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Business
Could St. John Become The Largest USVI Community To Go Fully Solar? VIElectron Says It’s Possible
…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…
Health
DPNR Commissioner Dismisses Claims That St. Croix’s Water Crisis is Akin to Flint, Michigan
…[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…
Health
VI Government Seeks National Emergency Declaration From President Biden in Light of St. Croix's Water Crisis
…House. Both the Department of Planning and Natural Resources and WAPA have discovered that flushing the waterlines effectively reduces the levels of lead and copper, often to undetectable levels or below the action threshold. In l…
Government
St. Croix Water Quality Unified Command Praying For Good News But Planning for Worst Possible Outcome
…Mr. Jaschen, the VITEMA director. During Tuesday’s press briefing, WAPA CEO Andrew Smith reiterated that “we believe the source of lead and copper in the supplemental samples is our distribution system and not the water produced f…
WAPA
Johnson Calls for Committee of the Whole, State of Emergency to Address St. Croix's Lead and Copper Water Crisis
…no citizen should pay for rusty leadtainted water. He is urging WAPA to immediately abate charges for citizens affected by this crisis, ensuring that unsafe water costs do not burden them. Continued Water Testing: Senator Johnson …
Government
Gittens Calls for Emergency Hearing on St. Croix's Lead and Copper Water Crisis
…to contain exceedingly high levels of lead and copper contamination. WAPA says the heavy metal contamination is limited to four communities – Diamond, Colquhoun, Castle Burke and Mon Bijou – but authorities will repeat the entire …
Government
PFA Approves Line of Credit for $100 Million Day After Senators Lambaste Executive Branch For Using $45 Million Without Legislative Authorization
…censure for the unauthorized use of general fund dollars to keep the WAPA bailout deal afloat, Senator Kenneth Gittens addressed the issue during Wednesday's Senate Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services meeting. "It's…
Government
$45 Million From $150 Million Line of Credit to be Used to Pay Vitol Within 45 Days, Says Bryan; Total Buyout Amount Still Unknown
…propane shipments to the territory late last year, leaving WAPA to scramble weeks before the 2022 holiday season to find alternative suppliers of the needed fuel. During the most recent meeting of WAPA’s Governing Board, Executive…
Politics
Gittens Offers Some Critique for Governor Bryan's 'Optimistic' State of the Territory Address
…I know there are tremendous resources being made available to help WAPA turn the corner on its problems and this administration has the courage and determination to see it through,” Mr. Bryan said. The commitment represents Govern…
Crime
Power Grid Hardening Projects Continue Territory-Wide With Over $720 Million in FEMA Support Provided Since Irma and Maria
…using local energy generation in case of an emergency or disaster. WAPA also plans to install 8,584 composite poles across the territory that are made to better withstand hurricane-force winds; 6,310 poles have been erected to dat…
Economy
As Fuel Costs Surge, Bryan Says Declaration of Energy State of Emergency to Fast-Track Renewable Push Still on Table
…governor first suggested that a state of emergency declaration for WAPA was on the table in March, when he announced plans to move the territory's power grid from fossil fuel to renewable energy. "The way we're looking at this is …