A local company is taking the blame after an employee was caught on camera dumping what appeared to be dirty, darker-colored water down a public sanitary sewer system.
Action News Jax learned from the Atlantic Beach City Manager that they’re working with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to open up an investigation.
“We’re always concerned if there’s anything being pumped or dumped into the storm line or to the sewer system because it’s not designed to take this sort of waste at that point,” St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman said.
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It happened Tuesday morning on Jackson Road, when Action News Jax learned about the video showing the employee from Creative MultiCare dumping the potentially toxic water down the manhole cover.
Another video a neighbor gave to Action News Jax shows the truck backing up right to the spot,and leaving around 10:15 a.m.
It’s something St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman says is not allowed as it harms infrastructure and waterbodies.