around the same time, SJCU initiated emergency work with a local contractor available to respond. The immediate plan involves installing a temporary sewer main to bypass the sewer flow to the Anastasia Island Wastewater Facility. Crews will work around the clock to expedite the process. Once the temporary bypass is operational, staff will begin restoring the stormwater ponds to their normal operational state.
Following the temporary measures, SJCU will work with a contractor to install a permanent major sewer main to ensure long-term infrastructure integrity.
Call the Citizen Information Hotline at 904-824-5550 with any questions.
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