Guam Getting Cleaner and Greener as Key Milestones are Achieved Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, Chief Judge, District Court of Guam, delivers remarks during ceremonies commemorating the permanent closing of the Ordot Dump. The Chief Judge of the United States District Court of Guam issued a court order appointing Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) as Receiver to achieve what the Government of Guam was unsuccessful in reaching during the previous 22 years – compliance with the Clean Water Act as set forth in a Consent Decree. What the Judge tasked GBB with, and what the Consent Decree requires, is a complete 180-degree turnaround of a completely dysfunctional solid waste management system while closing a dump that has been open for nearly 70 years. The Consent Decree, signed between the

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