FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 27, 2014
DEP FUNDS EXTENSION OF NEARLY 2
MILES OF WATER MAIN IN JACKSONVILLE
~DEP partners with city of
Jacksonville to transition well users to water mains~
TALLAHASSEE – In an effort to
encourage commercial development and to improve water service along U.S.1, the
city of Jacksonville is constructing water main extensions from Borden Street
to Trout River Boulevard. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is
providing $100,000 to aid the city in this endeavor. The city of Jacksonville
is investing $2.15 million.
“I am pleased DEP can help
fund the extension of nearly two miles of water mains,” said DEP Secretary
Herschel T. Vinyard Jr. “This project will improve current water service to the
area people and businesses along the corridor.”
Residents and businesses
along the project corridor currently rely on wells for water. This project will
involve the construction of 1.6 miles of water-main extensions in three
segments in order to connect the segments of water mains already in the
location.
This project is anticipated
to be completed in June 2016.
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