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.

Weekly Beach Public Advisory

2-May-2008 - DPNR-DEP performed water quality analysis at the 43 designated beaches throughout the Territory during the week of April 28-May 02, 2008. 

All beaches surveyed met water quality standards for safe swimming and fishing.

Follow this link for more information.

8-May-2008 - The Department of Planning and Natural Resources is advising the public that the hazy skies in the Virgin Islands are a result of dust from the Sahara Desert. The dust reduces visibility and results in poor air quality. Due to the dust storms and a rise in warm air, the sand in the Sahara rises above the desert.

This rise of This rise of accompanying warm air lifts the dust particles about 15,000 feet above the African deserts and these particles travel westward. As a result, several hundred million tons of African dust can be transported over the Atlantic basin.  Follow this link for further information.

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