USVI Division of Environmental Protection Home Page

Welcome to the Internet home of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), Division of Environmental Protection (DEP). This site was developed to:

1.	Provide up-to-date information on environmental protection laws of the Government of the US Virgin Islands, and those mandated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and
2.	To provide information on compliance programs, general services and resources managed and administered by the USVI Division of Environmental Protection.

Major programs and projects managed by the USVI Division of Environmental Protection include:

•	Air Pollution Control
•	Air Quality Management Program
•	VI Brownfields Initiative
•	Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
•	Financial Programs
•	Ground Water
•	Legal Counsel
•	Non Point Source Pollution
•	Pesticide Control
•	Public Water System Supervision
•	Quality Assurance/Quality Control
•	Small Business Environmental Assistance
•	Solid Waste
•	Storm Water Pollution Prevention
•	Superfund
•	Underground Storage Tank
•	Water Pollution Control
•	Water Quality Management Program
•	Watershed Education Program
•	Wellhead Protection Program
•	Wetlands Program

What's New!

Public Beach Advisory

24-Dec-2008 - The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that during the week of December 22 - 26, 2008, the Division of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) conducted Beach Water Quality Monitoring at 43 popular swimming beaches throughout the Territory.

All Beaches met water quality standards for safe swimming and fishing.

Follow this link for more information.

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For Articles & Information

Written By

Nadine Noorhasan, Ph.D.

DPNR-DEP Director

Water Quality
Standards Regulations

8-Dec-2008: Notice of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources intent to establish revised water quality standards regulations for the United States Virgin Islands under Title 12 Chapter 7 Subchapter 186 of the VI Rules and Regulations has been posted. Follow this link to view this notice.


Air Pollution Control	Drinking Water State Revolving Fund	Ground Water

Non Point Source Pollution	Pesticide Control	Public Water Sys. Supervision

Quality Assurance & Quality Control	Small Business Environmental Assistance	Solid Waste

Underground Storage Tanks	Water Pollution Control	Water Quality Mgmt Planning

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Last Revised: 01/02/2009

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