Title 19 — Health
55 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
19 V.I.C. § 1521 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise—“plumbing system” means the water supply and distribution pipes; plumbing fixtures and traps; soil, waste, and vent pipes; building drains and building sewers, including their respective connections, devices a…
19 V.I.C. § 1522 Powers and duties of Waste Management Authority
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(1) The Waste Management Authority shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and shall—(1) approve the design of installations and quality of materials used in installations under this chapter, in accordance with approved sanitary engineering standards;(2) dete…
19 V.I.C. § 1523 Connection to public sewer
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(a) No owner of a dwelling or building shall maintain any pit, privy, privy vault, cesspool or nightsoil can for the purpose of receiving organic wastes wherever connection can be made to the public sewer system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or rules and regul…
19 V.I.C. § 1524 Exemptions
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(a) The installations provided for in subsection (b) of section 1523 of this title shall not be required unless a public sewer runs parallel to and in the same street within 60 feet of the owner's property line. (b) Owners of superficiary houses are exempted from the provisions o…
19 V.I.C. § 1525 Inspections
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(a) Duly authorized personnel or representatives of the Waste Management Authority may, at all reasonable times, enter upon all properties to make any inspections or tests necessary to secure enforcement of this chapter and rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto. (b) Repea…
19 V.I.C. § 1526 Loans for installations
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Loans may be approved by the Governor from available public or trust funds to any person for the installation of sanitary facilities as required in this chapter, to be repaid in monthly or quarterly installments within 10 years with simple interest at the rate of 4 per centum per…
19 V.I.C. § 1527 Repealed. Jan. 23, 2004, No. 6638, § 5(j), Sess. L. 2003, p. 248
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19 V.I.C. § 1527 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 1528 Declarations, by Governor, of areas within which buildings shall be connected to sewer system; time; connections by Waste Management Authority
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(a) The Governor shall, within 60 days after June 11, 1959, declare by proclamation an area within each of the city limits of the Virgin Islands, in which all buildings occupied for habitation, commercial purposes, or as a place of private or public assembly, shall be connected t…
19 V.I.C. § 1529 Repealed. Aug. 12, 2004, No. 6679, § 3(b), Sess. L. 2004, p. 154
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19 V.I.C. § 1529 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 1530 Repealed. Jan. 23, 2004, No. 6638, § 5(o)–(p), Sess. L. 2003, p. 248
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19 V.I.C. § 1530 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 1531 Repealed. Jan. 23, 2004, No. 6638, § 5(o)–(p), Sess. L. 2003, p. 248
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19 V.I.C. § 1531 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 1532 Violations and penalties
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Whoever violates the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not more than $50.
19 V.I.C. § 1533 Connections to salt-water lines
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All connections to the salt-water lines shall be made by duly authorized personnel or representatives of the Waste Management Authority or by a licensed plumber or contractor licensed to do plumbing with the proper written consent of the Authority.
19 V.I.C. § 1534 Public sewer system users fees
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(a) Each user (or user class) of the public sewer system shall pay its proportionate share of the cost of operation and maintenance (including replacement) of the system based on the user's proportionate contribution to the total waste water loading from all users (or user classe…
19 V.I.C. § 1535 Assessment of fees by landlords/owners
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It shall be unlawful for any person required to pay a public sewer system user fee under this chapter to assess against any tenant an amount for such fee in excess of the actual public sewer system user fee which can be attributed to such tenant's unit. If the person is required …
19 V.I.C. § 1536 Sewer system connection fees
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All connections to the public sewer system shall be made by duly authorized personnel or representatives of the Waste Management Authority, at a fee of $10 per foot for installing a four-inch line and $12.50 per foot for installing a six-inch line.
19 V.I.C. § 1537 [Reserved.]
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19 V.I.C. § 1537 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 1538 Unpaid user fee as lien upon property
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User fees assessed upon a property shall be a first priority lien against the property whether they are attached before or after this lien. Each lien shall be in the amount of the user fee due.