Citizen’s Suit
This is What the Citizen’s Lawsuit is About
Citizen’s Lawsuit against the EPA and VIWMA, Exhibit 2
1/1/2010-3/23/2011 VIWMA Non-Compliance Reports concerning raw sewage
1/4/2010 VI Resource Center sewage into street paper and debris in line 2 Hours
1/7/2010 Chicken Fry 102 Contant overflow rocks and debris in line 1 Hour
1/11/2010 Campo Rico PS Vent line clogged sewage overflowed 3 Hours 30 min.
1/12/2010 56 Prindsens Gade sewage into street /rocks and debris 1 Hour 30 min.
1/11/2010 296A Hospital Ground sewage into street rocks and debris 1 Hour
1/14/2010 St. Croix Renaissance Manhole overflow 1 Hour 40 min.
1/15/2010 Mon Bijou PS pump motor malfunction causing overflow 5 hours
1/17/2010 Fig Tree PS house pump failed 5 Hours 30 min.
1/19/2010 Seventh Day Gut sewage overflow/ sand and debris 1 Hour
1/19/2010 Market Square sewage overflow into street /grease and debris 1 Hour
1/19/2010 Estate Thomas 14QL sewage into street/ grease rocks, stones 2 Hours
1/21/2010 Fig Tree PS suction house air locked preventing back-up system 1 Hour 30 min.
1/21/2010 Over the Bridge Bar Excessive Grease and Debris in Line 1 Hour
1/22/2010 Fig Tree PS suction hose defective 5 Hours
1/24/2010 Fig Tree PS Backup Diesel pump air locked 1 Hour 30 min.
1/25/2010 17 ABC Prindsens Gade Excessive rocks and debris in line 1 Hour 30 min.
1/30/2010 Barren Spot PS Pump coupling broke 2 Hours 10 min.
2/1/2010 Humbug 1 PS Pump was air locked 30 minutes
2/4/2010 ED Plumbing Manhole overflow excessive rocks, debris in line 1 Hour 30 min.
2/4/2010-2/5/2010 149 Hospital Ground/grease, debris says 15 hrs. actually 17 Hours
2/4/2010 146-100 Anna’s Retreat Manhole overflow/excess sand and debris 1 Hour
2/4/2010 Windward Passage Manhole overflow excess rocks and debris 1 Hour
2/5/2010-2/6/2010 15 Crown Bay fill grease, debris says 17 hours, actually 20 Hours
2/7/2010 Kirwan Terrace Lindbergh Bay excess grease and rocks 1 Hour 30 min.
2/7/2010 Frenchtown McDonald’s manhole overflow grease and debris 2 Hours
2/4/2010 ONGOING LBJ PS Figtree pumps sent off island substit. LBJ diesel Ongoing
“Pumping over the Reef”
2/10/2010-ONGOING Barren Spot PS pump failure Ongoing
2/16/2010 Dept. of Labor 2353 Kronprindsens Gade Manhole overflow 5 Hours
2/16/2010 Frenchtown McDonald’s Manhole overflow grease and debris 1 Hour
2/17/2010 Frenchtown McDonald’s Manhole overflow grease and debris 2 Hours
2/17/2010 55 Dronningens Gade Manhole overflow/grease and debris 2 Hours
2/17/2010 2nd Street Estate Thomas Manhole overflow grease and debris 1 Hour 30 min.
2/18/2010 Market Square Manhole overflow grease and debris 2 Hours
2/18/2010-2/19/2010 Crown Bay Bldg17/Texas Pit/grease, debris 21 Hours
2/20/2010 14QL Estate Thomas Manhole overflow/dirt, rocks, clothing 2 Hours
2/22/2010 Ulla Miller School Manhole overflow/ grease and debris 2 Hours
3/19/2010-3/20/2010 Contant 2A-1 Manhole overflow grease/debris 19 Hours
3/20/2010 Domino’s Gas Station, Contant Manhole overflow/grease 2 Hours 30 min.
3/26/2010-4/3/2010 16A-17 Commandant Gade overflow/grease, debris 9 Days
4/1/2010-4/3/2010 Savan Red Ball Grocery Manhole overflow/grease/sand 48 Hours
4/3/2010 385 Mon Bijou dirt and grease caused lines to clog 3 Hours 30 min.
4/3/2010 395 Mt. Pleasant manhole overflow 3 Hours
4/4/2010-4/5/2010 Ulla Muller Tamarind Tree overflow/grease, debris 24 Hours
4/4/2010-4/5/2010 200-7-1 Altona overflow/grease, debris 25 Hours 30 min.
4/4/2010-4/5/2010 Nadir Racetrack overflow/sand, debris 24 Hours 30 min.
4/7/2010 New TuTu Lower Valley PS illegal load of sludge 4 Hours
4/10/2010-4/13/2010 102 Mt.Bijou Hairline crack in #6 Force Main 3 Days 1 Hour
4/12/2010 Mon Bijou PS Electrical Panel Malfunctioned 4 Hours 44 min.
4/13/2010 346 Mon Bijou sewer lines clogged with grease and dirt 22 Hours 15 min.
4/15/2010-4/16/2010 14Q Estate Thomas Manhole overflow/sand, grease 21 Hours
4/16/2010 2nd Street Estate Thomas Manhole overflow/sand, grease 4 Hours
4/17/2010-4/18/2010 Vicinity of Gomez School Manhole overflow/grease 27 Hours
4/19/2010 Fig Tree PS electrical switch tripped 36 minutes
4/21/2010-4/22/2010 Behind Old Lucy’s Market overflow/grease, debris 24 Hours
5/3/2010 394-364 Hidden Valley overflow/rocks, debris 1 Hour
5/5/2010 Old PWD Yard station breaker malfunctioned 3 Hours 45 min.
5/5/2010 Old PWD Yard Sewage bubbling Burnt and defective wiring 1 Hours 30 min.
5/10/2010-5/11/2010 394 C-2 Anna’s Retreat Manhole overflow/grease debris 18 Hours
5/12/2010-5/13/2010 1st Ave. Sugar Estate sewage into gut/grease, debris 26 Hours 30 min.
5/14/2010 Concordia PS Discharge Vent Hose line came loose 45 minutes
5/19/2010 Concordia PS Pump Vent Line Clogged 45 minutes
5/24/2010 Bluebeard’s Castle overflow into street/stone, debris 1 Hour 30 min.
5/24/2010 23-15 Commandant Gade Manhole overflow/grease, debris 4 Hours
6/13/2010 Barren Spot PS Pump Coupling Sheared 1 Day 4 Hours
6/15/2010 202 Anna’s Retreat Manhole overflow/sand, stone, debris 5 Hours 30 min.
6/17/2010 Crown Bay Marina sewage backing up into business/grease,debris 3 Hours
6/19/2010 Cancryn PS Pump impeller clogged 30 minutes
6/19/2010 Cancryn PS Shut PS off to prevent overflowing reg. 6MGD 3 Hours
6/19/2010 Bovoni Texaco Both pumps tripped off-line/storm water 1 Hour
6/19/2010 Long Bay PS All pumps blocked with stormwater debris 2 Hours
6/20/2010 Long Bay PS Both Pump impellers blocked 2 Hours
6/20/2010 Bovoni Texaco Both Pumps tripped/clogged stormwater debris 4 Hours
6/28/2010 Barren Spot PS Pump vent line Plugged 1 Hour 15 min.
7/4/2010 239 Concordia Clogged Sewer Line 16 Hours 50 min.
7/20/2010 Mangrove Lift Station Sewage overflow, heavy rain 6 Hours
7/21/2010 Market Square overflow into street/grease, stones, debris 6 Hours
7/21/2010 Savan Lutheran Church sewage in street/ grease, rags debris 3 Hours 30 min.
7/21/2010 Polyberg Domino’s Gas sewage in street/ grease, stones, debris 3 Hours
7/24/2010 Mangrove Lift Station Sewage overflow, pump tripped 1 Hour 15 min.
7/26/2010-7-27/2010 Savan Basketball Ct. overflow onto Bask. Ct/dirt,stone 30 Hours
7/26/2010 Prindsens Gade sewage in street/ grease, sand, debris 2 Hours
7/27/2010 Pearson Gardens overflow into street/ grease and stone 2 Hours
7/27/2010 199AB Hospital Ground sewage in street/rocks,dirt debris 1 Hour
7/27/2010 Subbase Tennis Courts Sewage in Street/ grease, gravel, stone 9 Hours
7/30/2010 #3A Mon Bijou Manhole clogged with tree roots and debris 2 Hours
8/5/2010 #3A Mon Bijou Manhole clogged with tree roots and debris 1 Hour
8/18/2010 Polyberg Domino’s gas sewage into street /sand, stone, debris 2 Hours
8/18/2010 Jah Yard Hospital Ground sewage into street /sand, stone, debris 2 Hours
8/19/2010 Barren Spot PS Pump lost its prime 1 Hour 45 min.
8/21/2010 Barren Spot PS Couplings were destroyed 15 Hours 30 min.
8/23/2010 Green Corner sewage into street grease/gravel/debris 3 Hours
8/21/2010 Dept. of Labor sewage into street/ Sand, grease debris 2 Hours 30 min.
8/23/2010 Campo Rico PS Diesel pump suction line separated 2 Hours 35 min.
8/24/2010 Barren Spot PS Couplings were off balanced 2 Hours
8/30/2010 Fig Tree PS Electrical surge 1 Hour 15 min.
8/30/2010 Barren Spot House Pump Failed 1 Hour 45 min.
8/30/2010-8/31/2010 New TuTu Lower Valley Pump PS failed/loss electric 1 Day?
8/30/2010-8/31/2010 Bovoni Texaco PS failed/loss electric power Hurr. Earl 1 Day?
8/30/2010-8/31/2010 Bovoni Housing PS failed/loss electric power Hurr. Earl 1 Day?
8/30/2010-8/31/2010 Weymouth Rhymer PS failed/loss electric power Hurr. Earl 1 Day?
8/30/2010-8/31/2010 Subbase PS failed/loss electric power Hurr. Earl 1 Day?
8/30/2010 NaNa Gut PS failed/loss electric power Hurr. Earl ONGOING
8/30/2010-8/31/2010 Cancryn PS failed/loss electric power Hurr. Earl 11 Hours 30 min.
8/30/2010-8/31/2010 Long Bay PS failed/loss electric power Hurr. Earl 1 Day?
8/30/2010-8/31/2010 Airport PS failed/loss electric power Hurr. Earl 1 Day?
8/30/2010-8/31/2010 Bourfield Amco PS failed/loss electric power Hurr. Earl 1 Day?
8/31/2010 Campo Rico PS WAPA Power Surges- pump malfunction 1 Hour 15 min.
9/1/2010 Ulla Muller School Manhole overflow/ grease, debris 7 Hours
9/1/2010 Green Corner sewage in street/ grease, stones debris 7 Hours
9/1/2010-9/3/2010 Barren Spot Broken 8” sewer force main 2 Days 5 Hours
9/5/2010-9/7/2010 Barren Spot House Pump Failed 2 Days 9 Hours 30 min.
9/8/2010 Barren Spot PS House Pump Failed 12 Hours
9/8/2010-9/11/2010 LBJ Broken Force Main 2 Days 18 Hours 30 min.
9/9/2010 3359-3360 Nadir Manhole overflow stone and debris 6 Hours
9/9/2010 Na Na Gut PS impeller pump clogged with debris 3 Hours 30 min.
9/13/2010 Cancryn PS station off-line flow control relay malfunction 50 minutes
9/13/2010 11B Lindbergh Bay Happy View into street/dirt, paper, debris 2 Hours
9/14/2010 Estate TuTu E1 Manhole overflow/rocks, bottles, grease debris 3 Hours
9/14/2010 2-25 Bovoni Sewage in street/ stones, gravel, debris 1 Hour
9/16/2010-9/17/2010 Garden Street Villa Fair View sewage in st/dirt, paper 25 Hours, 30 min.
9/17/2010 1-2 Haabets Gade Sewage in Street/dirt, wire hangers, paper 4 Hours
9/19/2010 Backstreet Manhole overflow/excessive grease 3 Hours 30 min.
9/19/2010 #84 Contant Sewage in Street/excess gravel and stone 1 Hour 30 min.
9/20/2010 35 Anna’s Retreat Sewage in Street/dirt, tree roots 3 Hours
9/21/2010 Bovoni Racetrack Sewage overflow/rocks, gravel 3 Hours
9/22/2010 Fig Tree PS electrical malfunction 30 minutes
9/23/2010 Campo Rico PS suction hose came away 59 minutes
12/2/2010 Campo Rico PS clogged vent line 40 minutes
12/2/2010-12/3/2010 Barren Spot ditch line for diesel pump separated 27 Hours 15 min.
12/5/2010 Ramsey Guest House Sewage in Street/Sand, grease, gravel 1 Hour 30 min.
12/6/2010 394-171 Anna’s Retreat overflow into yard/ sand and gravel 3 Hours
12/6/2010 Bovoni Racetrack Sewage in Street/ sand and gravel 4 Hours 30 min.
12/13/2010-12/14/2010 394-134 Hidden Valley sewage in yd/debris, sand 25 Hours 30 min.
12/13/2010-12/14/2010 11B Upper Contant sewage in yd/sand, gravel 24 Hours
12/15/2010 Hospital Ground (Wallace Bldg) overflowing/grease, gravel 2 Hours
12/18/2010 Lagoon Street PS house pump failed-sewage overflow 3 days 22 hours
1/4/2011 Weymouth Rhymer PS Force Main Break Ongoing
1/4/2011 143A 13 Anna’s Retreat Sewage overflowing excessive rags, debris 2 Hours
1/6/2011-1/10/2011 148-50 Anna’s Retreat overflow, excess. Rags, debris 4 Days 2 Hours
1/7/2011-1/10/2011 146 92 Anna’s Retreat overflow/ excessive rags, debris 3 Days 3 Hours
1/9/2011-1/14/2011 Humbug II PS Obstructed Force Main 5 Days 3 ½ Hours
1/10/2011 Chicken Fry manhole overflow excessive grease, debris 2 Hours 30 min.
1/10/2011 Metro Motors overflow-excessive sand and stone 2 Hours 30 min.
1/10/2011 Frenchtown manhole overflow/excessive Grease 4 Hours
1/10/2011 Soto Town, Contant sewage overflow/sand and dirt 4 Hours
1/14/2011 St Croix Rennaissance sewer line clogged with dirt 1 Hour 30 min.
1/16/2011 Campo Rico PS clogged suction line 2 Hours 12 min.
1/27/2011-2/9/2011 LBJ new force main “10 days 11.5 hrs” (actually 13 Days 11.5 Hours)
1/30/2011 148-166 Estate TuTu Manhole overflow/excessive dirt, rocks 26 Hours
1/31/ 2011 Campo Rico PS wastewater overflow/clogged vent line 25 minutes
1/31/2011 46 Sion Farm Manhole overflow/grease clogged line 2 Hours
1/31/2011 Frenchtown Excessive dirt rocks and stones in line 3 Hours
2/2/2011 29-A Contant Sewage overflow, grease and gravel 1 Hour 30 min.
2/3/2011 #5 First Street, Sugar Estate sewage overflowing 4 Hours 30 min.
2/3/2011 Cancryn PS WAPA outage caused pump to fail 12 Hours
2/11/2011-2/14/2011 Peter’s Rest Manhole Overflow (48 Hrs/30 min) real: 72 Hours 30 min.
2/14/2011 125-60 Old TuTu sewage overflow- excess stone, gravel, debris 1 Hour 30 min.
2/14/2011 Long Path Garden Street overflow-paper towel, gravel, debris 1 Hour 30 min.
2/16/2011 Gomez School Sewage overflow- excess grease in line 1 Hour
2/17/2011 Chicken Fry manhole overflow excess grease and debris 2 Hours 30 min.
2/17/2011 Credit Union 34B-35 Norre Gade manhole overflow 1 Hour 30 min.
2/18/2011 172 Anna’s Retreat manhole overflow, excess rocks sand, debris 3 Hours 45 min.
2/22/2011 29A Contant Sewage overflowing 1 Hour 30 min.
2/22/2011 Monbijou PS Busted Suction Line Gasket 2 Hours 15 min.
2/22/2011-2/23/2011 McDonald’s, Frenchtown overflow-excessive grease 24 Hours
2/22/2011-2/23/2011 NaNa Gut PS sewage flowed into gut 1 Day?
2/23/2011 Barren Spot PS busted discharge hose 3 Hours 15 min.
2/23/2011 Weymouth Rhymer PS pump was air locked 3 Hours 15 min.
2/23/2011 New TuTu lower PS station overflow 2 Hours
2/23/2011 Chicken Fry excessive grease and debris in line 2 Hours 30 min.
2/23/2011 Contant Car Wash sewage overflowing into street-rocks, gravel 1 Hour 30 min.
2/23/2011 Palms Strada #16GB manhole overflow excess grease, debris 4 Hours
2/24/2011-3/2/2011 Force main adj to Hovensa Broken Force Main 6 Days 6 Hours
2/24/2011-3/2/2011 Fig Tree PS Broken Force Main 5 Days 22 hours
2/25/2011-3/1/2011 Hospital Ground sewage into street/gravel, stones 4 Days 35 min.
3/2/2011 Barren Spot PS pump impeller was blocked with debris 10 minutes
3/3/2011-3/4/2011 Monbijou PS Defective Pump bypassing 22 ½ Hours
3/10/2011 Campo Rico PS Clogged Suction Line 50 minutes
3/10/2011 178 and 236 Altona and Welgunst excess branches, trees, debris 2 Hours
3/12/2011 Campo Rico PS “Non- compliance Form will follow” 15 minutes
3/13/2011-3/23/2011 Barren Spot PS/submersible pump had elec. failure 10 Days
3/14/2011-3/15/2011 Anna’s Retreat basketball ct. grease, rocks 1 Day 1 Hour 15 min.
3/14/2011-3/15/2011 First Ave. Sugar Estate into street grease/debris 24 Hours
3/18/2011 New TuTu Lower PS pump station off-line shaft seal failed 1 Hour 30 min.
3/21/2011-3/24/2011 NaNa Gut PS Pump impeller 3 Days 6 Hours
3/23/2011 Campo Rico PS Clogged Vent Line 15 minutes
NOTE 1: SEVERAL OF THE BYPASSES STATE “ONGOING” WITHOUT STOP DATES, SO THE COUNT MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.
NOTE 2: THESE NON-COMPLIANCE REPORTS ARE NOT COMPLETE. THEY DO NOT REFLECT THE LBJ BYPASS WHICH COMMENCED ON 4/24/10. THAT BYPASS, REPORTED 4/28/10 IN THE VI DAILY NEWS, OCCURRED DURING THE TIME IRONMAN TRIATHLETES SWAM THEIR PRACTICE SWIMS AND JUST BEFORE THE IRONMAN RACE IN CHRISTIANSTED HARBOR ON 5/2/10, IN THE AFFECTED WATERS.
NOTE 3 THE BYPASSES WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PUMPED INTO COASTAL WATERS, THROUGH PUMP STATIONS, ARE BOLDED.
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