Sewerage haulers warned against illegal dumping
Director of the Water and Sewage Department, Mrs Perline Scatliffe-Leonard through a public missive warned against the practice while announcing a resumption of the schedule for the main sewerage pump station at the roundabout at Road Town.
"Trucks must be at the dumpsite thirty minutes before close-off time in order to be allowed to dump and the schedule in effect since March 2015 is as follow, Monday to Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 8:45 am (8:15 a.m. to be able to dump) and Sundays 10:00 p.m. to Midnight, (11:30 p.m. to be able to dump)," the release from the Government Information Service (GIS) noted.
Further, she said that dumping will not be allowed if a payment receipt is not presented to the officer on site.
No Dumping while cruise ships in Port - Mrs Scatliffe-Leonard
“Truckers are asked to note that no dumping will be allowed at the station when cruise ships are in port. In the event of an emergency, the situation will be assessed, following which management will approve if dumping will be allowed,” she stressed.
Mrs Scatliffe-Leonard added that the public, especially customers, who utilise the services of sewerage truck haulers, should take note of the scheduled days and times for dumping and the cut-off times, so that the service may be requested in line with the dumping schedule.
Further, the release notes, “The cooperation of the users of the station including sewerage truck hauliers and their customers is solicited in protecting the assets placed to ensure an environmentally sound sewerage system for residents and visitors to the Virgin Islands.”
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Dumping raw sewage(pathogenic, hazardous, toxic), into coastal waters pollutes the water, contaminate marine food sources (fish, whelks, lobsters, conchs), pose a serious health risk to people, harm the marine ecosystem.......etc. The BVI is a top yachting centre. Consequently, as a minimum, yachts should be required to have holding tanks on board. Discharging untreated sewage should not be permitted in coastal areas/water. Thus, there is a need for strategic and conventionally placed pumpout facilties ashore, as well as sewage treatment facilities. It (BVI) should demand (consistent with international standard) that ocean dumping occur outside the 12 mile limit. Cannot kill the golden goose that lays the golden egg.