{"id":56415,"date":"2017-09-05T08:53:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T08:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=56415"},"modified":"2017-09-05T08:53:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T08:53:09","slug":"wapa-announces-abbreviated-hours-says-it-continues-to-make-preparation-for-irma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=56415","title":{"rendered":"WAPA Announces Abbreviated Hours, Says It Continues To Make Preparation For Irma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">In anticipation of the approaching hurricane, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority advised the public that its self-service payment kiosks at Petrus Plaza on St. Thomas will close to the public at 12 noon on Tuesday, September 5. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cThe midday closure will allow personnel to shut down the kiosks and secure the facilities in anticipation of the storm,\u201d said Executive Director Julio A. Rhymer, Sr. The payment kiosks at the customer services offices in Four Winds Plaza on St. Thomas and at Sunny Isle on St. Croix will remain available to the public until those offices close for the day at 4:00 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Rhymer also said the St. John customer service office will be closed on Tuesday to allow it to be secured given the anticipation that the island will experience the greater effect of the hurricane beginning Wednesday morning.\u00a0 Persons wishing to make payment on electrical or water accounts can continue to do so via the WAPA website,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.viwapa.vi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"\">www.viwapa.vi<\/span><\/a><span class=\"\">,<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0or by depositing payments at drop boxes at WAPA\u2019s customer service locations in both districts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Rhymer advised the public that WAPA will strive to maintain electrical and water services through the storm event. However, for emergencies, residents on St. Thomas-St. John should call 340-774-1424 and on St. Croix, 340-773-0150. WAPA\u2019s emergency call centers will be activated to accommodate increased service calls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Throughout the storm, WAPA will regularly update the public about the utility\u2019s status.\u00a0 The most widely used messaging tools WAPA will employ are: local media outlets primarily radio stations as well as V.I. Alert, WAPA web site, WAPA Message Six telephone system, and Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cWe have completed two days of meetings with directors and key emergency response personnel to ensure the Authority is in a state of readiness for the anticipated impact from Hurricane Irma,\u201d Rhymer said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cWAPA has adequate fuel and water storage and power plant personnel are securing generating equipment, water plants, fuel dock facilities, buildings and all other areas to minimize possible damage. Crews have been assembled and are prepared to begin addressing any storm-related problems once the storm has passed and it is safe to do so. The safety of the men and women of WAPA and the protection of our power generating plants are our top priorities,\u201d Rhymer said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In anticipation of the approaching hurricane, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority advised the public that its self-service payment kiosks at Petrus Plaza on St. Thomas will close to the public at 12 noon on Tuesday, September 5. \u201cThe midday closure will allow personnel to shut down the kiosks and secure the facilities in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":48696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[628],"tags":[1008],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WAPA Announces Abbreviated Hours, Says It Continues To Make Preparation For Irma - V.I. 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