For more EQD information, please contact:
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - sso@coj.net
Erosion & Sediment Control - esc@coj.net
Discharges to stormwater systems - npdes@coj.net
Air, Odors and Noise - airresponse@coj.net
Asbestos Inquiries - asbestos@coj.net

For JEPB Information, please contact:
James Richardson
epb@coj.net
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Jacksonville.gov - JEPB Rulemaking
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Overview

The Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board has been given authority to promulgate and adopt local environmental rules pursuant to Chapter 360.108, Municipal Ordinance Code. The rules are adopted from state and federal regulations or based upon studies and best management practices. All rules are presented at a public hearing with participation of affected parties or industries.

Periodically the JEPB may undertake the rulemaking process to create new rules or update existing ones. In order to do so, opportunities will be provided for the public to review proposed language and offer comments. Rulemaking announcements are made below. For copies of the proposed changes, please contact JEPB staff. Email staff here.   


Upcoming Rulemaking

The JEPB will undertake rulemaking to update JEPB Rule 3 - Water Pollution.  

The JEPB Water Committee will review and discuss the proposed rule changes during their meeting to be held on Monday, August 24, 2026, at 4:30 pm.  The meeting will be held in Conference Room 5016 on the 5th floor of the Ed Ball Building.  There will be a public hearing and rulemaking at the monthly meeting to be held on Monday, September 21, 2026 at 5 pm.  Any and all members of the general public are invited to be heard at the August 24, 2026, committee meeting and the September 21, 2026, public hearing by personal appearance or written comment.  Written comments should be addressed to Adam Hoyles, Chair, Environmental Protection Board, at 214 North Hogan Street, Fifth Floor, Jacksonville, FL, 32202, and must be received no later than September 18, 2026.

Table of Changes to Rule 3

Proposed JEPB Rule 3 - Water Pollution

Past Significant Rulemaking

JEPB Rule 1 - Organization Procedure and Practice - April 2026

Modifications were made to JEPB Rule 1 to add an Administrative Hearing process for abandoned vessels.  This authority was delegated to the JEPB with the City Council approval of Ordinance 2025-432.

JEPB Rule 3 - Water Pollution  -  April 2022

Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board Rule 3 – Water Pollution (JEPB Rule 3) was initially adopted in 1984 and has undergone six (6) revisions.  The last revision of JEPB Rule 3 was ten years ago in 2011.  Public health concerns and the need for water quality improvement necessitated revision of JEPB Rule 3 to enact local measures to decrease the frequency and quantity of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) from wastewater collection and transmission systems regulated by JEPB Rule 3. 


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