Tag: ECUA
ECUA declines invite to town hall on drinking water
The Emerald Coast Utility Authority will not have a representative at tonight’s “What’s in Our Water?” town hall that will be held 6-8 p.m. at…
Mayor apologizes for recycling debacle
During an interview on NewsRadio 1620 yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward apologized for the recycling debacle that was uncovered earlier this month. He also intimated…
Mayor Hayward dodges question regarding recycling
The Pensacola News Journal tried to get Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward to say if he believes the city should have notified the public that it…
Request for injunction against ECUA tanks denied
Judge James Fensom of the Florida 14th Judicial Circuit denied yesterday an emergency injunction to halt the construction of the ECUA emergency wastewater storage tank….
Pensacola resident offers facts on ECUA tank debate
Last week, PNJ reporter Jim Little covered the Pensacola City Council special meeting regarding the construction of sewage storage tanks on North Palafox by the…
Next up: ECUA emergency storage tank in North Hill area
Last Thursday, the Pensacola City Council voted to hold a special meeting regarding the Emerald Coast Utility Authority’s proposed storage tanks on North Palafox Street….
City of Pensacola blames ECUA for raw sewage in Tanyard
Yesterday, ECUA executive director Steve Sorrell blamed the raw sewage flowing on DeVilliers Street one block west of Pensacola City Hall on the failure of…
ECUA confirms raw sewage caused by City of Pensacola stormwater failure
Inweekly obtained this email between ECUA board member Lois Benson and ECUA Executive Director Steve Sorrell. We had earlier reported that the human waste on…
City decision may have led to flooding Tanyard neighborhood with raw sewage
The Escambia County Utilities Authority’s Tim Haag reported that the cause of raw sewage overflowing in the Tanyard neighborhood a block west from City Hall…
ECUA has a different version of failed City recycling negotiations
City residents pay more for sanitation services than the ECUA customers, and the gap will increase if Mayor Ashton Hayward recommends the increases proposed by…
ECUA set to begin Brownsville Sewer Expansion Project, Phase 1
ECUA is preparing to initiate Phase 1 of the Brownsville Sewer Expansion Project to provide sewer service to the East Brownsville area – see Brownsville…
Pensacola stormwater project dinged by DEP for several deficiencies
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection found a long list of deficiencies at the City of Pensacola Government Street Stormwater Project. Many of them were…
City of Pensacola not using local recycling facility
Pensacola residents are not allowed to recycle glass if they use the City’s Sanitation Service, and it doesn’t look like they will in the near…
ECUA Downtown Water System Maintenance Project starts Jan. 4
This past summer, ECUA began a maintenance project of the water system in the core of downtown Pensacola. The purpose of this project is to…
Inaccurate City of Pensacola website hampers accountability
Mayor Ashton Hayward  has proclaimed often that  transparency, and accountability are cornerstones of his administration. Unfortunately, the reality doesn’t match the rhetoric. He declared in his first…
Okaloosa to ship recyclables to ECUA Perdido Landfill facility
Daily News reporter Tom McLaughlin reports that Okaloosa County will soon begin shipping its recyclables to ECUA’s new $10-million facility located at the Escambia County’s…
DROP report for ECUA and Escambia County School District
This information was provided by the Florida Department of Management Services after Inweekly made a verbal request for the Florida Retirement System’s Deferred Retirement Option…
Residency of ECUA board member an issue for courts or Gov. Scott
Earlier this week, a citizen of District 3 filed a complaint with the Supervisor of Elections that her Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board representative, Elvin…
ECUA and BCC launch recycling facility on Aug. 22
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board (ECUA) and Escambia County Board of County Commissioners(BCC) will hold a kick-off ceremony to mark the opening of the…
Complaint filed about residency of ECUA board member
Melanie Nichols has filed a complaint with the Supervisor of Elections office that Emerald Coast Utility Board member Elvin McCorvey doesn’t live in the district…
