Like many coastal areas, Ponte Vedra Beach has a high water table and
sandy soil, conditions that make gravity sewer installation very difficult.
In 2003 the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA), which serves Ponte
Vedra To avoid these problems, the JEA elected to use vacuum sewer technology by AIRVAC and to do the project using the Design-Build method. The team of Eckler Engineering, Inc., and Callaway Construction, Inc., were awarded the contract to design and install the $10 million system. The project was completed in less than two years. The system has 45,000 feet of 6, 8 and 10-inch collection lines with an average trench depth of 4-6 feet.
As a result of this successful vacuum project, JEA is planning on using AIRVAC technology in other areas within their jurisdiction, with several other projects currently in the design phase. This article appeared in the May/June, 2005 issue of Design Build Magazine.
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