Fraser rips into BVI’s effluent-filled streets! Says USVI does better
Third District Representative Julian Fraser has taken aim at the poor state of waste management in the territory, particularly given the amount of effluent seen running in the BVI’s streets.
The legislator said it was always an issue that plagued the territory but suggested it was allowed to become so pervasive due to a lack of proper planning.
“The issue of effluent waste running off from people’s homes, into the street and in many cases on to other neighbours’ properties; it has to stop,” Fraser said in the House of Assembly (HOA) recently.
According to Fraser, the issue has persisted in all electoral districts over the years, despite complaints from residents to the Ministry of Health and Department of Environmental Health.
Fraser said while the issue does not come from the Environmental Health Department, it ends up being their problem.
“It’s a problem of design. If the Town and Country Planning or Land Development Control Authority would stop people from building their homes and properties and buildings so close to the main roads where there is no provision whatsoever for them to build a proper septic tank and [treat] effluent waste, this problem would go away,” Fraser argued.
He continued: “All they need to do is look to our next-door neighbour, the US Virgin Islands that has proper guidelines for anyone who wants to build. You don’t see this happening in St Thomas because there are proper guidelines.”
He urged residents who walk and encounter any sorts of liquid in the streets to steer clear.
“If you see water in the street, avoid it. It’s not potable water. It’s effluent,” Fraser warned. “We have to address this matter.”
Fraser further suggested that the government may need to explore the option of investing to fix the problem and later charge homeowners a fee. He hailed this as worthwhile soultion since the problem has become a health issue.
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Fraser for premier
Isnt he a long term politician responsible for these things. ? Who’s fault does he think it is if not the governments?
But a few years ago, town and country stopped a home owner from building in the road behind VI. Motors, Frazer allegedly tried to go over their heads and give them permission,so he knows exactly what he speaks off as he is part of the guilty crew.
He just woke up the big architect from NY. How long you been in Government Fraser. Why didn’t you speak of this all the years you are a Minister. Now when the stealing is over you decide to open your mouth? You are a waste just like what’s running down the streets.
Love it, criticize current politicians for the ‘sh#t’ you created..
yea pathhead for we premier…strait to miami with the other one
Perhaps we will add cholera to our similarities with Haiti?
It makes you wonder what happened to all the government revenue generated since the mid 1980s. I wonder how it was spent?
With those massive budgets every year for a small population you would have thought it would have allowed us to have good infrastructure, like sewerage, roads and education. Oh well…
Resident the way that you write, it seems you already have cholera. You don’t need to mention Haiti.
He tell it like it is, no sugarcoating and he calls a spade a spade. We need people with his experience in the house of assembly at all times.
Sit down old man, you had decades to solve the literal ‘s**t’ running down the streets. Please go back to where you came from as your time is up..
Only now you notice? For the record, you need a septic tank AND a leach field. And septic tanks need pumping out every 3-7 years depending on use. Any thoughts about that Mr. Fraser? And, yes, septic waste management is a health issue. This has been known since about the 14th century.
When you were minister of communication & works why didn’t you fix it
FYI he tried……He was the one who brought in Biwater who interned built 2 sewage plants, one in pariquita bay and one at burt point…….So dont try to discredit the man
Just knock down all the concrete, metal and wood buildings built too close to the roads. No problem. Plenty of them in D3 with none or inadequate septic systems with drains into/under the roads and eventually the sea.
Wasn’t Larry from the three stooges looking moo moo. in charge of the department that over saw this for years and his inaction also have us where we are ? Now he talking about what wrong ??These people sick. Well usvi probably had some what better leaders than you cl**ns (look you ?)
He was the one who brought in Biwater to fix the sewage. They installed underground sewage lines without obstructing the traffic with hitech equipment. They erected 2 sewage plants at fort burt and by the college….Ayo hatred and jealousy for Fraser messing with ayo memory.
Who are you complaining to? You were and is in a position to do something.
Get a d** asphalt truck with two or three people and there sole job is to fill in holes. The issue is that you all ignore the small holes until they get to big for spot filling.
Setup an avenue for people to report……We have to stop complaining and DO SOMETHING my brother.
Fraser has been aware of the issue at Road Reef for two plus years. He did call and have the minister look at the situation, then ignored the problem till now when he needs some public goodwill?? I want a representative who will be persistent at resolution, not just with “sound bites”
He was the one who brought in Biwater to fix the sewage. They installed underground sewage lines without obstructing the traffic with hitech equipment. They erected 2 sewage plants at fort burt and by the college….Ayo hatred and jealousy for Fraser messing with ayo memory.
All Road Town sewerage lines need replacing. What did BiWater do? He signed with BiWater even there was a contract in place with another company, costing the BVI 20 Million in breach of contract. Wondering about the reason to sign with BiWater, what profit is made there when we are paying for water and supplying the Electricity free.
Good idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BVI has turned into a ****hole of a country.
Please fix your nasty sewage problem………..you’re ruining St John beaches with your corrupt inadequacies.
Right in Duffs Bottom by the taxi man yard this has been running for year and by the taxi man sister house after the gas station going up the hill for years now. It doesnt matter how often the road fixed due to that constant water running down the hill settling by the drain the road stays broken up and Frazer drives on that road to go look for his peoples so he knows hen fix it
Mr. Fraser is correct that this country has misspent many millions of dollars on this problem of Sewage. The liquid in the street in INFLUENT. Effluent is the partially of fully treated liquid coming out of a Sewage Treatment Plant. He is correct in that it is quite dangerous in its Influent stage.
VOTE FRASER—-4 MORE YEARS—-BECAUSE HE GETS THE JOB DONE!!!!
A side effect of corruption.
Money that should have been spent on this siphoned off for corrupt contracts.
Clean up the civil service and government and you will see a change.
Contracts are done in consultation with representatives, so the COI is right on time.
But a few years ago, town and country stopped a home owner from building in the road behind VI. Motors, Frazer allegedly tried to go over their heads and give them permission,so he knows exactly what he speaks off as he is part of the guilty crew.
All ah ayo could come on here and eat up ayo self but we in the 3rd gonna reward him with 4 more years, because these are serious times we are facing with the UK. So we cant afford to elect a green hand who dont know their @$$ from their elbow to represent us.
And what exactly does he do for you and for his District? We should be seeing it, unless everything he does is invisble. Because if all he does is hand out Government’s money to who go bawling to him, well any damn body can do that, can’t they? We need serious politicians and it has to stop, this foolishness that is going on. If there is need for help with cost of living in this country, create programs and the proper infrastructure to reach out to the needy and bypass the greedy, please and thanks. This man lived overseas for years and he still have no damn idea how to upgrade a small district? Sickening man. Plant some damn flowers, something.
p l building on the highway has some s**t water running on the road causing accident everyday. She is the minister for public works mother in law. Everyday ,cars slamming into the water coming out of this building ,wetting the pedestrians specially the school children. This building needs to be closed down.,
How other countries have big apartment buildings close to the road. ? Convenient to blame T&C. Person who said corrupt grubbing of money instead of fixing the infrastructure is spot on.
How about ripping into the toxic Pockwood Pond burning dump!