UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS et al
DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS & ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY, VIRGIN ISLANDS WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, JOSEPH HODGE, ZULMA HODGE, Defendants. Civ. No. 10-48 ATTORNEYS: Myles E. Flynt Rachel Evans King Mark Gallagher United States Department of Justice Washington, DC For the plaintiff United States of America, Mathew C. Phelan Samuel A. Walker Ariel Marie Smith-Francois Pamela R. Tepper V.I. Department of Justice St. Thomas, V.I. John Fehrenbach Winstron & Strawn LLP Washington, DC For the defendant Government of the Virgin Islands, Don C. Mills Virgin Islands Port Authority St. Thomas, V.I. For the defendant Virgin Islands Port Authority, Iver A. Stridiron Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Christiansted, V.I. Case: 3:10-cv-00048-CVG-RM Document #: 162 Filed: 11/23/16 Page 1 of 3 United States v. Government of the Virgin Islands Civ. No. 10-48 Order Kelvin Lambert Vidale Frederiksted, V.I. For the defendant Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Henry C. …
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS & ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY, VIRGIN ISLANDS WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, JOSEPH HODGE, ZULMA HODGE, Defendants. Civ. No. 10-48 ATTORNEYS: Myles E. Flynt Rachel Evans King Mark Gallagher United States Department of Justice Washington, DC For the plaintiff United States of America, Mathew C. Phelan Samuel A. Walker Ariel Marie Smith-Francois Pamela R. Tepper V.I. Department of Justice St. Thomas, V.I. John Fehrenbach Winstron & Strawn LLP Washington, DC For the defendant Government of the Virgin Islands, Don C. Mills Virgin Islands Port Authority St. Thomas, V.I. For the defendant Virgin Islands Port Authority, Iver A. Stridiron Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Christiansted, V.I. Case: 3:10-cv-00048-CVG-RM Document #: 162 Filed: 11/23/16 Page 1 of 3 United States v. Government of the Virgin Islands Civ. No. 10-48 Order Kelvin Lambert Vidale Frederiksted, V.I. For the defendant Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Henry C. Smock Kyle R. Waldner Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. St. Thomas, V.I. For the defendants Joseph Hodge and Zulma Hodge ORDER The government of the Virgin Islands (“GVI”) owns a solid waste landfill in Anguilla, St. Croix (the “Anguilla landfill”). The Anguilla landfill, which was established in 1966, covers 30 acres on St. Croix. The GVI also owns a solid waste landfill in Bovoni, St. Thomas (the “Bovoni landfill”). The Bovoni landfill was established in 1979 and covers 30 acres on St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (“WMA”) operates both landfills. On May 21, 2010, the United States filed a complaint against the owners and operators of the Anguilla and Bovoni landfills.1 The complaint stated that the GVI failed to comply with the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. On March 19, 2012, the United States filed a proposed consent judgment settling all claims involving the Bovoni 1 An amended complaint was filed on November 22, 2010. Case: 3:10-cv-00048-CVG-RM Document #: 162 Filed: 11/23/16 Page 2 of 3 United States v. Government of the Virgin Islands Civ. No. 10-48 Order landfill (the “Bovoni Consent Decree”). On December 21, 2012, the Court approved the Bovoni Consent Decree. On February 27, 2013, the United States filed a proposed consent judgment settling all claims involving the Anguilla landfill (the “Anguilla Consent Decree”). On March 12, 2013, the Court approved the Anguilla Consent Decree. The Consent Decrees sets forth various reforms designed to remedy environmental problems at the Bovoni and Anguilla landfills. Since the approval of the consent decrees, some of the problems at the landfills have been corrected. At the same time, many reforms have yet to be implemented. To ensure that progress towards compliance is measurable and consistent, the Court at a hearing held on, November 17, 2016, directed the parties to provide the Court with regular monthly reports that would assess WMA’s efforts towards achieving compliance with the Consent Decrees’ requirements. The premises considered, it is hereby ORDERED that on the seventeenth day of each month, the parties shall submit to the Court, via the electronic case filing system, a report that details the WMA’s progress towards achieving compliance with the decrees’ remaining outstanding requirements. Case: 3:10-cv-00048-CVG-RM Document #: 162 Filed: 11/23/16 Page 3 of 3