AM 4 - VIWMA Mario Leonard

2nd Annual SWANA Caribbean

Chapter Symposium

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (USVI)?

MIAMI, Florida =

1,103 Mi.

PUERTO RICO

= 77 Mi.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO= 578 Mi.

USVI

AREA OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn180.html

ST. CROIX 82.88 62%

ST. JOHN 19.61 15%

ST. THOMAS

31.24 23%

AREA BY SQUARE MILES

POPULATION 2010 CENSUS

POPULATION =

106,405

BY ISLAND

ST. CROIX

ST. JOHN

ST. THOMAS

http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn180.html

AREA

82.88

19.61

31.24

SOLID WASTE GENERATION 147,073 TONS

MSW COMPOSITION 2009

Source: December 2009 Waste Characterization Report for USVI Waste Management Authority,

Gershman, Brickner and Bratton, Inc.

DRIVERS FOR VIWMA FORMATION

US EPA Consent Decrees Potential loss of self-

governance Lack of adequate staff Lack of adequate funds Increasing Public Health

concerns

WMA ENABLING ACT NO. 6638

WMA ENABLING ACT NO. 6638

• CREATED IN 2004 BY THE LEGISLATURE

• ESTABLISHED AS AN AUTONOMOUS AGENCY

• MANDATED INTIALLY TO EMPLOY 235 WORKERS

• MAY ADAMS CORNWALL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, P.E.

Board of Directors

SEVEN (7) MEMBER

BOARD APPOINTED BY

THE GOVERNOR

BENEFITS OF THE AUTHORITY

Increases fiscal accountability to

rate payers Improves efficiency Facilitates business

growth Creates service jobs Protects and improves

environment

Our Mission

To provide waste collection, treatment, and disposal

services to protect public health and preserve the environment of the U.S.

Virgin Islands.

CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FIRST SERIES

• Invitation and Selection - 2005

• ISWMP Criteria Established – 2006

• Source Reduction Projection Chart (Scenarios) - 2006

• MSW-DST Report – 2007

• Focus Groups – 2007

– E-Waste

– Scrap Tires

– Composting and Mulching (Green Waste)

– Environmental User Fees

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE First SERIES

PROGRESS SINCE FIRST SERIES


• Recycling Programs


• Susannaberg Transfer Station Renovation

PROGRESS SINCE FIRST SERIES • D-I-Y Used Oil Program

• Household Hazardous Waste Program

PROGRESS SINCE FIRST SERIES • Durable 64-gallon two wheel trash carts

• Big Belly Solar Project

PROGRESS SINCE FIRST SERIES • St. Croix Transfer Station


• Bovoni Landfill Gas-to-Energy - Completed

• Landfill Cap & Closure

SOME SETBACKS

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE SECOND SERIES

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE SECOND SERIES

• Update criteria and source reduction projections

• Update MSW-DST Report

• Implement Waste Diversion Programs

• Develop fee structures and revenue strategies

• Educate the public

• Update and finalize ISWMP

• Support legislation and rules and regulations

• Advocate with regulatory and other agencies

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING

• Public Education

• Solid Waste Rules and Regulations

• Waste Diversion Strategies

• Solid Waste Fees – ADFs/PAYT/Tipping

• Collection System Infrastructure

• Resource Recovery Facility

• Landfill Closures

• Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan

CAC MINI-CONFERENCE

15 Members 5 Alternates

CAC MINI-CONFERENCE

Kevin Mclaverty, Associate Principal,

Seslia and Company

Compensatory Initiatives

Objectives

Overview

“Closing The System”

Convenience Centers

Advance Disposal Fees

Pay-As-You-Throw/Tipping Fee

Recycling/Waste Diversion Costs

Revenues/Expenses/Impact

DAPHNE HARLEY, Director Kern County Waste

Management Department, Retired

Grants

Bonds

Facility Tipping

Fees

Property Based

Fees

User Fees

Producer

Responsibility

CAC Facilitator, Consultant

Mark Lichtenstein, President

The National Recycling Coalition, Inc

Executive Director of the Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University (NY), (EPA) Region 2

Facilitator, U.S. Virgin Islands Recycling Partnership Council and Puerto Rico Recycling Partnership Council

Summary of Integrated Sustainable Materials Management

Goals

Specific Options and Associated Strategies

Priority Implementation

Steps andTiming

Perceived Barriers

Keith Weitz, Director Sustainability and Environmental Assessment program at RTI International

Carlos Robles, Acting District Supervisor for the University of the Virgin Islands

LOCAL COMPOSTING

USDA to Conduct Workshop on Manure

Composting

By Source staff

Carlos Robles, Acting District Supervisor for the University of the Virgin Islands

Developing Island Partnerships for

backyard composting

UVI and Iowa State University

Waste Management

Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management

Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Director

Bob Brickner, Executive Vice President of Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.

The Guam Experience: To comply or not to comply

Bob Brickner, Executive Vice President of Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.

Bob Brickner, Executive Vice

President of Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.

Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan

MAUI

Edison Garraway, Environmental

Services Professional

Edison Garraway, Environmental Services Professional

0 Experienced fairly similar levels of development

0 Economic, social and political experiences

0 Similar climatic conditions

0 Similar physical conditions

0 Regional environmental sensitivities

0 Influence of human activities

Common Factors

STAKEHOLDER GROUPS

• Central Government

• Semi & Autonomous Agencies

• Businesses

• Haulers

• Contractors

• Environmental Groups

PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE

• Peters Rest Convenience Center

• Mandahl Convenience Center

• Bovoni Scale House

• Dust Control Measures

• Susannaberg Renovation &

HHW Operations

FUTURE CAC TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

Topics to be discussed at future

CAC meetings:

– Site Visits

– Current & Proposed Programs

– Recycling Initiatives

– Strategies for Organics

– Financial Sustainability Methods

– SW Regulations & Policies

– Waste Conversion Technologies

– Public Education Strategies

The End Results!

KEEP THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

CLEAN

MANY THANKS!

• FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS

KEEP THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

CLEAN

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