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PSC Commissioner Demands Hiring of Hearing Examiner to Verify WAPA's Water Testing
…PSC Commissioner David Hughes insists on immediate hiring to oversee WAPA's compliance and testing protocols
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Community Center
"Unforeseen Circumstances" Leads to Rotational Outages Beginning Today, WAPA Says
WAPA initiates rotational outages to manage unexpected shortfall in power supply
Government
Announcement of VIElectron/Honeywell and WAPA Partnership Faces Hurdle as Authority's Lawyer Objects to Deal's Negotiation Process
…House announces VIElectron/Honeywell partnership to Include WAPA acquisition of battery storage assets, WAPA's general counsel blocks discussion of deal, saying direct approach a violation of procurement laws
Health
$75 WAPA Credits Coming in January; DOH Confirms Two Lead-Positive Children After Blood Test Results
…positive for lead, while three were positive for copper. Meanwhile, WAPA announced that is has distributed of over 52,000 water vouchers to residents, with customer credits slated for January 5, 2024. Much of the other information…
Crime
Contract Killer Suspect and WAPA Employee Captured on St. Croix
Traffic stop leads to arrest of Quasheem Christian, with WAPA CEO affirming cooperation in the investigation
Health
Major Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against WAPA Over Contaminated Water
…Chronology of Events Leading to the Lawsuit October 14, 2023: WAPA notified customers about the contaminated water. October 27, 2023: Follow-up testing still showed lead and copper presence despite flushing of water lines. Public …
Government
Bryan's 100 Percent Solar Plan Takes Shape as WAPA Engages Consultant For 90-Day Study Ahead of Agreement with VI Electron
…from the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority and the WAPA task force, also offered insights into the broader trajectory of solar development in the territory. Originally slated for a decision on Oct. 14, HUD's determination o…
Technology
Public Works, WAPA Slowing Process of Gigabit Speed Internet to USVI Residents, Liberty Says
…said. “We have been trying to get a pole attachment agreement with WAPA for more than a year,” he told lawmakers. “Liberty has faced serious headwinds with respect to WAPA.” This is placing the company’s ability to meet federally-…
Community Center
St. Croix Water Woes Due to Pump Failures, WAPA COO Says, Fix Expected 'Within 2-3 Days'
…communities and the western communities” were suffering due to WAPA’s difficulties in pumping water across to them. Some of those communities, Mr. Hodge said, were Clifton Hill, Bethlehem, Profit, Williams Delight, Anna’s Rest, Ca…
WAPA
With St. Croix Consuming 2.8 Million Gallons of Water Daily, WAPA Implements Mitigation Strategies to Contain Sargassum Problem Affecting Production
…next to the Richmond Power Plant in Christiansted and operated by WAPA's long-standing partner Seven Seas, has been impacted by the sargassum. Seven Seas produces potable water from sea water via reverse osmosis water plants on St…
WAPA
Island-Wide Outage Affecting St. Croix, WAPA Says Loss of Power Generation is to Blame
…the loss of generation capacity at the Estate Richmond Power Plant," WAPA said. "Plant personnel are working safely to restore power to feeders as soon as possible. The major outage comes as WAPA has been doing damage control foll…
Government
Bryan Says Government Subsidizing WAPA to Keep Electric Bills Low; Progress Being Made on Energy Transformation in USVI
…administration has been subsidizing those costs — essentially paying WAPA the difference so that the additional cost isn't passed onto consumers. Mr. Bryan also provided an update on his major initiative to transform the USVI from…