Despite financing, WAPA’s readiness, and PSC oversight, WMA failed to meet with AST since March. Commissioners accused the authority of stalling progress and undermining a long-awaited project that could cut landfill waste and pro…
…company lost over $400,000 in heavy machinery stolen from a WAPA-leased property on St. Croix during a demolition job, prompting VIPD and private efforts to recover the equipment, including a helicopter search and reward offer.
With WAPA’s state of emergency expiring and the push for an elected Attorney General denied, lawmakers wrapped up 2024 with critical votes reflecting sharp disagreements on governance and accountability
WAPA has scheduled a six-hour water outage affecting multiple St. Croix communities on October 24, starting at 5:00 p.m., to complete critical maintenance work. Residents are advised to flush water lines afterward to ensure contin…
…flow of funding to bail out the V.I. Water and Power Authority (WAPA). When asked about the slow pace of tax refunds, which were consistently delivered during his first term, Mr. Bryan blamed the need to reroute funding to WAPA to…
…efforts towards fulfilling the power purchase agreements signed with WAPA. After facing board opposition to discuss a key aspect of the power purchase agreements between WAPA and VIElectron, with WAPA board counsel deeming such di…
…[and] tested them for lead concentration,” Mr. Oriol shared. WAPA’s CEO Andrew Smith also dismissed claims that St. Croix could be accurately compared to Flint. “Flint, Michigan's water issue is also a source water issue,” clarifi…
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