Blacks Ford WRF
Jacksonville, FL · St. Johns County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 4.35 MGD
- Design flow
- 12 MGD
- NPDES permit
- FL0174441
- Effective
- Permit expires
- June 2031
- Population served
- 44,917
- CWNS 2022
Blacks Ford WRF is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Jacksonville, St. Johns County, Florida treating an average of 4.35 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 12 MGD, serving about 44,917 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, uncovered lagoons, carrousels / oxidation ditches, biogas silos, biological treatment, other and other unit processes. It discharges under NPDES permit FL0174441 (effective), which expires in June 2031, with 4 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Clarifiers
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Uncovered lagoons
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Carrousels / oxidation ditches
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Biogas silos
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Biological Treatment, Other
unit processDisinfection, UV
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 4
- Effluent violations
- 4
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Jacksonville
Jacksonville's capital improvement plan lists 217 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $3.6B starting 2024–2028. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
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| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| SWDE - Buckman Water Reclamation Facility Improvements | $366,182,000 | 2024–2028 |
| Buckman Reclamation Facility - Biosolids Conversion - Process Facility | $252,597,000 | 2024–2028 |
| Blacks Ford Reclamation Facility - Expansion from 6 to 12 MGD | $210,528,000 | 2024–2028 |
| Galvanized Pipe Replacement - Program | $165,000,000 | 2024–2028 |
| SWDE - Southwest Water Reclamation Facility - Purification Facility | $154,442,000 | 2024–2028 |
Full project details — scope, funding source, engineering consultant and the decision-makers behind each project — are available in Klarifi, along with similar wastewater capital projects in other cities.
Key contacts
14 verified contacts for Blacks Ford WRF, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Nearby wastewater treatment plants in Florida
Jacksonville · 7 mi away
3.74 MGD
Green Cove Springs · 8 mi away
0.26 MGD
Green Cove Springs · 8 mi away
0.26 MGD
St Augustine · 9 mi away
2.6 MGD
Orange Park · 10 mi away
0.96 MGD
Middleburg · 12 mi away
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Jacksonville · 13 mi away
12.59 MGD
Middleburg · 14 mi away
1.65 MGD
Blacks Ford WRF: frequently asked questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 11, 2026; facility record last updated May 16, 2025.