V.I. Code tit. 29, § 499 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter I - Waste Management Authority—establishment|§ 499. Authority's powers and duties regarding solid waste and wastewater

 (a) Solid waste shall become solid waste when it is placed into recognized receptacles, dumpsters, or other containers, including solid waste collection vehicles, that are identified for or clearly associated with solid waste collection whether directly or by inference, and whether the solid waste is privately or publicly generated and/or collected, and/or whether the receptacle, dumpster, or other container is privately or publicly owned. Solid waste may also include solid waste brought to a solid waste transfer station, disposal facility, or other solid waste management facility or site that has been designated by the Authority as a solid waste collection point. Solid waste may also include materials left along roadsides for pickup according to the Authority's directives and, at the discretion of the Authority, vehicles, boats, or other materials that have been abandoned or discarded so as to create a public nuisance and/or health hazard. The Authority shall have regulatory authority over all solid waste recycling facilities, businesses, and operations located within the Territory, whether new or existing, with the exception of residential composting operations. In exercise of such regulatory authority, the Authority may promulgate guidelines or requirements that are available and/or applicable to persons, including the issuing of permits, licenses, or contracts for recycling activities and other recycling business enterprises. (b) The Authority shall have control and jurisdiction over all wastewater entering the Authority's wastewater system, starting from the point of entry into the Authority's wastewater system, and shall determine the types of waste to be discharged into the Authority's systems, consistent with Virgin Islands and Federal laws. The Authority may enter into contracts with persons for the performance of functions related to wastewater management and treatment provided such contracts comply with all applicable Virgin Islands and Federal laws and regulations, including the regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (c) The Authority shall have control and jurisdiction over all new and/or existing septic systems, including their field lines from the point of wastewater entry into the septic system, once the septic system is installed and wastewater begins flowing into the septic system. (d) The Authority shall have control, jurisdiction over, and responsibility for the management of all wastewater liquids and/or solids, sludge or bio-solids removed from all new and/or existing septic systems, including, but not limited to, wastewater removed by private or public entity, except solids and liquids that can be classified as hazardous waste in accordance with Virgin Islands and Federal laws. The Authority shall provide for the regulation of private sector companies providing wastewater removal and transportation services from septic systems or portable toilets, including private sector wastewater treatment, handling and/or disposal facilities. (e) No person shall willfully discharge wastewater liquids and/or solids, sludge or bio-solids into the wastewater collection and/or treatment systems operated and maintained by the Authority without prior approval of the Authority and payment of required fees, as established by the Authority.