💧 Water and Power · St. John, VI
WAPA held energy and water outreach visit for St. John summer campers
Official document: https://www.viwapa.vi/docs/default-source/news-(docs)/press-release-(7.11.25)-buckets-of-fun!-wapa-teaches-st.-john-youth-about-energy-and-water.pdf?sfvrsn=88d1ab30_3
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said it visited a summer camp at Cinnamon Bay on St. John on July 11, 2025, to teach children about electricity and drinking water service.
According to WAPA, the outreach visit was held for 15 campers, ages 4 to 13, participating in Dr. Carla Sewer’s Art & Literacy Workshop in partnership with Friends of Virgin Islands National Park.
WAPA said communications staff, water distribution personnel and lineworkers spoke with the campers about how drinking water is produced and delivered on St. John, including the use of reverse osmosis to convert seawater into potable water. The authority also said the session covered energy conservation and solar power.
The agency said lineworkers gave a hands-on demonstration of tools used in their work, including a hybrid bucket truck.