### GOVERNOR DE JONGH DIRECTS SPECIFIC ACTION FROM CABINET MEMBERS REGARDING HOVENSA OPERATIONS ON ST. CROIX ### On Wednesday, Governor de Jongh directed the Commissioners of Licensing and Consumer Affairs and Planning and Natural Resources to provide him with updated reports on the present resources and facilities available on the island of St Croix. “I want to ensure that there is no disruption to the of supply of gasoline and diesel fuel for motor vehicles and or marine uses, as well as no disruption to the supply of propane for cooking as well as commercial or industrial uses, given the announcement by HOVENSA that it will stop supplying the Island when present fuel supplies are exhausted,” de Jongh said today. De Jongh has obtained reports on these issues over the past months, but updated information about such capacities is now pressing. Additionally, the governor wants to know that all alternative facilities and suppliers are fully licensed, permitted and compliant with the environmental and safety regulations that apply to their operations. “This information is critical to developing an appropriate response to the HOVENSA announcement, especially given the fact that resolution of the issues confronting the territory by reason of HOVENSA’s actions and statements could take years if left to a non-exigent judicial process, the very litigation the I sought to avoid in my acceptance of the terms of the proposed Fourth Amendment to the Concession Agreement,” de Jongh added.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:13:43 +0000
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