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VIWMA Says Sewage Treatment Plant In Estate Bovoni Is Now Open

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that the sewage receiving area at the Mangrove Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant has reopened in St. Thomas. The Mangrove…

John McCarthy December 15, 2018

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VIWMA: We’re Unblocking Sewer Line at Brookman Road and Price Mart in Nadir

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said it and contractors are working diligently to address a blocked sewer line in the wooded area between Brookman Road…

John McCarthy December 15, 2018

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VIWMA Shuts Down Waste Treatment Plant At Mangrove Lagoon In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that the sewage receiving area at the Mangrove Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Thomas is closed until further…

John McCarthy December 6, 2018

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VIWMA Says It Is Temporarily Not Accepting ‘Green Waste’ At Anguilla Landfill

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that it is no longer accepting green waste at the St. Croix Transfer Station and Anguilla Landfill. The public and…

John McCarthy October 19, 2018

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VIWMA Closes St. Croix Transfer Station and Anguilla Landfill Due To ‘Heavy Smoke’

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that the St. Croix Transfer Station and Anguilla Landfill are now closed. The facilities were temporarily closed today due…

John McCarthy October 15, 2018

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DPNR Says It Is Monitoring Anguilla Landfill Fire, Warns People To Avoid Breathing Smoke

FREDERIKSTED -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that it in monitoring the fire that began at the Anguilla Landfill in the early morning hours Sunday. The…

John McCarthy October 15, 2018

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Fire Services, VIWMA Working To Bring Anguilla Landfill Fire Under Control

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said this morning there is an active fire in the mulch section at the entrance of the Anguilla Landfill. The fire…

John McCarthy October 14, 2018

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VIWMA Restores LBJ Pump Station … Sewage Backing Up King Cross Street Monday

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that the LBJ Pump Station returned to service on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 5:12 pm after corrective actions were…

John McCarthy October 2, 2018

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VIWMA: LBJ Pumping Station Is Off-Line Due To Mechanical-Electrical Failure

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 9:53 a.m., the LBJ Pump Station went off-line due to mechanical and electrical…

John McCarthy September 26, 2018

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Anguilla Landfill on Fire Again on St. Croix Today, Waste Management Authority Says

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that an active fire was reported at the Anguilla Landfill at 3:30 a.m. today. The Virgin Islands Fire Service and…

John McCarthy September 26, 2018