In the event of any discharge or threatened discharge of a regulated substance, the government of the Virgin Islands or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, may recover in a civil action from any owner, operator, or other responsible person all costs incurred in the prevention, assessment, abatement, or cleanup and removal of any release […]
An Environmental Assurance Fee shall be established in such an amount, as may be determined by the Commissioner as sufficient to assure the funding of emergency, preventive, or corrective action necessary when human health or the environment is, or potentially may be, threatened by a release of regulated substances from a petroleum UST system, at […]
All owners and operators of UST systems shall maintain records and information relating to tanks, their associated equipment, their contents, repairs, tank system testing, monitoring, analysis, and release detection, including inventory controls, for the operating life of the UST system. All required records and information, including records regarding tank closure, shall be kept at the […]
(a) The Commissioner, an authorized employee of the Department, or an authorized contractor or agent of the Department, upon presentation of his credentials, shall have the right to enter upon or through premises of persons subject to this chapter, under the following circumstances: (1) A violation of this chapter, or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant […]
(a) It is unlawful for any person to engage in the storage of regulated substances in underground tanks except in such a manner so as to conform to and comply with any provisions of this chapter, or any of the rules, regulations, and orders promulgated or established pursuant thereto. (b) It is a violation of […]
Upon receiving information that the operation, maintenance, or condition of an underground storage tank or the surrounding area may present a threat or a hazard to the health of persons or to the environment, or may present an actual or threatened violation of any provision of this chapter, or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, the […]
(a) Whenever the Commissioner has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of this chapter, or of any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or of any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter has occurred, the Commissioner may cause written notice to be served upon the alleged violator or violators. The […]
Any person aggrieved by any action, decision, or order of the Commissioner may obtain a review thereof by filing a written petition in the appropriate division of the Superior Court within 30 days after the date of the action, decision or order, and the petition shall include such information as required by the applicable rules […]
In addition to any other any other provisions or procedures set forth in this chapter, if the Commissioner finds that a person is in violation of this chapter, or has failed to comply with any provisions of any order, standard, rule or regulation promulgated or issued in accordance with this chapter, he may file suit, […]
(a) Civil Penalties (1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or of any rule, regulation, standard promulgated or order issued or under this chapter, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each day of violation for each UST system in violation. (2) Civil penalties provided under this […]
(a) Upon timely application any person whose interests may be adversely affected by a release or threatened from a UST system shall be allowed to intervene as of right in any civil action when the applicant claims an interest relating to the property or transaction which is the subject of the action, and the applicant […]
(a) Any records, reports, or information obtained from any persons shall be available to the public, except that upon a showing satisfactory to the Commissioner by any person that records, reports, or information, or a particular part thereof, to which the Commissioner or any officer, employee, or representative thereof has access, if made public would […]
The Commissioner, by regulation, may establish a field citation program for the issuance of citations by any authorized employee of the Department to any owner or operator of an UST system who violates any provisions of this Chapter, or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
(a) There is established the Virgin Islands Underground Storage Tank Revolving Impress Account (hereinafter the “Account”). The Commissioner shall be the responsible for the account. (b) The account shall consist of all underground storage tank registration fees collected pursuant to section 655 of this chapter, all initial certification service fees, re-certification fees and late filing […]
