JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This week the Jacksonville Community Council released it's annual "Quality of Life Progress Report."
The report claims the levels of fecal coliform, or human waste, exceeding federal standards was found in more tributaries in 2011 than 2010.
Jimmy Orth, Executive Director of the St. Johns Riverkeepers isn't surprised by the findings.
"There have been plans put in place, but the problem is money," says Orth.
Orth says an estimated 16,000 septic tanks are within 300 yards of the St. Johns River, and any of them could be leaking.
But getting rid of those tanks and putting homeowners on the city's sewer system would run a whopping 320 million dollars according to estimates.
Florida has a law which requires a septic tank inspection every five years, but some lawmakers in Tallahassee are trying to repeal the law saying it's too expensive to enforce.
