💧 Water and Power · U.S. Virgin Islands
WAPA said St. Croix potable water samples tested below lead action level
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said on November 10, 2023, that recent information circulating about lead levels in St. Croix’s potable water system was inaccurate.
WAPA said the Department of Planning and Natural Resources collected samples on October 20 and 21, 2023, and that results from Alfredo Andrews Elementary School, John Woodson Junior High School, Educational Complex High School, the Mt. Pleasant Housing Community and WAPA’s Entry Point Standpipe were below the lead action level. The authority said some results were undetectable.
WAPA said U.S. 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 it or using it for cooking.
The authority also said the Virgin Islands Department of Health had hotlines available for health concerns related to lead in potable water and that lead exposure testing was available at Clinical Laboratory Inc. at Sunny Isle Medical Center on St. Croix and at St. Thomas East End Medical Center at Tutu Park Mall on St. Thomas.