ORDER

CURTIS V. GÓMEZ, District Judge.

On September 26, 2018, the Court held an evidentiary hearing in this matter. The Interim Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority ("VIWMA"), Adrian Taylor, did not attend the hearing. VIWMA represented that Taylor was unavailable because he was needed in St. Croix to address a fire at the Anguilla landfill that had erupted hours before the scheduled quarterly hearing. In Taylor's absence VIWMA personnel were unable to provide meaningful testimony with respect to the status of the landfills at the center of this case, including the Anguilla landfill that had erupted in fire at that time.

At the conclusion of that hearing, the Court held a post-hearing conference in chambers. At that conference, the Court highlighted the benefits of continuity in resolving the issues surrounding the Consent Decree in this case. The parties addressed the frequent turnover of the management team at VIWMA — including 3 different executive directors in less than a 6 month period. Given that backdrop, the parties agreed that there was utility in providing the Court with prompt notice of significant developments at VIWMA, including changes in key personnel positions. The parties agreed to submit proposals addressing the manner and means by which such notice could be provided to the Court.1

The Court also discussed the need for a follow-up hearing to address the status of the landfills, including the September 26, 2018, fire at the Anguilla landfill.

The premises considered, it is hereby

ORDERED that the parties' briefs regarding the manner and means by which prompt notice of key changes at VIWMA would be provided to the Court shall be FILED no later than 7:00 P.M. on October 3, 2018; it is further

ORDERED that an evidentiary hearing in this matter is SCHEDULED to begin promptly at 9:45 A.M. on October 11, 2018.