V.I. Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) – Virgin Islands Free Press

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TRASHED! Red Hook Dumpster Site Looks A Fright! But Who Will Clean It Up?

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — People are up in arms about the maintenance of a trash bin site on St. Thomas. Residents say the dumpster site — maintained by the Virgin Islands…

Bro Bot April 2, 2021

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VIWMA Urges Public To Avoid Old Hospital Ground Near Legion Hall After Sewer Line Break

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the community of a collapsed eight-inch sewer line, which has led to…

John McCarthy June 30, 2018

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Wastewater Treatment Company Says It Hasn’t Been Paid By Government in 1.5 Years

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The company that manages the territory's two wastewater treatment plants says they are calling it quits here after the V.I. Waste Management…

John McCarthy June 15, 2018

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Motorists Urged To Avoid Bovoni Road Due To Smoldering Fire at St. Thomas Landfill

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said that the Bovoni Landfill had a fire that was under control on Wednesday. The Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy June 14, 2018

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Mangrove Wastewater treatment plant sewage receiving area closed

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA)Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the Mangrove Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) septic receiving station is unable to accept…

John McCarthy May 29, 2018

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VIWMA Advises Motoring Public To Avoid Catherine’s Rest Road Beginning Monday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the community of the beginning of a week-long manhole rehabilitation project scheduled…

John McCarthy May 26, 2018

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St. Thomas Motorists Urged To Avoid Sewage Outflow Near Turpentine Run and Abattoir

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) contractors are trying to address an overflowing manhole in the Estate Nadir community that occurred on Saturday, May 19, 2018.…

John McCarthy May 21, 2018

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: Voices Can Be Heard At St. John Town Hall Meeting Next Week

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he invites and encourages St. John residents to share their ideas, concerns and hear from local officials in…

John McCarthy May 11, 2018

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Bovoni Landfill Scrap Metal Section Operations Schedule Updated By VIWMA

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the community and solid waste haulers that the section of the…

John McCarthy April 17, 2018

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VIWMA: Bovoni Landfill on St. Thomas Resumes Regular Operating Hours On Friday

John McCarthy April 17, 2018