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PFA Approves $500,000 Financial System Upgrade and Consultant Payment for Vitol-WAPA Negotiations
…$300,000 extension for consultants assisting in the prolonged Vitol-WAPA negotiations
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WAPA
Departing WAPA CEO Andrew Smith Receives $50,000 Amid Financial Crisis
Lawmakers express disappointment as WAPA CEO is awarded a substantial bonus despite the authority's ongoing financial struggles
WAPA
Urging Compliance With Act 8471, Frett-Gregory Advocates for Qualified Turnaround Management for WAPA
…Act No. 8471 in the selection of a management company to overhaul VIWAPA’s operations
WAPA
VI Legislature Announces WAPA Press Conference in Wake of Bryan's State of Emergency Declaration
…V.I. Legislature announced its own press conference to address the WAPA crisis. Governor Bryan took bold action on Monday, announcing that he would pay WAPA's debt of $11 million owed to several vendors, and take other important a…
Environment
Coast Guard, WAPA Cleaning Up Oil Spill In Lindbergh Bay, Coast Guard Investigating Possible Connection To Diesel Leak In Late October
WAPA Silent: No Official Statement on Diesel Leak and Lindbergh Bay Oil
Government
St. Croix Water Crisis: WAPA Says Lead Levels Extremely High; Bryan Weighs State of Emergency, Encourages Residents to Disconnect Ice Machines
…areas from taking precautionary measures.” Meanwhile, Don Gregoire, WAPA’s director of Water Distribution, told the listening audience that of the 66 samples initially tested, 35 showed high levels of lead, reaching 20,000 parts p…
Government
Supreme Court Dashes Governor's Hopes in WAPA Board Restructuring Dispute
…Act 8472, which removed all but one cabinet-level appointee from WAPA’s board, and imposed qualification requirements for the now-diminished numbers of board members, was a valid and legal exercise of the Legislature’s authority. …
Government
Taking it to the Limit: Bryan Appeals Superior Court Ruling on Law Changing WAPA Board
…Legislature over the composition of the Water and Power Authority (WAPA) governing board is not over. Earlier this month, the Superior Court ruled that a law which eliminated two Cabinet-level positions from the board and imposed …
WAPA
Completion of Composite Pole Intallation Delayed by a Year; WAPA Board Approves Extensions for This and Other Projects
…is estimated to have reduced water loss by one million gallons, and WAPA anticipates millions of dollars in monthly savings once it is fully complete. The board also approved an extension of the Randolph Harley Power Plant New Gen…
Politics
Bryan Vows to Fix WAPA, Start Teachers at Over $50,000, and Lead USVI Into Era of Prosperity With $800 Million in Yearly Construction Spending
…line replacements, all propelled by the Water and Power Authority (WAPA). The problems with WAPA itself also have to be addressed, the governor noted, as he committed to fixing the issues with the company in his second term and wo…
Business
Damaged Water Line at WICO Has Cost Company $167,000 So Far; WAPA Promises to Address Problem 'Within a Month'
…hemorrhaging." Mr. Ottley said the company has been in talks with WAPA to run a new line to the WICO property. “We have expressed to WAPA the necessity to do this line and we anticipate to have a meeting with them this week to fin…
Government
Bryan Heads to Washington With WAPA, Rum Cover-Over Taxes, Refinery and More on His Agenda
…on the territory’s recovery from the 2017 hurricanes Regarding WAPA, the authority is said to be in negotiations with its propane supplier, Vitol, and other suppliers following Vitol's suspension of propane fuel to the territory e…