Office of the Commissioner 
 
May 5, 2023 
PUBLIC NOTICE 
 
Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources informs the public that 
the following St. Croix Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Committee Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 11, 
2023, at 5:30 pm. In an effort to help to reduce the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), this meeting 
will be held via the video conferencing platform Zoom.   
 
The agenda is as follows:  
 
Public Hearing (public testimony will be heard) 
Major CZM Permit Application, CZX-12-23(L), has been submitted by Gentle Winds Condominium Association 
(GWCA). GWCA proposes the installation of electrical power supply and new wastewater treatment plant. The 
project site is Remainder Plot Nos. 3 and 3-DH Estate Salt River, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. 
 
Federal Consistency Determination, CZM0008-23(FC), has been submitted by the Virgin Islands Water & 
Power Authority (WAPA). VIWAPA proposes the burial of utility lines along the Queen Mary Highway, St. 
Croix. The proposed federally funded underground project will install underground ducts with manholes, 
pad-mount transformers, and other underground devices to replace existing overhead distribution lines 
along Queen Mary Highway from Emancipation Drive in Frederiksted to the Villa La Reine Intersection. 
 
The applications are available for public review on the DPNR-CZM Website https://dpnr.vi.gov/coastal-zone-
management/what-we-do/coastal-zone-permitting/ 
and 
https://dpnr.vi.gov/coastal-zone-
management/what-we-do/federal-consistency/. Further, plans for the proposed project are on file for review 
by appointment only at the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Coastal Zone 
Management, located at 45 Mars Hill, Second Floor, St. Croix, Virgin Islands (340) 773-1082, between the hours 
of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except holidays. Properly signed statements concerning the proposed project 
addressed to the undersigned will become part of the hearing record. Written statements must be submitted 
by May 18, 2023, via email to czm@dpnr.vi.gov. 
 
The following information should be used to participate in the meeting: 
 
URL:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88189466253?pwd=N2IwZWl6YTNLM0oyalUxUisvd1FMdz09 
 
Meeting ID:  881 8946 6253 
Passcode: 037108 
 
 
Jean-Pierre L. Oriol 
Commissioner 
 
 
Copy: 
Jamal Nielsen, Media Relations Coordinator  
 
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES 
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES 
            4611 Tutu Park Mall  
 
              45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted 
            Suite 300  
 
                                       St. Croix, VI 00840 
            St. Thomas, VI  00802                                                       (340) 773-1082 
            (340) 774-3320    
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