CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said Sunday night that the Cancryn Pump Station “is currently offline due to a disruption
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Garbage collection in Frederiksted halted due to ‘inclement weather,’ VIWMA says
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that “house-to-house waste collection” has been suspended in the following St. Croix areas due
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VIWMA says it stemmed the tide of sewage overflow in Catherine’s Rest
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that sewage in no longer overflowing through a manhole in Catherine’s Rest. “The VIWMA
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Norre Gade sewer line repairs begin today in St. Thomas, VIWMA says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) advises the public on a collapsed 140-foot wastewater sewer line near the Norre Gade/Moravian School
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Collapsed sewer line causes manhole to overflow near Norre Gade-Moravian School
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A collapsed sewer line caused a manhole to overflow in the Norre Gade/Moravian School area of St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands Waste
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VIWMA and DPW remove dumped tires from Concordia bin site
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) would like to thankthe Department of Public Works (DPW) and our VIWMA team for mobilizing the
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Landscaping companies turned away from storm debris bin sites on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority is turning away landscaping companies trying to dump plant debris from Tropical Storm Ernesto at designated
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FEMA pledges $989 million to upgrade St. Croix’s wastewater system
CHRISTIANSTED – In a significant boost to our recovery and resilience efforts, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated $989 million toward enhancing the robustness of
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‘The Virgin Islands cannot take the hit of a trash strike’
The thought of the V.I. Waste Management Authority calling for a strike is another one of those, “Are you kidding me?” moments — especially now,
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IAM Union Members Authorize Strike Against VIWMA
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 2725 have overwhelmingly voted in favor of authorizing a strike at
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