Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.

Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., (GBB) has been appointed Receiver. GBB is a national solid waste management consulting firm with extensive experience with solid waste collection, processing, recycling and disposal issues, including those specific to island communities.

GBB looks forward to working with Guam’s government, the Solid Waste Management Division, solid waste companies, the people of Guam, and the U.S. military to establishing a long-term, financially viable and sustainable waste management system for Guam. »Learn more

 

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» April 25, 2008 Media Briefing

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» Interview with GBB's receiver

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» Former Guam Environmental Protection Agency Chief Engineer Christopher A. Lund, P.E., Joins GBB

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Court Order

U.S. District Court Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood: “Time has now run out…the court must consider drastic remedies to ensure that this islandwide health and environmental hazard does not continue.” »learn more

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Guam’s Solid Waste System Now in Receivership

Guam SealOn March 17, 2008, the United States District Court of Guam placed the Solid Waste Division of the Department of Public Works in Guam in Receivership for noncompliance with the Clean Water Act as set forth in a Consent Decree signed between the government of Guam and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on February 11, 2004. This Consent Decree ordered the government of Guam to close the Ordot Dump, cease all discharges into the Lonfit River, open a new municipal solid waste landfill facility, and develop and implement recycling and hazardous waste strategies to reduce the volume of materials disposed in the landfill.

In a Court Order, Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood gave solid waste management consultants Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., (GBB) as Receiver, full power and authority to take over the solid waste system, including local efforts to close the Ordot Dump and build a new landfill in Layon. »Learn more