WAPA said St. Croix water samples tested below lead action level at five sites

The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said on Nov. 10, 2023, that Department of Planning and Natural Resources sampling conducted on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 found lead levels below the action level at five St. Croix sites.

According to the statement, the sites were Alfredo Andrews Elementary School, John Woodson Junior High School, Educational Complex High School, the Mt. Pleasant Housing Community and WAPA’s Entry Point Standpipe. WAPA said some results were undetectable.

The authority said Environmental Protection Agency guidance indicated residents could continue using potable water for bathing, flushing, laundering clothes and cleaning, but should not consume the water by drinking or cooking with it.

The statement said the Department of Health was offering lead exposure testing at Clinical Laboratory Inc. at Sunny Isle Medical Center on St. Croix and at the St. Thomas East End Medical Center at Tutu Park Mall on St. Thomas. It also said the Department of Health and DPNR were operating weekday hotlines for health and sampling concerns.

Official source: https://www.vi.gov/wapa-clarifies-misinformation-regarding-potable-water-lead-levels-on-st-croix/