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21. VIWMA ANGUILLA LANDFILL FIRE EXTINGUISHED ALLOWING LANDFILL OPERATIONS TO RESUME ...

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  (St. Croix, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (“VIWMA” or“Authority”) Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the Anguilla Landfillfire has been extinguished. ...

Created on 25 June 2019

22. VIWMA TRANSFER STATION AND LANDFILL TEMPORARILY CLOSED AS ACTIVE FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTINUES ...

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  (St. Croix, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (‘VIWMA” or “Authority”) Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the Virgin Islands Fire Service, Virgin Islands ...

Created on 24 June 2019

23. VIWMA ADVISES COMMUNITY OF ACTIVE FIRE AT THE ST. CROIX TRANSFER STATION ...

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    (St. Croix, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (‘VIWMA” or “Authority”) Preserving Paradise team advises the community of an active fire at the St. Croix Transfer Station ...

Created on 23 June 2019

24. VIWMA TEAM UPDATES COMMUNITY ON ANGUILLA LANDFILL FIRE SUPPRESSION ...

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    (St. Croix, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (“VIWMA” or“Authority”) Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the fire at the AnguillaLandfill reported at ...

Created on 19 June 2019

25. VIWMA ADVISES THE COMMUNITY OF ACTIVE FIRE AT THE ANGUILLA LANDFILL ...

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    (St. Croix, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (‘VIWMA” or “Authority”) Preserving Paradise team advises the community of an active fire at the Anguilla Landfill initially ...

Created on 18 June 2019

26. VIWMA ANGUILLA LANDFILL MULCH FIRE EXTINGUISHED ...

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  VIWMA ANGUILLA LANDFILL MULCH FIRE EXTINGUISHED   (ST. CROIX, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the St. Croix community that ...

Created on 16 October 2018

27. VIWMA TEAM WORKING TO EXTINGUISH MULCH FIRE AT THE ANGUILLA LANDFILL ENTRANCE ...

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  VIWMA TEAM WORKING TO EXTINGUISH MULCH FIRE AT THE ANGUILLA LANDFILL ENTRANCE   (ST. CROIX, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises ...

Created on 14 October 2018

28. VIWMA ANGUILLA LANDFILL FIRE EXTINGUISHED ...

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  VIWMA ANGUILLA LANDFILL FIRE EXTINGUISHED   (ST. CROIX, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) advises the community that the Anguilla Landfill fire has been extinguished. ...

Created on 26 September 2018

29. VIWMA TEAM MONITORING ANGUILLA LANDFILL FIRE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTROL ...

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  VIWMA TEAM MONITORING ANGUILLA LANDFILL FIRE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTROL   (ST. CROIX, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA or Authority) Preserving Paradise ...

Created on 26 September 2018

30. THE VIWMA TEAM MONITORING BOVONI LANDFILL FIRE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTROL ...

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  VIWMA TEAM MONITORING BOVONI LANDFILL FIRE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTROL   (St. Thomas, USVI) - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA or Authority) Preserving Paradise team advises ...

Created on 13 June 2018

31. ST. THOMAS BOVONI LANDFILL OPEN ONLY TO COMMERCIAL TRASH HAULERS TODAY

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... 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.   Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services (VIFEMS) are on the scene. We ask the public to be careful while traversing the area.   For more information, contact ...

Created on 16 May 2025

32. ANGUILLA LANDFILL SCHEDULED TO REOPEN TODAY

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... today at 12 p.m. The landfill is closed due to mechanical failure in conjunction with a subsurface fire that recurred around 6:50 a.m. today, Monday, April 21, 2025.   The VIWMA thanks the Virgin Islands ...

Created on 21 April 2025

33. ST. CROIX ANGUILLA LANDFILL REOPENS TODAY

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... be open today after a Subsurface fire. A Subsurface fire is a fire that burns beneath the surface often in areas with large accumulations of organic matter that can be difficult to detect or extinguish. ...

Created on 26 March 2025

34. VIWMA TEAM RESTORED SERVICE TO THE LBJ PUMP STATION

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... Wastewater team, the Virgin Islands Fire Service, and the Department of Public Works for their dedicated efforts in restoring the station and managing cleanup operations. The VIWMA thanks the community ...

Created on 05 October 2024

35. LBJ PUMP STATION TEMPORARILY OFF-LINE

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... problems, which caused manholes near the Christiansted Harbor to overflow. The VIWMA’s staff along with the VI Fire Service and the Department of Health is working diligently to bring the station back ...

Created on 04 October 2024

36. CONCORDIA BIN SITE REOPENS

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... due to a fire on Saturday, June 24, 2023.   VIWMA would like to thank the Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services (VIFEMS) and the Department of Public Works (DPW) for successfully containing ...

Created on 27 June 2023

37. VIWMA LIFTS BAN ON GREEN WASTE, SEAWEED AND METALS AT ANGUILLA LANDFILL

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... appliances, furniture and other large items are prohibited at the residential bin sites and must be disposed of at the landfill.   Improperly disposed propane tanks pose a fire hazard at the landfill. ...

Created on 24 July 2020

38. ANGUILLA LANDFILL RESUMES OPERATIONS

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... Anguilla Landfill beginning Friday, July 10.   Operations at the landfill were suspended when an active fire was reported at 6 am, Thursday July 9. The fire was suppressed by the Virgin Islands Fire ...

Created on 09 July 2020

39. VIWMA ASKS COMMERCIAL HAULERS AND RESIDENTS TO HOLD THEIR GREEN WASTE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

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... Landfills.   Haulers are reminded not to dump mixed waste at the landfill as green waste commingled with solid waste could cause fires.  Waste haulers are asked to follow the instructions of landfill ...

Created on 20 June 2020

40. ANGUILLA LANDFILL RESUMES OPERATIONS

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... Anguilla Landfill beginning 6 am Monday, June 15.     Operations at the landfill were suspended when an active fire was reported at 8:04 pm, Friday, June 12. The fire was suppressed by the Virgin Islands ...

Created on 14 June 2020