CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Small businesses on St. Thomas will have an opportunity to learn more about best management practices and environmental compliance in an upcoming workshop. A workshop will be held to educate Air Condition & Refrigeration business owners and managers on Best Management Practices and Environmental Compliance Assistance of the Federal and Local Environmental […]
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Ritz Carlton Condominiums in St. Thomas Explains Why It Won’t Open on May 25 As Scheduled
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — We are happy to share some news regarding the Club, it’s restoration, and the projected opening time frame. While progress has been steady and positive, we are not where we wanted to be in the restoration. The team continues to make great progress on a host of items including elevators, […]
Federal Deadline Pushed Back 60 Days To Remove Mountains of Hurricane Debris in Territory
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump on Thursday made additional disaster assistance available to the territory by authorizing an extension of increased federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program. The extension applies to the major disaster declarations for Hurricanes Irma and Maria. On September 26, […]
People on All Three U.S. Virgin Islands Urged To Recycle Plant and Wood Debris Into Mulch
CRUZ BAY – Island Green Living Association, working in concert with the Department of Planning & Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture, oversaw the assignment of hurricane mulch on St. John and all has been reserved. Now those on St. Thomas & St. Croix are invited to apply for free mulch generated from vegetative […]
DPNR Announces Dates For Public Hearings On Coastal Zone Management For All Three Islands
CHRISTIANSTED — Commissioner Dawn L. Henry, Esq. of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) advises the public that the Division of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) will be hosting public meetings on all three islands to receive input on the 309 Assessment and Strategy (Enhancement) plan for the CZM program. The Federal CZM Act […]
DPNR Says It Is Enforcing More Stringent Water Quality Standards This Week … Expect More Beach Failures
CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) advises all USVI public beach users of the policy adoption by DPNR of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established Beach Action Value (BAV) in future weekly Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) advisories. The new BAV threshold value for Enterococci Bacteria is set at […]
Coast Guard and DPNR Wrap Up Boat Salvage Operations in St. Croix on Monday
V.I. Free Press photo by GARY DAVIDSON https://www.facebook.com/DreamlifePhotographySTX/ CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), the U.S. Coast Guard and salvage contractors completed vessel salvage operations on St. Croix, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday. In accordance with the Emergency Support Function-10 (ESF-10) for oil and hazardous materials incidents, vessels and pollutants […]
DPNR Says It Will Inspect ‘Abandoned and Uninhabitable Structures’ To Determine Which Need To Be Razed … Will They Visit Time’s Square, St. Croix?
CHRISTIANSTED — Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Commissioner Dawn Henry today advised the community that pursuant to Title 29 V.I.C § 297 (2017), DPNR is responsible for determining whether a building or other structure is dangerous or unsafe requiring it to be made safe and secure or vacated and closed or taken down. […]
DPNR To Resume Monitoring of Public Drinking Water Suppliers in the Territory
CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that it will begin monitoring public water systems for compliance starting January 1, 2018. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, DPNR suspended the compliance monitoring required under the Safe Drinking Water Act for the territory’s public water suppliers, DPNR Commissioner Dawn Henry […]
Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Invites Residents of St. Thomas To Clean-Up Downtown With ‘Rock City Clean Streets’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Department of Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner Dawn Henry invites the residents of the St. Thomas community to volunteer their services for a clean-up drive of downtown Charlotte Amalie on Saturday, December 16th. Groups leading the charge in the “Rock City Clean Streets” initiative include the Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service – St. Thomas (VIMAS), […]