💧 Water and Power · St. Croix, VI
WAPA scheduled virtual town hall on St. Croix water issues for Jan. 17
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said it planned to hold a virtual town hall on Jan. 17, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. to update St. Croix residents on water-quality issues, including lead and copper findings and discolored water in some areas.
WAPA said sequential sampling conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency in November showed substantially lower levels than those originally reported in September.
The authority said eligible customers who used WAPA water from April through September 2023 would receive a total $75 bill credit over a 90-day period beginning in January 2024. It also said pitcher and faucet filters funded through the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources' Drinking Water Fund would be distributed on Jan. 18 through Jan. 20, 2024.
According to the notice, the town hall was set to cover the filter distribution, bill credits, testing by WAPA and the Virgin Islands Department of Health, EPA recommendations being implemented, installation of lead-free components in designated St. Croix areas, a free lead and copper testing program for customers' kitchen tap water, and plans to address discolored water.
WAPA also said eligible customers in St. Croix areas identified by the initial lead and copper testing who had not received $100 in water vouchers in November could collect them at the Sunny Isle business office before the vouchers expired on Feb. 19, 2024. The notice said Frederiksted residents were also eligible to receive pitcher and faucet filters.