Some of the trucks may be doing as you say. If you ever witness that please take a photo or better yet, a video of the act. That is a federal crime and goes right over the top of the local bureaucrats. The fines for conviction are pretty substantial. If you've spent any time at either of the two major WWTPs on STT you would have seen quite a few pump out trucks coming in and dumping on a daily basis. Some of them multiple times per day. If I take your blanket statement literally then yes, everybody pretty much pumps into the ocean. Here is where one would need to clarify the difference between treated and untreated waste. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> the major treatment plants on all three of the USVI do pump into the ocean after treatment much like in the states where most treatment plants pump into a nearby river which eventually typically flows to an ocean.

Does the Marriott count as an older hotel? I know the guy that runs their WWTP. What about the Island Beachcomber? Their waste certainly does not go into Lindbergh Bay. Neither of the Best Westerns do either. I can't speak for the oldest buildings downtown because I have not had reason to work there. All of the larger hotels I'm aware of on STT also run their own desalination plants. It could be very problematic to pump raw waste into the same area that you are drawing salt water out of to make fresh.