💧 Water and Power · St. Croix, VI
Scheduled water outage set for parts of St. Croix on October 24
Official document: https://www.viwapa.vi/docs/default-source/2023-pr/press-release-(10.23.24)-scheduled-water-outage-in-st.-croix-tomorrow.pdf?sfvrsn=d3d59952_3
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said a scheduled water outage was set to begin at 5 p.m. on October 24, 2024, in multiple St. Croix communities, with customers expected to experience low to no water pressure for about six hours.
WAPA said the interruption was needed to complete two tie-ins near the Virgin Islands Territorial Public Health Laboratory and the Office of EMS Regulatory in Estate Richmond.
The affected areas were Richmond, Catherine’s Rest, Work and Rest, Aldersville, Peter’s Rest, Humbug, Tamarind, Sion Farm, Anna’s Hope, Castle Coakley, Estate Pearl, Barren Spot, Strawberry Hill, Ginger Thomas, Sugar Mills Villas, Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center, Estate Glynn, Mon Bijou, Colquohoun, Grove Place, Paradise, Louis Brown Villas, Adventure Hills, Paradise Mills, Mt. Pleasant and Estate St. Georges.
WAPA advised customers to flush water lines for several minutes after service was restored and to remove water filters before flushing, then reinstall them afterward.