JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — JEA recognized several Jacksonville businesses on Thursday for reaching 100% environmental compliance in its annual Industrial Pretreatment Awards ceremony.
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JEA honored Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC, for achieving 15 years of 100% environmental compliance on June 9. Evoqua is the first Jacksonville company to reach 15 consecutive years since JEA began its industrial pretreatment recognition program.
In all, JEA recognized 27 Northeast Florida companies in 2021.
Each year, JEA honors local companies that help protect the St. Johns River, designated in 1999 as one of the 10 most beautiful and historic rivers in the nation, and JEA relies on its partners to help preserve this valuable resource.
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In addition to Evoqua, JEA also recognized the following companies:
● Owens Corning Fiberglass
● Whitewave, Inc. - Extraction Facility
● CSX - Intermodal Terminal
● CSX Transportation, Inc. - Moncrief Yard
● BWC Terminals, LLC
● CSX Transportation - West Jacksonville Yard
● Sunoco Jacksonville Terminals
● Water Recovery, LLC
● American Coolair Corp.
● Kraft Heinz Company, Maxwell House Coffee
● Enkei America, Inc.
● Kraft Heinz
● Pan-Glo Florida
● Saft America, Inc.
● American Bottling Corporation
● American Technical Ceramics
● Anchor Glass
● Pepsi-Cola
● Publix Super Markets, Inc.
● Anheuser - Busch, Inc.
● Bacardi Bottling Corporation
● Enkei America, Inc. - Jacksonville Paint
● Metal Container Corp.
● UniFirst Corp.
● Shaw’s Family Seafood Co.
● Swisher International, Inc
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JEA is responsible for the administration of the National Pretreatment Program in areas serviced by JEA-owned wastewater facilities. According to a news release, the company has been recognized for its robust pollution prevention programs, community outreach efforts, as well as internal process improvements and controls leading to reductions in pollutants to owned water reclamation facilities.
The National Pretreatment Program, which began in 1972 under the Clean Water Act, is a cooperative effort between federal, state and local environmental agencies.
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