The VIWMA was created to develop and implement a comprehensive waste management program which would provide financial accountability, fiscal management and operational efficiency of the Territory’s waste management programs, thus ensuring the continued protection of public health and the environment. It is responsible for its own debts, assets, contracts, expenditures, funds, facilities and proper
ty. The VIWMA is comprised of two main operations divisions: Solid Waste and Wastewater. The Office of Compliance Management and Environmental Enforcement is the support arm of the operations division. These divisions are additionally supported by the Office of the Executive Director, which also includes the General Counsel, Communications Management, Information Technology, and Environmental Health and Safety, the Division of Program Development, which includes Planning, Environmental Programs and Engineering, and the Divisions of Finance, Human Resources, and Procurement and Property.