LBJ Gardens Residents Face Sewer Crisis on Labor Day, Call For Permanent Fix

When other Virgin Islanders were waking up to the prospects of a leisurely Labor Day holiday, residents of LBJ Gardens were confronted by an all-too-familiar stench: that of raw sewage. For the third time in about two weeks, the sewer line on the main road had ruptured. “The first two times it was so bad that it flood out two neighbors yards,” said Pedrito Encarnacion Jr., who told the Consortium on Monday that he was born and raised in the community. “They came, they fixed it – next day, it leaked again. Now, it start again.” ‌Crews from the Waste Management Authority were once again mobilized to repair the ruptured pipes. However, Mr. Encarnacion wants a more permanent fix to a problem that has festered for decades.‌ On Tuesday, the V.I. Waste Management Authority issued a press release notifying the public that the LBJ pump station is currently offline “due to a rupture on the force main line.” The authority estimates that repairs at the pump station will be completed, and the fa...