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Environment
…however, substantial progress has been made." Mr. Sanders noted WAPA's cooperative and proactive approach in addressing the incident and shared priorities in safeguarding community health and the environment. The incident was init…
Health
…“Unless someone from the Command Center, or the governor, or the WAPA CEO is willing to drink the brown water on camera, it is not resolved in the minds of residents," VIHA chief Robert Graham said during a VIHA board meeting Wedn…
Health
…The EPA, in collaboration with the Water and Power Authority (WAPA) and the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), conducted extensive followup testing in early November. The results, shared with the Bryan administra…
Top Stories
…Water and Power Authority. “It's not every day that I get to hold WAPA up as a shining example,” he joked to Ms. Commissiong on Sunday. “But when [they] put the power underground in Christiansted , the contractor moved street by s…
Federal
…on Sunday, 1,288 vouchers had been handed out, while 57 additional WAPA account holders had registered but not yet picked up their allotted vouchers. Distribution continues on Monday at the Agricultural Fairgrounds in Estate Lower…
Health
…following the discovery of high levels of lead and copper in WAPA-supplied water, the department has been conducting targeted pediatric lead testing. So far, 185 students aged six and under from both public and private schools hav…
Government
…of a State of Emergency due to a compromised water provided by WAPA on St. Croix, which has tested positive for high levels of lead and copper. As a part of this freeze, trucking fees for water distribution, along with other essen…
GERS
…tenant is operating their own temporary generator in the event of a WAPA power outage, “which generally we can count on.” Multiple generators would be unsightly and also “not very environmentally safe” he said, referring to the am…
Government
…of Planning and Natural Resources is currently working with WAPA and is conducting sampling in the Mount Pleasant Housing … as we speak,” he confirmed. Stressing the absence of lead pipes in the system, he offered reassurance agai…
Government
…the directly affected areas to also take precautions. Don Gregoire, WAPA’s director of Water Distribution, shared concerning data from their tests. Of the 66 samples originally examined, 35 revealed "extremely high" lead levels, w…
Community Center
ST. THOMAS — Due to a continued power outage caused by WAPA, all public schools in the St. Thomas-St. John District will be closed, the V.I. Dept. of Education has announced. Initially, some schools had their power restored, but s…
Federal
…pipe borne water has been something the Water and Power Authority (WAPA) has been working to address across the island. However, she acknowledged a lapse in communication, saying that students should have been notified about water…
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