{"id":56895,"date":"2017-09-22T08:18:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T08:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=56895"},"modified":"2017-09-22T08:18:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T08:18:10","slug":"wapa-gives-update-following-hurricane-maria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=56895","title":{"rendered":"WAPA Gives Update Following Hurricane Maria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority issued an update late Thursday following the passage of Hurricane Maria. Find it below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"\">WAPA\u2019s power plants at Estate Richmond, St. Croix and Krum Bay, St. Thomas fared relatively well during the passage of Hurricane Maria on Tuesday and Wednesday. The plants provided uninterrupted electrical service prior, during and after the hurricane\u2019s passage providing electricity to both hospitals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">The plants were on line Thursday providing electricity to both hospitals and to the Cyril E. King Airport and the Lockhart Elementary School emergency shelter on St. Thomas. At late afternoon, efforts were being made to energize the Henry E. Rohlsen airport on St. Croix.\u00a0 On St. Thomas, portions of several feeders are also energized.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Over the next few days, WAPA will be assessing the damage to the electrical transmission and distribution systems in both districts as well as on Hassel Island and Water Island.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">While the territory-wide assessment is being completed, WAPA will begin the process of planting new poles in critical areas to begin restoring service once a plan for restoration has been completed. The restoration plans cannot be developed until the damage assessment procedure is completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">On St. Croix, WAPA water distribution crews are working to resolve an issue with water availability. WAPA personnel is now installing a standby generator to energize the Contentment pump station. Once functional, potable water will be pumped St. Croix\u2019s west end and allow the Kingshill tank to gain storage. The tank has been emptied by an apparent leak which developed during the hurricane. Electrical service has also been restored at the Richmond pump station which will allow for the continued building of storage. \u00a0Currently, there are 7.5 million gallons of water on St. Croix which is a three-day water supply.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">St. John has three days of emergency water storage. St. Thomas has two days of water storage. Customers in higher elevations will experience low pressure or no service at all until all pump stations have been restored with electricity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">The Seven Seas water production facility is fully operational on St. Thomas. Electrical service has also been restored to the Donoe pump station and storage is being replenished there as well as at the storage tanks on Sara Hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority issued an update late Thursday following the passage of Hurricane Maria. Find it below. WAPA\u2019s power plants at Estate Richmond, St. Croix and Krum Bay, St. Thomas fared relatively well during the passage of Hurricane Maria on Tuesday and Wednesday. 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