Environmental Services
Mission Statement
"Committed daily to building a better community through reliable infrastructure and exceptional service."
The Environmental Services Department is committed to utilizing the skills and knowledge of the employees to maintain Edgewater’s physical and environmental infrastructure for the residents, businesses and visitors of the city, making it a sustainable and desirable place to live, work and visit. Following local, state and federal rules and regulations, our services include the maintenance of streets, right-of-ways, sidewalks, water, sewer and stormwater systems, and vehicles and equipment along with providing refuse service and management of the recycling program.
Employees in the Environmental Services Department strive to provide top quality, professional, effective, and timely services. We do this by focusing on continuing education to maintain a highly skilled work force and concentrating on relationships with ourselves, and our customer service and satisfaction, thus improving our image and maintaining the community’s trust.
**Environmental Services Announcements**
The Department of Environmental Services is made up of many divisions, each being committed to utilizing their skills and knowledge to maintain Edgewater's physical and environmental infrastructure. Check out the quarterly reports for the Department, they will provide our residents with a snapshot of the work accomplished each quarter by clicking here. KPIs or key performance indicators, are quantifiable measures of performance over time for a specific objective to pursue continuous improvement. Our specific KPIs provide targets for our teams to shoot for, milestones to gauge progress, and insights that help us make better operational decisions. To see what each division has accomplished click here.
Refuse & Recycling Holiday Schedule
Christmas Day-Wednesday, December 25, 2024
There will be NO REFUSE, RECYCLING, or YARD WASTE/BULK ITEMS collected on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
If your normal collection day is Monday, December 23rd your collection day for the holiday week will be regular schedule on Monday, December 23rd.
If your normal collection day is Tuesday, December 24th your collection day for the holiday week will be regular schedule on Tuesday, December 24th.
If your normal collection day is Thursday, December 26th your collection day for the holiday week will be regular schedule on Thursday, December 26th.
If your normal collection day is Friday, December 27th your collection day for the holiday week will be regular schedule on Friday, December 27th.
There will be NO BAGGED/CONTAINED YARD WASTE OR LARGE ITEMS PICKED UP DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEK.
Refuse & Recycling Holiday Schedule
New Years Day-Wednesday, January 1, 2025
There will be NO REFUSE, RECYCLING, or YARD WASTE/BULK ITEMS collected on New Years Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
If your normal collection day is Monday, December 30th your collection day for the holiday week will be regular schedule on Monday, December 30th.
If your normal collection day is Tuesday, December 31st your collection day for the holiday week will be regular schedule on Tuesday, December 31st.
If your normal collection day is Thursday, January 2nd your collection day for the holiday week will be regular schedule on Thursday, January 2nd.
If your normal collection day is Friday, January 3rd your collection day for the holiday week will be regular schedule on Friday, January 3rd.
There will be NO BAGGED/CONTAINED YARD WASTE OR LARGE ITEMS PICKED UP DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEK.
Reclaim Water - As of 09.10.2024 Reclaim Water will be on 24/7
With the recent return to a normal rainfall pattern, Wastewater Treatment Operators are able to keep the Reclaimed Water distribution system supplied on a continual basis to serve all customers throughout the day. The reclaimed water distribution system will remain in operation 24/7 until further notice.
If you have any questions please contact the Department of Environmental Services at 386.424.2400 ext. 4007 or ext. 4006.
Household Garbage Pick Up Information
The Refuse Division is now requiring refuse carts to be place away from other objects. There should be at least 3 feet between all other items (mail boxes, bushes, telephone poles, parked vehicle, other garbage or recycling containers, piles of brush). For further information click here.
2023 Water Quality Report
The City is very pleased to provide you with this year's Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you about the quality water and services we deliver to you every day. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water. Our water source is ground water from fourteen wells. The wells draw from the Floridan Aquifer. It is aerated to improve taste and odor, and chlorinated for disinfection purposes, ammoniated to control disinfection byproduct formation, softened to lower total hardness and alkalinity, pH adjusted and filtered for aesthetic purposes. It is then treated with a phosphate-based inhibitor to reduce corrosion of your household plumbing. You can read it by clicking here, if you prefer a printed copy of the report please contact the Department of Environmental Services at 386.424.2400 ext. 4007.
2024 Water Service Line Inventory
As part of a nationwide effort required by the EPA, the City of Edgewater conducted a Water Service Line Inventory starting March 29, 2024 and completed in September 2024. The focus of this inventory is to document the types of materials used in water service lines that were installed prior to the ban on lead pipe for drinking water to determine the presence or absence of lead pipe in each location. At the time of inspection, approximately half of all water services in the City were constructed prior to the State of Florida ban on lead pipe for drinking water which went into effect in January 1989. The City of Edgewater enacted a City-wide ban on lead pipe for drinking water in November 1975 which prohibited the use of lead pipe in water service and water supply systems, which are the drinking water pipes that are external to a building connecting back to the City's water treatment plant.
Environmental Services Staff conducted this Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) by excavating to visually observe the pipe material going into and out of our water meters. Over 4,000 locations were inspected, including all locations where water supply and water service piping was constructed prior to the City-wide ban plus many of the locations constructed between the 1975 City ban and 1989 State ban.
The results of the LSLI Inventory are that no lead pipe was found in any location in the City of Edgewater water distribution system.
To review the results of the 2024 Water Service Line Inventory, please use the City of Edgewater Interactive map: Lead Inventory Review Map
City staff will be happy to answer any specific questions you may have. Please use the "Contact Us" feature on the City's website www.cityofedgewater.org and choose "Water" from the drop-down menu, email at EnvironmentalServices@CityofEdgewater.org or by phone at 386-424-2400 ext. 4007.
