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City Manager Report
January 10, 2000
User Charge Survey; Attached for your information is a summary of a User Chazge
Survey prepared by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and dated
December, 1999. The survey listed user rates from 233 public and private waste water
systems as well as 293 public and private drinking water systems. Information for this
summary taken directly from the DEP survey includes the JEA and State average rates.
The rates for Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach, and Neptune Beach were ail prepared
by City staff because some inaccuracies were found in the DEP report.
Beach Water Sampling; Attached is the most recent beach water sampling report dated
12/28/99 compiled by the Florida Department of Health. Once again, all locations in the
Atlantic Beach area are rated "good."
Florida Times Union to lose local reporter; Cathy Cronover will leave the staff of the
Florida Times Union to take an editorial job with a newspaper in Fayetteville, North
Cazolina. The move is slated to take place at the end of the month. Cathy has done a
great job in fairly reporting issues related to the City of Atlantic Beach. No replacement
for her at the Florida Tunes Union has yet been named.
1999 WASTEWATER AND DRINKING WATER
USER CHARGE SURVEY
DRINKING WATER
CHARGES Zero
Gallons 5,000
Gallons 10,000
Gallons 15,000
Gallons 20,000
GaIlons
Atlantic Beach $ 5.37 $ 8.29 $ 15.59 $ 22.89 $ 30.19
Jacksonville Beach 6.84 17.09 29.74 42.39 81.14
Neptune Beach 3.38 7.13 12.78 18.43 25.93
J.E.A. * 1 9.30 13.76 17.59 22.88 28.50
State Average * 1 8.86 14.96 23.66 33.34 43.56
WASTEWATER
CHARGES Zero
Gallons 5,000
Gallons 10,000
Gallons 15,000
Gallons 20,000
Gallons
Atlantic Beach *2 $ 12.19 $ 18.43 $ 34.03 $ 43.39 $ 43.39
Jacksonville Beach 3.40 7.76 7.76 7.76 7.76
Neptune Beach 8.00 25.20 45.50 65.80 65.80
J.E.A. * 1 3.40 23.70 41.10 61.40 81.70
State Average * 1 11.37 22.00 33.70 41.78 48.22
* 1 -Prepared by Florida Department of Environmental Protection, December, 1999
*2 -Includes additional monthly charge of $1.84 for State Revenue Tax
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news release • news release • news release • news release • news release • news release
Contact: Patricia Frank RN, Public Information Officer
phane:630-3254 fax: 798-4669
OUTLOOK QF WATER QUALITY
{1228-99)
The Beach Water Sampling and Public Notification Study was developed by the Florida Department of
Health and the Duval County Health Department in conjunction with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA}. The study's purpose is to determine levels of bacteria in the surf Dry and
wet weather conditions will be analyzed between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000. Bacterial data from
this study will be combined with rainfall data from sampling events to develop a correlation between
the amount of rainfall and increases in bacterial levels. This research is based on the amount
Enterococci bacteria found per 100 ml of marine water.
According to the EPA studies on bacteria, the density of the Lrttcrcuc~ci .rp bacteria as an indicator
group in seawater shows the best relationship to swimming-associated gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis
illnesses were significantly associated with polluted water and did show a functional relationship to
water quality measured with this bacterial indicator. For more information on this study contact
Patricia Frank, RN, Public Information Officer, at 630-3254.
Wnlcr Ra.-tm~ia
Testing /\tea Site Location Tem . (;punt Water ualily
l . N.Little Talbot lsland 1 mile nort}t of Sawpit Boardwalk 55 _ < 4 Good _
2. S.Little Talbot Island 5awpit Boardwalk 55 < 4 Good
3. Hu uen
of Park Ocean Beaeli Access 56 < 4 Good
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4. I~anna Park Wonderwoodltd. Access Ramp 56 < 4 Good
5. Seminole Beach Seminole Rd. (n; 19 St. ~ ~^ SS < 4 Good
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6.
N. Atlantic Beach 15 St Access (a~ Ocean 56 ~ < 4 Govd
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7. S. •Atlan_tie Beach Atlantic }31vc1. Access lu_i Occxn _
56 < 4 Good
8. Ne tune B
tech Hopkins St. (c~ Ocean 56 4 Govd
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9. N. Jacksonville Beach Beach Blvd. Access ~i Ocean 55 < 4 Good
10. S. Jacksonvil le Beach __
3U~ Avc. S_ Access rr~. Ocean SS < 4 Govd
Samples taken bi-wccb;ly at a tlvee-foot depth in marine wat~•r of high uge public areas.
Tw~nlydottr hvurv incuhatian is requir~l for bact~zia testing.
Explanation of water quality:
GOOD = U_34 fsntcrutuccus sp per 100 ml of marine water
MODERATE = 35-103 Enteroeoccus sp per 1 t)0 tnl pf ttizritte water
POOR = l U4 or Greater ~'nterococcus ,sp per 1 t}U tnl of marine water
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Duval County Health Department
Public Information Otiice • 51 S WCSt Sixth Streit • Jacksonville, Florida + 32206-4397. (9U4) 630-3254
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