💧 Water and Power · U.S. Virgin Islands
WAPA said power restoration reached 93% on St. Thomas, 95% on St. Croix and 96% on St. John after Tropical Storm Ernesto
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said on August 17, 2024, that all feeders across the territory had been energized and crews were working to resolve remaining isolated outages following Tropical Storm Ernesto.
WAPA said overall electric restoration had reached 93% on St. Thomas, 95% on St. Croix and 96% on St. John as of 8:30 p.m. on August 17.
On St. Thomas, the utility said customers on feeders 7A, 7C, 7E and 9C were restored that day, and crews also addressed outages on feeders 6A, 8A, 6B, 7B and 8B. WAPA said it was working with contractor Haugland VI on remaining isolated outages.
On St. Croix, WAPA said crews restored customers on feeder 2A in Tide Village, 5A, 6A, 8B in La Grange and Hams Bluff, and 9B. The utility said crews also addressed outages on feeders 2A, 4A in Sion Hill, 7B and 10B in Rainforest. Feeder 3A was temporarily out of service while crews cleared trees from power lines in the Catherine's Rest area, WAPA said.
On St. John, WAPA said crews cleared vegetation and restored several isolated outages on feeders 7E and 9E.
WAPA also said water personnel on St. Croix were monitoring water pressure in Estate Whim, Hannah's Rest and Frederiksted town. The utility said all pump stations across the territory were fully operational and that water pressure had begun improving in higher elevations as storage tank levels rose.
The authority said worsening weather conditions could delay restoration work.