…National Guard and other government resources mobilized while WAPA rebuilds water inventory and gradually restores pressure across the island. Executive Order No. 548-2026 makes the declaration effective August 30 and leaves it in…
…that has depleted private cisterns and sharply increased reliance on WAPA's potable-water network. But underground, the picture remains significantly worse. At the Adventure 28 monitoring well on St. Croix, groundwater stood 24.64…
WAPA reports gradual improvement in St. Croix’s water reserves while continuing to manage production and distribution. The boil-water advisory remains in effect, and the standpipe will operate Friday from noon to 4 p.m. before clo…
…the Randolph Harley Power Plant. Because of their size and weight, WAPA said specialized equipment and coordinated traffic-management measures will be required. Temporary traffic restrictions and controlled movements may be necess…
…Francis Jr. by 1,439 votes after a high-turnout campaign centered on WAPA, healthcare, recovery delays, corruption, crime and the cost of living territorywide.
…Donna Frett-Gregory faced two hours of questioning on corruption, WAPA, healthcare, Epstein, economic development and crime, while outlining ethics reforms, energy actions and new revenue priorities for the territory.
…Their disagreement over responsibility shaped exchanges on WAPA, healthcare, education, insurance, housing, workforce development, crime, tourism, federal funding and the territory’s declining population. The debate was held at th…
…prolonged drought, reduced pumping and the precautionary shutdown of WAPA’s Richmond reverse-osmosis operation continue to cause low water pressure and service interruptions across portions of St. Croix. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. …
…islands as extreme D3 drought strains farms and water supplies. WAPA is restricting water-hauling hours as storage falls and demand rises territorywide.
Fuel transportation delays have reduced WAPA’s generation capacity on St. Thomas and St. John, prompting rotational outages across multiple feeders from 8 a.m. through midnight as the utility’s vendor works urgently to resolve the…
…drought continues to drain household cisterns, increase reliance on WAPA’s distribution system and leave the major islands with only several days of stored water, even as current production on St. Croix and St. Thomas exceeds dail…
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